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Heat-activated penile implant might restore sexual function in men with ED
The basic technology for penile implants hasn't improved much in 40 years.
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Oncology & Cancer
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy induces breast cancer metastasis through a TMEM-mediated mechanism
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the U.S. has found evidence that suggests administering chemotherapy to breast cancer patients prior to surgery can put them at ...
Medical research
Flow means 'go' for proper lymph system development
The lymphatic system provides a slow flow of fluid from our organs and tissues into the bloodstream. It returns fluid and proteins that leak from blood vessels, provides passage for immune and inflammatory cells from the ...
Jul 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
'Lock-'n'-block' drug may prevent cancer from metastasizing
"They got all of it" are the reassuring words people hope to hear following cancer surgery, but a growing understanding of the science of how cancer spreads, and metastasizes, is suggesting that not only is this almost never ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
The fine line between breast cancer and normal tissues
Up to 40 percent of patients undergoing breast cancer surgery require additional operations because surgeons may fail to remove all the cancerous tissue in the initial operation. However, researchers at Brigham and Women's ...
Sep 22, 2014
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Gradual release of immunotherapy at site of tumor surgery prevents tumors from returning
A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists suggests it may be possible to prevent tumors from recurring and to eradicate metastatic growths by implanting a gel containing immunotherapy during surgical removal ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mouse study links early metastasis to systemic inflammation caused by wound healing
According to new research conducted in mice by Whitehead Institute scientists, surgery in breast cancer patients, which while often curative, may trigger a systemic immunosuppressive response, allowing the outgrowth of dormant ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Which breast cancer patients need lymph nodes removed? Ultrasound narrows it down
Which breast cancer patients need to have underarm lymph nodes removed? Mayo Clinic-led research is narrowing it down. A new study finds that not all women with lymph node-positive breast cancer treated with chemotherapy ...
Feb 2, 2015
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Researcher concludes five-year multisite trial to assess lymphedema prevention
Vanderbilt University Research Professor of Nursing Sheila Ridner recently completed a large, randomized trial to assess early detection methods for a common side effect of breast-cancer treatments—lymphedema.
Apr 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
The do-nothing dilemma—surveillance vs. surgery for cancer
Imagine for a moment that you have a tiny but worrisome lung nodule or, say, a growing bulge in a crucial blood vessel. You have no choice but to continue with normal life: going to work, running errands, paying taxes, negotiating ...
Aug 2, 2016
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