News tagged with survival gain
Cancer patients are not given enough information
Aug 01, 2008 |
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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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Study points way to development of drugs for deadly childhood leukemia
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A new study could point the way to the development of better drugs to fight a deadly form of childhood leukemia called mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL).
Scientists suggest certain genes boost chances for distributing variety of traits, drive evolution
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Genes that don't themselves directly affect the inherited characteristics of an organism but leave them increasingly open to variation may be a significant driving force of evolution, say two Johns Hopkins scientists.
Researchers find evidence of survival gains in bone marrow disease
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A recent study, published in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, demonstrates new survival data for the blood disorder myelofibrosis. This retrospective study is the largest ever conducted in young patients with p ...
Math goes viral: Researchers make math and science real for high-school students
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At least a dozen Alberta high-school calculus classrooms were exposed to the West Nile virus recently.
Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment
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A new study published by researchers from the University of Georgia and the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., has found that cancer patients with dementia have a dramatically lower survival rate than patients with cancer ...
Bigger and bossier better for fish families
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are spending the holidays with big Uncle Frank or bossy Aunt Minnie and wondering whether you would be better off with another family, spare a thought for the humble cichlid fish.
Study finds racial disparities exist in radiation therapy rates for early stage breast cancer
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Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Koalas, penguins at risk of extinction: study
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Climate change threatens the survival of dozens of animal species from the emperor penguin to Australian koalas, according to a report released Monday at the UN climate summit.
Panda genome resembles dog: Chinese media
Dec 13, 2009 |
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A detailed genome map of the giant panda completed by Chinese scientists has shown that the notoriously shy animal is genetically similar to the dog, state media reported Sunday.
Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings
Dec 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according ...
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