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Cancer patients are not given enough information

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created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Two thirds of cancer patients receive little or no information about the survival benefits of having palliative chemotherapy before making a decision about treatment, according to a study published today on bmj.com.





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Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, researchers say (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans ...


Breast cancer more aggressive among obese women

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created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...


Study shows modest improvement in advanced lung cancer overall survival rates

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as rep ...


Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on the fly

Migrating songbirds learn survival tips on the fly

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created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Migrating songbirds take their survival cues from local winged residents when flying through unfamiliar territory, a new Queen's University-led study shows. It's a case of "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," ...


Males caring for offspring is a good reproductive strategy

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created Mar 28, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caring fathers in the animal world aren’t necessarily at a disadvantage compared with those who abandon their offspring.


Oncogene inhibits tumor suppressor to promote cancer: Study links B-RAF and LKB1

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have uncovered an interesting connection between two important protein kinase signaling pathways that are associated with cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 30th issue of the journal Molecular Ce ...


Radiology procedure may help increase long-term survival in patients with severe liver cancer

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolization (TACE) followed by a liver transplant may significantly ...


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Scientists explore hormone evolution

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research techniques on animals living in the wild are helping scientists test long-held ideas about the role of hormones in survival, according to comments by Professor of Biology Jan ...


IV drug treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may not improve long-term survival

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received intravenous (IV) drug administration during treatment, recommended in life support guidelines, had higher rates of short term survival but no statistically significant ...


Newly appreciated membrane estrogen receptor important therapeutic target for breast cancer

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research at Rhode Island Hospital has uncovered the biological effects of a novel membrane estrogen receptor, a finding that has potential implications for hormonal therapy for breast cancer. The study is published in ...



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