News tagged with cancer treatment
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Income affects oncology clinical trial participation
(HealthDay)—Oncology patients with lower income, even older patients with access to Medicare, are significantly less likely to participate in clinical trials, according to research published online Jan. ...
Cancer
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Scientist studies DNA repair; hopes to improve breast cancer treatment
(Medical Xpress)—A Purdue University scientist is studying the way cells repair damaged DNA in the hopes of making cancer cells more susceptible to treatment and normal tissue better able to withstand it.
Cancer
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer treatment drugs affect cells
(Medical Xpress)—A young Victoria University scientist is part of a team whose work has been published in the prestigious international magazine Science, for research that will open doors to developing much more effect ...
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Jan 14, 2013 |
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Smoking intensity and cancer markers predict seriousness of bladder cancer
it also affects its course, in that people who smoke more have greater likelihood of developing more aggressive and deadly disease. That is one of the conclusions of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-r ...
Cancer
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Radiation therapy use low in end-stage cancer
(HealthDay)—Although the overall use of radiation treatment among elderly end-stage cancer patients is low during their final month of life, many receive more than 10 days of treatment, according to a study ...
Cancer
Jan 13, 2013 |
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Project to capture and interrogate single cancer cells wins innovator award
From a single cell gone bad, cancer evolves into an increasingly complex tumor built of a variety of normal cells and diverse malignant cells, some of which escape to create dangerous colonies in other organs, further jumbling ...
Medical research
Jan 11, 2013 |
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Helping patients navigate new cancer drugs
As cancer treatment in pill form transforms how care is delivered, a new Michigan State University study underscores the challenges patients face in administering their own chemotherapy outside the supervised ...
Cancer
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Centralization to fewer surgeons results in better survival after esophageal cancer surgery
Patients who undergo surgery for oesophageal cancer have a much greater chance of long term survival if the operation is carried out by a surgeon who has performed this particular operation many times before. This according ...
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Jan 07, 2013 |
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One cell is all you need: Innovative technique can sequence entire genome from single cell
The notion that police can identify a suspect based on the tiniest drop of blood or trace of tissue has long been a staple of TV dramas, but scientists at Harvard have taken the idea a step further. Using ...
Genetics
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Most unaware of out-of-pocket costs for prostate cancer tx
(HealthDay)—Most patients with localized prostate cancer know little about the out-of-pocket expenses (OOPE) of the different treatments, and would not have chosen a different treatment even if they had ...
Cancer
Jan 05, 2013 |
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How prostate cancer therapies compare by cost and effectiveness
The most comprehensive retrospective study ever conducted comparing how the major types of prostate cancer treatments stack up to each other in terms of saving lives and cost effectiveness is reported this week by a team ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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Nurse-led monitoring improves cancer-related fatigue
(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced cancer, nurse-led monitoring and optimized treatment of physical symptoms significantly improves cancer-related fatigue, according to research published online Jan. ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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Updated 'Partin Tables' tool now available to predict prostate cancer spread
Prostate cancer experts at Johns Hopkins have developed an updated version of the Partin Tables, a tool to help men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their doctors to better assess their chance of a surgical cure. The updated ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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New strategies needed to encourage male cancer survivors to consider future fertility
Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference today (Thursday 3 January 2013) shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice.
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Some men voice complaints of shortened penis following prostate cancer treatment
A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment ...
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Jan 02, 2013 |
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