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Cancer survivors prefer to stay with cancer doctors: study
(HealthDay)—Even after cancer patients beat their disease, many still grapple with health issues related to their treatments, including cardiovascular and bone problems. But, survivors often say it's unclear ...
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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New device may reduce repeat breast cancer surgeries
(HealthDay)—A new device meant to help surgeons determine in the operating room if they have removed all cancerous breast cancer tissue may help reduce repeat surgeries after lumpectomy without compromising ...
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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Some screens miss spread of breast cancer: study
(HealthDay)—In a new study, three types of screening methods used to determine whether breast cancer has spread to other parts of the body only spotted a small portion of tumors that had done so.
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Sep 12, 2012 |
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Researchers identify possible new oncogene and future therapy target
A gene that may possibly belong to an entire new family of oncogenes has been linked by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to the resistance ...
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of death
(Medical Xpress)—High mammographic breast density, which is a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients, according to a study led by Gretchen ...
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Sep 07, 2012 |
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Face-down position may be safer during radiation for breast cancer: study
(HealthDay)—Changing the position of a patient while receiving radiation therapy for breast cancer may reduce the later risks of heart and lung problems, according to a new study.
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following breast cancer surgery
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according ...
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Sep 05, 2012 |
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Pretreatment PET/CT imaging of lymph nodes predicts recurrence in breast cancer patients
Disease-free survival for invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) patients may be easier to predict with the help of F-18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans, according to research ...
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Sep 04, 2012 |
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Review finds some evidence for 'chemo brain' in breast cancer survivors
(Medical Xpress)—A large meta-analysis conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center has concluded that breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy are at risk for mild cognitive deficits after treatment. The meta-analysis, ...
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Sep 04, 2012 |
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New drug approved for lack of certain white blood cells
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug tbo-filgrastim to treat certain cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy who have a condition called severe neutropenia, the FDA said in a news release.
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Cancer 'turns off' important immune cells, complicating experimental vaccine therapies
A research report published in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers a possible explanation of why some cancer vaccines are not as effective as hoped, while at the same time identifies a new ...
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Exploring exercise benefits for breast cancer patients
Researchers in Edmonton and Calgary want to recruit 1,500 breast cancer patients over the next decade to find out how exercise and fitness affects cancer survival and recovery.
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Lack of sleep found to be a new risk factor for aggressive breast cancers
Lack of sleep is linked to more aggressive breast cancers, according to new findings published in the August issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment by physician-scientists from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Obese and overweight women face increased risk of recurrence of most common type of breast cancer
Extra pounds—even within the overweight but not obese range—are linked to a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study published early ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Cancer survival in Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Data from the 1970s and 1980s show that people affected by cancer survived significantly longer in West Germany than cancer patients behind the Iron Curtain. Looking at a diagnosis period from 1984 to 1985 in the former German ...
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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