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Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new ...
Colorectal cancer risks quantified
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Although the presenting features of colorectal cancer are well known, the risks they confer are less well defined. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine describes the exact risks posed by eight clinic ...
Biodegradable gel being studied as a treatment for esophageal cancer
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are studying the safety and efficacy of a new system for delivering chemotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer, a rare, but deadly disease that attacks the throat. ...
Study suggests that trouble sleeping leads to increased ratings of pain in cancer patients
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would ...
Racial disparities persist in the treatment of lung cancer
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Black patients suffering from lung cancer are less likely to receive recommended chemotherapy and surgery than white lung cancer patients, a disparity that shows no signs of lessening. That is the conclusion of a new study ...
More intense bladder cancer treatment does not improve survival
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively. Further, the aggressively ...
Taste, odor intervention improves cancer therapy
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Cancer and its therapies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, may directly alter and damage taste and odor perception, possibly leading to patient malnutrition, and in severe cases, significant morbidity, according to ...
New data on cancer survival in Europe show more patients are cured
Mar 24, 2009 |
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New data and analyses from a long-running study of cancer survival in Europe have shown that the number of people actually cured of cancer - rather than just surviving for at least five years after diagnosis - is rising steadily.
Super micro-surgery offers new hope for breast cancer patients with lymphedema
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Breast cancer patients with lymphedema in their upper arm experienced reduced fluid in the swollen arm by up to 39 percent after undergoing a super-microsurgical technique known as lymphaticovenular bypass, report researchers ...
Link between religious coping and aggressive treatment in terminally ill cancer patients
Mar 17, 2009 |
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In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, life-prolonging medical ...
When Genes Cooperate, Lung Cancer Grows and Spreads
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The combined expression of three specific genes in lung cancer tumors may predict both cancer growth and a poorer prognosis, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences ...
Surviving lung cancer: New technique boasts high cure rates, offers hope in place of surgery
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Countless people have heard the phrase, "You have lung cancer," but only 50 can say they've completed a new treatment at Temple University that doubles their chances of surviving the deadly disease — and without ...
Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and their risk of recurrence is greatly impacted by the ...
High blood pressure linked to earlier death among African-American breast cancer patients
Mar 04, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has shown that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a predictor of mortality among breast cancer patients, especially those who are African-American, ...
MIT student develops new innovations to selectively kill cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 03, 2009 |
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When it comes to solving complex problems, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, MIT graduate student and biomedical engineer, looks to nature for solutions. Finding inspiration in systems that evolution has produced, von ...
