Fox Chase Cancer Center
Fox Chase Gleason scores better predict prostate cancer's recurrence after radiation
–In a new study led by Fox Chase Cancer Center radiation oncologist Natasha Townsend, M.D., researchers have found that Gleason scores determined by pathologists at Fox Chase Cancer Center more accurately predict the ...
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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New tool helps identify prostate cancer patients with highest risk of death
After a prostate cancer patient receives radiation treatment, his doctor carefully monitors the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in his blood. An increase in PSA, called biochemical failure, is the first detectable ...
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy predicts outcomes for Merkel cell carcinoma
Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma who underwent a procedure called sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) had a lower risk of cancer recurrence after two years, according to a study by researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Researchers identifiy more accurate treatment delivery for robotic radiosurgery system
– Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that ...
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Oct 02, 2011 |
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IMRT improves outcomes in patients with extranodal lymphoma of the head and neck
Lymphoma is a cancer that affects organs of the immune system, including the lymph nodes. In a subtype of the disease called extranodal lymphoma, tumors arise in non-lymphoid organs, such as the tongue and tonsils. Patients ...
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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Less toxic combination of erlotinib and bevacizumab is effective non-small cell lung cancer patients
The standard treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a combination of two old-fashioned cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs. The combination, however, comes with substantial toxicity. Now, Fox ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Lymphocyte count indicates the prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma
Each year, kidney cancer is diagnosed in nearly 60,000 people in the U.S. Many of these patients undergo surgery to remove the affected kidney, but this procedure can be risky for the elderly and those who have other health ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Recurring cancers in women with a history of breast cancer differ from the original tumors
When women with a history of breast cancer learn they have breast cancer again, one of the first questions they and their doctors ask is: Has my cancer come back, or is this a new case? Now, new data from Fox Chase Cancer ...
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May 18, 2011 |
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Researchers discover that lymphocyte count indicates prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma
Each year, kidney cancer is diagnosed in nearly 60,000 people in the U.S. Many of these patients undergo surgery to remove the affected kidney, but this procedure can be risky for the elderly and those who have other health ...
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May 18, 2011 |
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Abcc10 may be effective in extending the effectiveness of anticancer drugs
Today's anticancer drugs often work wonders against malignancies, but sometimes tumors become resistant to the effects of such drugs, and treatment fails. Medical researchers would like to find ways of counteracting such ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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Rapid growth may be appropriate trigger for treatment in patients with renal masses
With an increase in abdominal imaging over the past decade, there has been an increase in the detection of incidental kidney cancer, which has led to concerns that we may be over-treating indolent disease. As part of this ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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Researchers examine procedure utilization trends in patients with clinically localized renal masses
New techniques in science and technology allow the medical community to continually improve patient care and experience, but as these new procedures are introduced, physicians must closely consider the relative risks and ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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Researchers find that aspirin reduces the risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients
Some studies have shown that blood-thinning medications, such as aspirin, can reduce biochemical failure––cancer recurrence that is detected by a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level––the risk ...
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May 02, 2011 |
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Stress and depression are associated with shorter survival in head and neck cancer patients
Studies have shown that stress can affect the immune system and weaken the body's defense against infection and disease. In cancer patients this stress can also affect a tumor's ability to grow and spread. However, the ...
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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Researchers find that fish oil boosts responses to breast cancer drug tamoxifen
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, with more than 200,000 women diagnosed each year. Being exposed to estrogen over a long period of time is one factor that can increase a woman's risk of developing ...
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