New approach to prostate cancer care draws patients with riskiest disease
(Medical Xpress) -- In choosing where they get treatment, prostate cancer patients tend to opt for a major cancer center if they have severe disease, but stick closer to home for less complicated cases, even when offered ...
Cancer
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Obesity linked to higher 5-year death rate after esophageal cancer surgery
Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Clinic found. Their 778-patient study, which appeared in the ...
Surgery
Dec 20, 2011 |
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'Twinning' US- based and Rwandan physicians improve lymphoma outcomes in children
In an African county lacking any specialists in children's cancers, a team approach that "twins" Rwandan physicians with Boston-based pediatric oncologists has shown it can deliver expert, curative care to young patients ...
Cancer
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Breast cancer patients face increasing number of imaging visits before surgery
Breast cancer patients frequently undergo imaging like mammograms or ultrasounds between their first breast cancer-related doctor visit and surgery to remove the tumor. Evaluations of these scans help physicians understand ...
Surgery
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Radiation plus hormone therapy greatly improves survival
Men with locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer who receive combined radiation and hormone therapy live longer and are less likely to die from their disease, shows clinical research led by radiation oncologists at ...
Cancer
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Doctors can learn empathy through a computer-based tutorial
Cancer doctors want to offer a sympathetic ear, but sometimes miss the cues from patients. To help physicians better address their patients' fears and worries, a Duke University researcher has developed a new interactive ...
Health
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Program urges smokers switch to smokeless tobacco
(AP) -- In the smoker-heavy state of Kentucky, a cancer center is suggesting something that most health experts won't and the tobacco industry can't: If you really want to quit, switch to smoke-free tobacco.
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Oct 28, 2011 |
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ASE-EAE to issue guidelines for the echocardiographic evaluation of cancer patients
The European Association of Echocardiography has announced that it is working together with the American Society of Echocardiography to issue joint recommendations on the usefulness of serial echocardiographic evaluations ...
Cardiology
Oct 20, 2011 |
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More aggressive treatment not necessary for men with a family history of prostate cancer
Approximately 10-20 percent of prostate cancer patients have a family history of the disease. There are three major factors that are used to evaluate the extent and aggressiveness of prostate cancer, help make treatment decisions, ...
Cancer
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Survey reveals reasons doctors avoid online error-reporting tools
"Too busy," and "too complicated." These are the typical excuses one might expect when medical professionals are asked why they fail to use online error-reporting systems designed to improve patient safety and the quality ...
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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New tool helps identify prostate cancer patients with highest risk of death
After a prostate cancer patient receives radiation treatment, his doctor carefully monitors the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in his blood. An increase in PSA, called biochemical failure, is the first detectable ...
Cancer
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy predicts outcomes for Merkel cell carcinoma
Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma who underwent a procedure called sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNLB) had a lower risk of cancer recurrence after two years, according to a study by researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Higher radiation dose does not help lung cancer patients live longer
A higher dose of radiation (74 Gy) does not improve overall survival for non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes, compared to the standard radiation dose (60 Gy), according to an interim analysis of ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Most cancer physicians reach out to bereaved family, caregivers
While the majority (70 percent) of surveyed cancer care physicians initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, over two-thirds do not feel they have received adequate training ...
Cancer
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Chemotherapy during pregnancy does not seem to cause developmental problems in children
Children born after their mothers were treated with chemotherapy during pregnancy appear to be unaffected by the experience in terms of the development of their mental processes and the normal functioning of their hearts, ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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