News tagged with early stage
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 ...
Ovarian cancers detected early may be less aggressive, questioning effectiveness of screening
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The biology of ovarian cancers discovered at an early stage may render them slower growing and less likely to spread than more aggressive cancers, which typically are discovered in an advanced stage, according to a study ...
Researcher finds most triple-negative breast cancers express muc-1 target
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that the vast majority of triple negative breast cancers express the MUC-1 target. This first-of-its-kind finding, presented ...
Mix of taiji, cognitive therapy and support groups benefits those with dementia
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Those diagnosed with early stage dementia can slow their physical, mental and psychological decline by taking part in therapeutic programs that combine counseling, support groups, Taiji and qigong, researchers ...
Genomic signature of colon cancer may individualize treatment
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Researchers in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have developed a model for predicting risk of recurrence in early stage colon cancer patients, and have used the model to also predict sensitivity to chemotherapy ...
Improving understanding of cell behavior in breast cancer
Jul 15, 2008 |
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The invasion and spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is a principal cause of death in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Although patients with early stage, small, breast tumours have ...
