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Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified

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Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous ...

Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia

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Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new study published online November 20 in the Journal of ...

Researchers identify role of gene in tumor development, growth and progression

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Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine researchers have identified a gene that may play a pivotal role in two processes that are essential for tumor development, growth ...

Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction, not acute acid burn

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Nov 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) might not develop as a direct result of acidic digestive juices burning the esophagus, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer?

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes with gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes ...

Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.

Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered.

Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth

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Nov 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of ...

Inventor seeks next big thing in cancer fight

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Robert Goldman is a geek's geek, a Silicon Valley inventor who likes to know exactly how things work.

Sebelius: Women should get mammograms by age 40

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation ...

Kill the cancer, not the patient: New toxicity testing approach could make chemo drugs safer

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

For cancer patients on chemotherapy, the "cure" can be as deadly as the disease itself. Adverse drug reactions are one of the leading causes of death among patients receiving cancer treatment.

Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published ...

Cancer patients and doctors report drug side effects differently

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In clinical trials for cancer, it is standard for clinicians rather than patients to report adverse symptom side effects from treatments, such as nausea and fatigue. At present, patient self-reporting, although important, ...

World's first delivery of intra-arterial Avastin directly into brain tumor

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Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor. This novel ...

African-American men at higher risk of false positives in prostate testing

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally occurring hormone, and may not indicate a need ...

For many, mammography every other year has benefits of annual screening, but less harm

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, ...

New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at ...

Wistar researchers show targeting 'normal' cells in tumors slows growth

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Nov 16, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say researchers at The Wistar Institute.