Eva Peron may have had secret lobotomy: researchers
Eva Peron, the glamorous first lady of Argentina in the 1940s and 50s, may have been given a secret lobotomy shortly before her death at age 33, scientific researchers said in a new report.
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Dec 23, 2011 |
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Removal of lymph nodes during surgery for thyroid cancer may be beneficial
Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for the majority of all thyroid malignancies, which primarily impact women. A new study indicates that routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck in these cancer patients may help prevent ...
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Dec 20, 2011 |
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Patient receives first prescription for FDA-approved brain tumor treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- The University of Illinois Hospital is the first center in North America to prescribe a new FDA-approved treatment for patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...
Cancer
Dec 05, 2011 |
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More lung cancer patients would survive for longer if surgery rates increased
Many more lung cancer patients would survive for longer if they had surgery to remove the disease, according to research published in the European Journal of Cancer. ...
Cancer
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Population-specific community-based cancer screening may discourage smoking
Large, population specific community-based screening may increase awareness of the dangers of smoking and reduce at-risk behaviors, according to a new study in the November 2011 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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Nov 15, 2011 |
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Study finds increased cancer risk with bone growth product
Spine surgery patients who got a bone growth stimulating agent as part of a clinical trial were three to five times more likely to develop cancer two to three years after being implanted with the product, according to a new ...
Cancer
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Кesearchers examine 21-year series of nipple sparing mastectomy cases and find no cancers
A new study suggests some women needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy to treat their breast cancer have another potential option that is safe and effective, say researchers at Georgetown. They say the procedure known as a nipple ...
Cancer
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Breast cancer patients needed for trial to assess imaging technique for mastectomies
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are recruiting women with breast cancer to test whether a technique to image tissue blood flow could help reduce complications after mastectomy surgery.
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Oct 25, 2011 |
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Radiotherapy after surgery halves breast cancer recurrence
(Medical Xpress) -- Radiotherapy following surgery for breast cancer halves the chances of the cancer coming back over the next 10 years, a study led by Oxford University researchers has found.
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Most breast cancer patients do not have breast reconstruction surgery
Only seven per cent of female breast cancer patients opt for breast reconstruction surgery.
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Pancreatic cancer 4th most deadly, treatments few
(AP) -- Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal - there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring ...
Cancer
Oct 08, 2011 |
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Pancreatic cancer declining, but among most deadly
(AP) -- There are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known ...
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Oct 06, 2011 |
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Studies examine diet's role in prostate cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of nutrition researchers and urologic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Siteman Cancer Center is conducting two studies to investigate a potential link between ...
Cancer
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Not all women choose reconstruction after mastectomy; the options are many
It had taken some years for Nicole McLean to embrace her God-given breasts, ample at size H cups. So when, at 39, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and told, despite her adamant protests, that mastectomy was the ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence
Stockholm, Sweden: A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the ...
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Sep 25, 2011 |
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