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Blood test identifies increased risk of death following noncardiac surgery

A simple blood test can help identify people who are at high risk of dying within the month after non-cardiac surgery, a study by McMaster University researchers has found.

Surgery created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electrocardiography can predict heart attacks in healthy older adults

Can a simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity help predict heart attacks? And can that knowledge help doctors reroute their patients away from coronary heart disease?

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer patients suffer treatment-related side effects long after completing care

More than 60 percent of breast cancer survivors report at least one treatment-related complication even six years after their diagnosis, according to a new study led by a researcher from the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Full weight-Based chemo doses recommended for obese

(HealthDay) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline on Appropriate Chemotherapy Dosing for Obese Adult Patients With Cancer recommends using full weight-based cytotoxic chemotherapy ...

Cancer created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Сancer survival study uncovers wide racial disparities

African Americans in Georgia, especially in rural areas, have drastically poorer survival rates from cancer. These disparities are much larger when compared to national data, according to the findings from a study recently ...

Cancer created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Should low molecular weight heparin be used in cancer treatment?

For decades, the blood thinner heparin has been used to prevent and treat blood clots. Could it be just as effective in treating cancer?

Cancer created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies steep learning curve for surgeons who perform ACL reconstructions

Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed by surgeons who have performed less than 60 surgeries are roughly four to five times more likely to undergo a subsequent ACL reconstruction, according ...

Other created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Association found between stress and breast cancer aggressiveness

Psychosocial stress could play a role in the etiology of breast cancer aggressiveness, particularly among minority populations, according to study results presented at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health ...

Cancer created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study sheds light on role of genetics in recovering from eating disorders

A substantial number of people with eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa have a chronic course. They are severely underweight and have a high likelihood of dying from malnutrition. No treatment has been found that ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Celecoxib may prevent lung cancer in former smokers

Celecoxib may emerge as a potent chemopreventive agent for lung cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Cancer created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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