News tagged with annals of surgical oncology
Adding tools against breast tumors
Oct 27, 2009 |
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At the end of a 10-year, coast-to-coast study of women with an unusual form of breast cancer, Richard J. Barth Jr., M.D., and three fellow researchers are making the case for a particular combination of treatments to stop ...
Study links arm/hand swelling to number of lymph nodes removed during breast cancer surgery
Apr 23, 2009 |
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In older breast cancer survivors, the number of lymph nodes removed during surgery and the presence of cancer in the lymph nodes were the two factors most directly linked to the development of lymphedema, swelling of the ...
New minimally invasive surgery option for patients with stomach cancer
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A novel, minimally invasive surgical approach to treat stomach cancer has been shown to have advantages that may make it a preferable treatment for some patients.
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Surgical treatment provides new option for some colorectal cancer patients
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that a surgical technique not traditionally used in advanced abdominal cancer may be a viable treatment option for some patients previously thought to be ...
Cancer drug causes patient to lose fingerprints and be detained by US immigration
May 27, 2009 |
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Immigration officials held a cancer patient for four hours before they allowed him to enter the USA because one of his cancer drugs caused his fingerprints to disappear. His oncologist is now advising all cancer patients ...
Study shows younger women with endometrial cancer can safely keep ovaries, avoid early menopause
Jan 28, 2009 |
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In the largest study to date on the safety of ovarian preservation in women aged 45 and younger who were surgically treated for early-stage endometrial cancer, researchers have found that there is no survival benefit associated ...
Type of breast reconstruction impacts radiation therapy outcomes
Nov 20, 2008 |
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For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results ...
African-Americans with colorectal cancer have poorer outcomes, lower survival rates
Nov 12, 2009 |
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New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease and are le ...
Surgery not necessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers
May 31, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon. Researchers ...
Minimally invasive pancreas surgery leads to fewer complications, study finds
Apr 25, 2008 |
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When surgeons need to remove part of the pancreas, performing the operation with minimally invasive techniques offers patients a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications, researchers have concluded.
African-American women still have poorer breast cancer outcomes
May 04, 2009 |
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New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that dramatic disparities in breast cancer outcomes continue to exist for African-American women, regardless of the age at whi ...
Radiation Seeds Effective Against Single Metastatic Brain Tumors
Jun 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute affirms the benefits and safety of aggressive, localized treatment for patients with a single ...
Early detection of second breast cancers halves women's risk of death
Mar 17, 2009 |
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A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the women's chances of death from breast cancer.
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