Compound in grapes, red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer
Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, has been shown to have several beneficial effects on human health, including cardiovascular health and stroke prevention. Now, a University ...
Cancer
Nov 10, 2012 |
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Better long-term outcomes with low hep C viral load
(HealthDay)—In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), low HCV viral load predicts better long-term surgical outcomes, regardless of the serologic eradication of HCV, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Pre-test genetic counseling increases cancer knowledge for BRCA patients
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. ...
Cancer
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Blood vessel cells coax colorectal cancer cells into more dangerous state
Blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to tumors can also deliver something else - a signal that strengthens nearby cancer cells, making them more resistant to chemotherapy, more likely to spread to other organs and ...
Cancer
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Researchers study childhood melanoma characteristics
Melanoma, newly diagnosed in more than 76,000 Americans in 2011, is the most common and dangerous form of skin cancer. Melanoma is rare in children, accounting for 1 to 4 percent of all melanoma cases and just 3 percent of ...
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Sep 07, 2012 |
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Researcher develops new coating to help bone implants last
(Medical Xpress)—Two Colorado State University professors have developed a nanostructured surface coating for bone that is expected to help improve the lifetime of bone implants.
Medical research
Sep 20, 2012 |
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PI3K/mTOR pathway proteins tied to poor prognosis in breast cancer
Four proteins involved in translation, the final step of general protein production, are associated with poor prognosis in hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer when they are dysregulated, researchers reported at the AACR ...
Cancer
Apr 01, 2012 |
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New guidelines issued for biopsy use in melanoma patients
(HealthDay) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy -- a minimally invasive surgical technique that lets doctors see whether cancer has spread -- should be performed on patients with melanoma tumors of intermediate ...
Cancer
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after
Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) does not have an impact on long-term local-regional outcomes, suggesting treatment success is due more to biologic factors than chemotherapy timing, ...
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Sep 08, 2011 |
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Clinical trial shows benefit to adding avastin to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients
Amid the controversy surrounding the Food and Drug Administration's ruling that Avastin should no longer be used to treat metastatic breast cancer, a new multinational Phase III clinical trial shows that Avastin significantly ...
Cancer
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Fak inhibitor proves effective against brain tumors in preclinical studies, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have published findings from a preclinical study assessing the effectiveness of a small-molecule inhibitor, CFAK-Y15, in treating some brain cancers. ...
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Dec 24, 2012 |
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Avastin won't extend breast cancer survival: study
(HealthDay)—The drug Avastin (bevacizumab), when added to chemotherapy, does not improve disease-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer any better than chemo alone, new research finds.
Medications
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Patients' underlying health linked to worse outcomes for melanoma, study finds
It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have worse outcomes than older patients in good shape.
Cancer
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Low adiponcetin associated with increased pancreatic cancer risk
Low prediagnostic levels of circulating adiponectin were associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published December 14 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Cancer
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Strict ovarian CA screening adherence called for in high-risk
(HealthDay)—For women at higher risk for ovarian and/or fallopian tube cancer (OC/FTC), annual screening offers high sensitivity for detection of incident cancers, but few of these cancers are stage I or ...
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