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New treatment option emerging for some with early stage lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with early stage, non-small cell lung cancer who are not able to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option. Physicians say that option, radical stereotactic radiosurgery performed with CyberKnife, ...


Early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, ...


Short-term hormone therapy and intermediate dose radiation increases survivial for early stage prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared to those who receive the same radiation ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


NASA's new moon rocket makes first test flight (AP)

NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.


Stereotactic radiotherapy stops lung cancer from growing in frail patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) stopped the growth of cancer at its original site in the lung for three years among nearly 98 percent of patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are unable to ...


Hundreds of genes distinguish patients likely to survive advanced melanoma

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although the chances of surviving advanced melanoma aren't very good with current therapies, some patients can live for years with cancer that has spread beyond the skin to other organs. Now it may be possible to identify ...


Obesity significantly increases side effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy in lung cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity, not the amount of radiation given, is the greatest factor in whether early-stage lung cancer patients develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy to the chest wall, with obese patients ...


NASA tries 2nd time to launch experimental rocket (AP)

NASA tries 2nd time to launch experimental rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday.


Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into the relationship between antibodies and proteins in people with Lupus could mean earlier diagnosis of kidney disease in such patients, and lead the way for earlier diagnoses for ...



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