News tagged with cancer death
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Economic theory actually works in health care
A study of 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients found that managed care presence in the market and hospital competition increased the likelihood laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer lowered costs, a national ...
Cancer
May 10, 2012 |
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Component of pizza seasoning herb oregano kills prostate cancer cells
Oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, has long been known to possess a variety of beneficial health effects, but a new study by researchers at Long Island University (LIU) indicates that an ingredient of this ...
Cancer
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Fewer complications, better outcomes with robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery
Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical "open" surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study published in the current issue ...
Surgery
Apr 24, 2012 |
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The cell's 'personal space:' A controlling factor in maintaining healthy tissue
Cells in normal tissue seem to have "personal space" issues. They know how much space they like, and if things get too tight, some cells are forced to leave.
Cancer
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Long-term exposure to silica dust increases risk of death in industrial workers
Industrial workers who have been chronically exposed to silica dust are at substantially higher risk of death from all causes than workers who have not been exposed. Furthermore, the risk of death, especially from lung and ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Scientists tailor cell surface targeting system to hit organelle ZIP codes
Scientists who developed a technology for identifying and targeting unique protein receptor ZIP Codes on the cellular surface have found a way to penetrate the outer membrane and deliver engineered particles - called iPhage ...
Medical research
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Nutrition, mobility predict early death in elderly cancer patients
(HealthDay) -- Low nutritional assessment scores, poor mobility, and advanced disease predict early death after chemotherapy initiation among elderly patients with cancer, according to a study published online ...
Cancer
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Cancer care costs higher in U.S. than Europe, but survival longer
(HealthDay) -- The United States spends more on health care than any other country, but those high costs may be paying off in cancer survival, a new report suggests.
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Report says new evidence could tip the balance in aspirin cancer prevention care
A new report by American Cancer Society scientists says new data showing aspirin's potential role in reducing the risk of cancer death bring us considerably closer to the time when cancer prevention can be included in clinical ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Researchers identify genes that may help in ovarian cancer diagnosis and prognosis
Scientists from Duke University Medical Center have determined that genes acting as molecular "on/off" switches can define clinically relevant molecular subtypes of ovarian cancer, providing ideal potential targets for use ...
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Experts identify critical genes mutated in stomach cancer
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore and National Cancer Centre of Singapore, has identified hundreds of novel genes that are mutated in ...
Genetics
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Womb cancer deaths rise by a fifth in the last decade
(Medical Xpress) -- Deaths from womb (uterine) cancer have risen by nearly twenty per cent in the last decade, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK today.
Cancer
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Risk of suicide and fatal heart attack immediately following a cancer diagnosis
(Medical Xpress) -- People who are diagnosed with cancer have a markedly increased risk of suicide and cardiovascular death during the period immediately after being given the diagnosis. This has been shown in a new study ...
Cancer
Apr 05, 2012 |
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New drug prevents spread of human prostate cancer cells
A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the "go" switch in the ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Nutritional supplement works against some pancreatic cancer cells in mice
The dietary supplement gamma-linoleic acid can inhibit the growth of a subset of pancreatic cancer cells and selectively promote cancer cell death in mice, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The supplement, a fatty acid also ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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