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Effective over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit likely in next few years
Jun 03, 2009 |
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An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.
A simple blood test for colon cancer
Nov 20, 2008 |
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People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men ...
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Scientists find way to predict stomach cancer relapses
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Researchers at the National Cancer Center in Japan have developed a system for detecting 70 percent of postoperative stomach cancer relapses, according to sources.
Most Oncologists Feel New Genetic Test for Tamoxifen Sensitivity Not Ready for the Clinic
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite commercial availability and direct to consumer marketing of a new genetic test designed to reveal a breast cancer patient’s sensitivity to tamoxifen, most physicians in the U.S. are not currently ...
Research points to potential chink in cancer's armor
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of York have identified and successfully silenced a gene that appears essential to cancer cell survival.
Information about the use and accuracy of breast cancer tests is lacking, study finds
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A new study finds that there is little information available about the use of new testing technologies and targeted therapies in breast cancer, specifically the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin). Published in the November ...
New cancer drug test promises safer and more effective clinical trials
Sep 23, 2009 |
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A group of scientists from Hamburg may have taken a big step towards more effective cancer drug development, Europe's largest cancer congress, ECCO 15 - ESMO 34, heard today. Dr Ilona Schonn, Director of Cell Culture Research ...
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 ...
DNA test could be key to targeting treatments for head and neck cancer
Oct 05, 2009 |
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It is estimated that more than 7,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year in the UK and approximately 3,500 cases result in death. These cancers include tumours of the mouth, lips, throat and voice-box, ...
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
New test offers better diagnosis of asbestos cancer
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new test can significantly improve diagnosis of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, a joint team from the University of Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine at the ...
The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer awareness
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the “cause” of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until ...
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