News tagged with neck cancer


Novel lung cancer vaccine shows promise in fighting early-stage lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient's immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung cancer. Thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center ...


Genetic changes outside nuclear DNA suspected to trigger more than half of all cancers

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A buildup of chemical bonds on certain cancer-promoting genes, a process known as hypermethylation, is widely known to render cells cancerous by disrupting biological brakes on runaway growth. Now, Johns Hopkins scientists ...


Researchers identify genetic markers for aggressive head and neck cancer

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created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified genetic markers that signal poor outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer. These findings could one day lead to a genetic test ...


Survival of head and neck cancer patients is greatly affected by coexisting ailments

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created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of the most common diseases such patients have in addition to their primary cancer, says Jay Piccirillo, M.D., ...


Disparities in head and neck cancer patients

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created Oct 06, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among patients with head and neck cancer. Published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...


As head and neck cancer risks evolve, more treatment options emerge

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Advances in understanding head and neck cancer over the last decade have led to more treatment options and improved quality of life for patients, according to a review published this week in the New England Journal of Me ...


Teamwork cuts out unnecessary biopsies, researchers find

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created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Unnecessary biopsies could be a thing of the past for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. New Saint Louis University research found that when nuclear medicine clinicians and treating physicians work together ...


Has cancer spread? Research identifies best way to find answers so treatment can begin

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created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For patients with head and neck cancer, accurately determining how advanced the cancer is and detecting secondary cancers usually means undergoing numerous tests – until now. New Saint Louis University research has found ...



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