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Leading leukemia experts: High leukemia treatment costs may be harming patients
The increasing cost of treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in the United States has reached unsustainably high levels and may be leaving many patients under- or untreated because they cannot afford care, according ...
Cancer
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Coffee may help prevent breast cancer returning, study finds
Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with ...
Cancer
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Delays in diagnosis worsen outlook for minority, uninsured pediatric retinoblastoma patients
When the eye cancer retinoblastoma is diagnosed in racial and ethnic minority children whose families don't have private health insurance, it often takes a more invasive, potentially life-threatening course than in other ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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Chernobyl follow-up study finds high survival rate among young thyroid cancer patients
More than a quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, many children and teenagers who developed thyroid cancer due to radiation are in complete or near remission, according to a recent study accepted for ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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Latest research shows two items are key to decrease symptoms and prolong survival for LMC patients
Lung cancer is one of the most common primary cancers that cause leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC), when cancer spreads to the membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain. Cases of LMC have increased because of the ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Study suggests patients with lung cancer who carry specific HER2 mutations may benefit from certain anti-HER2 treatments
New results from a retrospective study conducted in Europe suggest that anti-HER2 treatments, like the widely used breast cancer agent trastuzumab (Herceptin), have anti-cancer effects in a small subset of patients with advanced ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Metastasis stem cells in the blood of breast cancer patients discovered
Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases in elderly patients improves quality of life
Giving palliative radiotherapy to elderly patients with painful bone metastases can significantly improve their quality of life, a Dutch researcher told the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Discovery opens door for breast, prostate cancer treatments
(Medical Xpress)—A team of Western Australian cancer researchers interested in the strong link between hormones and cancer have discovered three new molecules that may have an important role to play in ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Particular DNA changes linked with prostate cancer development and lethality
A new analysis has found that the loss or amplification of particular DNA regions contributes to the development of prostate cancer, and that patients with two of these DNA changes have a high likelihood of dying from the ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Intensity modulated radiotherapy reduces side effects in patients with early breast cancer
Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) gives better results than standard radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, according to results from a randomised trial presented today (Sunday) to the 2nd Forum of the European ...
Cancer
Apr 21, 2013 |
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Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment
Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society ...
Cancer
Apr 20, 2013 |
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Racial disparity in head and neck cancer outcomes
(HealthDay)—Among Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with head and neck cancer, considerable racial disparities exist in treatment patterns and survival, according to a study published online April 18 in ...
Surgery
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Study to treat deadly form of thyroid cancer shows promise, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
Cancer
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Research suggests 'chemo brain' may involve neurophysiological change
(Medical Xpress)—For many years, breast cancer patients have reported experiencing difficulties with memory, concentration and other cognitive functions following cancer treatment. Whether this mental "fogginess" is psychosomatic ...
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Apr 19, 2013 |
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