News tagged with tumor size
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Scientists define a new mechanism leading to tumor hypoxia
An article published recently in Tumor Microenvironment and Therapy - an open access journal by Versita, defines a novel mechanism of tumor hypoxia induced by the longitudinal gradient of residual oxygen along tumor vessel ...
Cancer
May 09, 2013 |
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Experimental drug beneficial in NIH trial to treat a rare sarcoma
(Medical Xpress)—Patients with advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare cancer, achieved some control of their disease using an experimental anti-cancer drug called cediranib. The results from ...
Cancer
May 07, 2013 |
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Breast CA tx delays still more common for poor, uninsured
(HealthDay)—For young women with breast cancer, a longer treatment delay time (TDT) is associated with decreased survival, especially for African-American women, those with public or no insurance, and those ...
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Apr 25, 2013 |
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Researchers discover breakthrough in ovarian cancer
Researchers at The University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have discovered that many women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum have seen their tumors ...
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Feb 14, 2013 |
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One hospital night OK for robotic partial nephrectomy
(HealthDay)—Regardless of surgical complexity, most patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) can be discharged in one day, according to a study published in the February issue of Urology.
Surgery
Feb 07, 2013 |
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Comparable patterns of failure between SBRT, lobectomy or pneumonectomy for stage I NSCLC
For patients with medically operable clinical stage I non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lobectomy or pneumonectomy is the standard approach. For patients with medically inoperable stage I NSCLC, stereotactic body radiotherapy ...
Cancer
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Healthy lifestyle during menopause may decrease breast cancer risk later on
Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer and their cancers tend to be more aggressive than those in lean counterparts. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the December ...
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Dec 19, 2012 |
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Researchers find model system to study promising cancer drug
Researchers have found that the budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is an acceptable model system to study KP1019, an anti-cancer drug that uses ruthenium, a rare metal, a new study found. Researchers had previously been i ...
Medications
Dec 18, 2012 |
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PET predicts early response to treatment for head and neck cancer patients
Determining the optimal treatment course and predicting outcomes may get easier in the future for patients with head and neck sqaumous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) with the use of an investigational imaging agent. Research published ...
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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LPA1 inhibition induces metastatic dormancy in mouse models of breast cancer
A lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1) inhibitor, known as Debio-0719, suppresses the development of metastases in mice by inducing cancer cell dormancy, according to a study published August 21 in the Journal of the Na ...
Cancer
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Tissue platinum concentrations linked to response in NSCLC
(HealthDay) -- For patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy, tissue platinum concentrations correlate positively with improved outcome, according ...
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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Taxane-induced neuropathy not tied to breast cancer outcome
(HealthDay) -- For patients with operable breast cancer, peripheral neuropathy due to adjuvant taxane therapy does not correlate with improved outcomes, according to research published online July 30 in the ...
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Aug 02, 2012 |
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Sentinel node biopsy safe for vulvar squamous cell cancer
(HealthDay) -- For women with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy may be safely used in place of inguinal femoral lymphadenectomy, according to research published online ...
Cancer
Jul 08, 2012 |
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Nomogram developed to estimate early breast cancer survival
(HealthDay) -- A nomogram has been developed to predict five- and 10-year mastectomy-free survival (MFS) in older women with early breast cancer and estimate the predicted benefit of radiation therapy (RT) ...
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Jun 27, 2012 |
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Changes in tumor size by RECIST correlate with survival
(HealthDay) -- RECIST categories used to quantify tumor changes during exposure to anticancer therapies correlate well with overall survival (OS) but reflect a more linear continuum without clear inflection ...
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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