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Regular physical activity linked to better quality of life in early-stage lung cancer survivors
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Survivors of early-stage lung cancer who take part in regular physical activity have a better quality of life, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, available ...
Research shows cell's inactive state is critical for effectiveness of cancer treatment
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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A new study sheds light on a little understood biological process called quiescence, which enables blood-forming stem cells to exist in a dormant or inactive state in which they are not growing or dividing. According to the ...
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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, ...
'Self-seeding' of cancer cells may play a critical role in tumor progression
Dec 24, 2009 |
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Cancer progression is commonly thought of as a process involving the growth of a primary tumor followed by metastasis, in which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to distant organs. A new study by researchers ...
PSA value at 2 years post-treatment can predict long-term survival in prostate cancer patients
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) are less likely to have a cancer recurrence and cancer-related ...
Genetic abnormality may increase risk of blood disorders
Mar 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have shown for the first time that a tendency to develop some blood disorders may be inherited. Their research, published online today in Nature Genetics, identi ...
Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially ...
Therapeutic cloning treats Parkinson's disease in mice
Mar 23, 2008 |
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Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has shown that therapeutic cloning, also known as somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), can be used to treat Parkinson’s disease in mice. The ...
Genes set scene for metastasis
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Biologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have identified a set of genes expressed in human breast cancer cells that work together to remodel the network of blood vessels at the site of the primary tumor. ...
$100 million gift given to fight cancer
Sep 22, 2006 |
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The Starr Foundation has donated $100 million to promote cancer research at four New York institutions and one in Massachusetts.
Surgery not necessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers
May 31, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon. Researchers ...
Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread
Jul 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone - the ...
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