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Screening for colorectal cancer detects unrecognized disease
Nov 21, 2008 |
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Screening for colorectal cancer detects four out of ten cancers and should be carefully designed to be more effective, according to a study published today on bmj.com.
Biomarker predicts disease recurrence in colorectal cancer
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University show that the presence of a biomarker in regional lymph nodes is an independent predictor of disease recurr ...
Mail and electronic reminders may increase colon cancer screening
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Mailed reminders to patients appear to promote colon cancer screening, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, electronic reminders to ...
A breakthrough in contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography
Sep 18, 2008 |
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The present brief clinical report showed that Contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography (CE-IOUS) using a new microbubble agent, Sonazoid, can allow surgeons to investigate the whole liver with enough time and to find ...
Study finds patients overestimate cancer screening history
Apr 18, 2008 |
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A new American Cancer Society study finds female African American patients tend to overestimate their level of cancer screening, indicating that current estimates of screening based on self-reported data may be lower than ...
Sweat may pass on hepatitis B in contact sports
Mar 01, 2007 |
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Sweat may be another way to pass on hepatitis B infection during contact sports, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
New study examines effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening tests
Oct 07, 2008 |
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New findings from a Decision Analysis for the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggest that routine colorectal cancer screenings can be stopped in patients over the age of 75. The results are based on patients ...
New blood tests promise simple, cost-effective diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Promising results from two new blood tests that can aid in the early identification of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers will be presented at Europe's largest cancer congress, ECCO 15 - ESMO 34, in Berlin today ...
Second breast cancer may be greater than thought for high-risk women without BRCA mutations
May 05, 2008 |
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A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With ...
Cost-savings of colorectal cancer screening as treatment costs increase
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Investing in some colorectal cancer screening programs could cut future, more expensive treatment costs in half, according to a new study published online September 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The on ...
Optical fibre: secure in all the chaos
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Secure messages hidden in chaotic waveforms, transmitted at up to 10 gigabits per second, is the vision behind a group of dedicated European researchers. Now they are prototyping the equipment that could make the vision a ...
Study: Patients with resolved hepatitis C likely still contagious
May 04, 2009 |
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Patients with chronic hepatitis C that has been resolved through therapy or immune response may still be able to infect others with the virus. That finding is from a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal publis ...
How to increase colonoscopy attendance?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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In view of low attendance rate for colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), it is necessary to establish effective intervention methods to increase colonoscopy compliance. Many studies have reported that subjective ...
Black Americans are at higher risk for colon polyps
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Black Americans have a higher occurrence of colon polyps, according to a new study. This is a significant finding considering the incidence of colon cancer among black men has increased and remained unchanged among black ...
Less invasive CT-scan based colorectal cancer screening method shows good accuracy
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less-invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy, according to a study ...
