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Black patients received less clinical trial information than white patients

A study comparing how physicians discuss clinical trials during clinical interactions with black patients versus white patients further confirms racial disparities in the quality of communication between physicians and patients.

Cancer Oct 29, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Increased risk for breast cancer death among black women greatest during first 3 years postdiagnosis

Non-Hispanic black women diagnosed with breast cancer, specifically those with estrogen receptor-positive tumors, are at a significantly increased risk for breast cancer death compared with non-Hispanic white women.

Cancer Oct 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Noninvasive assay monitored treatment response in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Deciding the ideal treatment for patients with metastatic prostate cancer that stops responding to initial therapy could be guided by certain analyses of cancer cells isolated from the patients' blood, according to data published ...

Cancer Oct 23, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Study finds green tea reduces inflammation, may inhibit prostate cancer tumor growth

Men with prostate cancer who consumed green tea prior to undergoing prostatectomy had reductions in markers of inflammation, according to data presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer ...

Cancer Oct 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Compound's dual action inhibits oral cancer without observable side effects

The compound licofelone inhibited oral cancer growth by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase pathways, with no observable side effects, according to data from a rat study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International ...

Cancer Oct 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Mechanisms of action for green tea extract in breast cancer prevention identified

An oral green tea extract, Polyphenon E, appears to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor, both of which promote tumor cell growth, migration and invasion.

Cancer Oct 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

High levels of hormones during pregnancy associated with higher risk for HR-negative breast cancer

Increased concentrations of the pregnancy hormones estradiol and progesterone were associated with an increased risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer diagnosed before age 50, according to the results of a nested ...

Cancer Oct 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Team support for cessation in the workplace helped motivate cigarette smokers to quit

When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial incentives to the team collectively in return for success of the smokers in the cessation program helped the smokers to quit ...

Health Oct 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Education about risk factors for both cancer and CVD led to increased fruit consumption in targeted population

Disease education about overlapping behavioral risk factors for both cancer and cardiovascular disease led to small changes in dietary behavior among a community-based sample of African-American adults, according to data ...

Health Oct 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Adhering to lifestyle guidelines reduced mortality in elderly female cancer survivors

Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight, staying physically active and maintaining a healthy diet improved survival after cancer diagnosis in an elderly female cancer survivor population, according to data presented ...