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Sleep and Cancer: Uncomfortable Bedfellows
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly-diagnosed cancer patients face a number of life-long challenges, but a new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute suggests that a lack of sleep may be one of the most persistent and disruptive. ...
Study questions true favorability of rare breast cancer type
Dec 12, 2009 |
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In a large review of breast cancer patients with mucinous carcinoma, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified an association between this rare type of breast cancer long-associated ...
Cancer patients and doctors report drug side effects differently
Nov 17, 2009 |
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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, ...
Genetic changes shown to be important indicators for disease progression in cervical cancer patients
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Cervical cancer patients with specific changes in the cancer genome have a three- or fourfold increased risk of relapse after standard treatment compared to patients without these changes, according to a study by Norwegian ...
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 ...
Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach in primary-care settings.
Exercise reduces fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Supervised exercise programmes that include high and low intense cardiovascular and resistance training can help reduce fatigue in patients with cancer who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy or treatment for advanced disease. ...
Breast cancer intervention reduces depression, inflammation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 31, 2009 |
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A psychological intervention for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with symptoms of depression not only relieves patients' depression but also lowers indicators of inflammation in the blood.
Study finds that lung cancer patients respond to erlotinib following cetuximab therapy
Aug 02, 2009 |
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Non-small cell lung cancer patients who have progressed on a cetuximab-containing regimen may respond to erlotinib, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reported today at the annual meeting of the International Association ...
Surgery remans an option for advanced lung cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery.
Study finds strong relationship between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer
Jun 23, 2009 |
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In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may ...
Researchers identify critical marker of response to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A protein related to aggressive cancers can actually improve the efficacy of gemcitabine at treating pancreatic cancer, according to a Priority Report in Cancer Research, published by researchers at Thomas Jefferson Univer ...
Diet may reduce risk of prostate cancer
Jun 03, 2009 |
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A new review published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics assessed whether certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet low in fat an ...
New therapies to treat breast, lymph cancer: studies
Jun 01, 2009 |
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New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials appear to effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to research unveiled Sunday at a major cancer conference.
Chemotherapy combination outcomes differ for aged, younger colon cancer patients
May 29, 2009 |
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ORLANDO, Fla.--The combination of chemotherapies 5FU and oxaliplatin compared to 5FU alone after surgery for colon cancer decreases colon cancer recurrence and promotes longer survival for patients under 70 -- but not for ...
