Health
Married people may be likelier to survive cancer: study
(HealthDay)—Married cancer patients are less likely to die of their disease than those who aren't wed, a new study suggests.
Sep 24, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Doctors look at treating specific types of pediatric cancer with viral therapy
(Medical Xpress)—Parents do everything they can to protect their children against all of the nasty germs floating around classrooms across the country this time of year. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's ...
Sep 10, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Pairing cancer treatments shows patient improvement
Combining two common brain tumour treatments could lead to greater results, according to preliminary data from Western Oncology professor Dr. Barbara Fisher.
Sep 6, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Swallowing exercises preserve function in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation
A study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation as part of their treatment were less likely to need a feeding tube or suffer unwanted side effects such ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Accelerated radiotherapy more efficient than current practice
Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy is increasingly being used in the curative treatment for un-resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). But, until now, researchers had not looked at the cost-effectiveness of the ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Improved effectiveness of chemotherapy for cancer
Cancer cells often develop defence mechanisms which enable them to survive chemotherapy. A group of researchers from the Institutes of Pharmacology and Pathology in Bern present new solutions for preventing the development ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted therapy identified for protein that protects and nourishes cancer
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson who identified a protein's dual role in cancer promotion have discovered a way to shut it down, opening a potential new avenue for cancer treatment.
Aug 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer cells' sugar craving is target for new type of treatment
(Medical Xpress)—A new way to target a breast cancer cells' appetite for over-indulging in sugar, that could provide an alternative treatment for chemotherapy resistant breast cancer, is being developed by Breast Cancer ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers find link between cancer, diabetes drugs and reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
People who have endured chemotherapy for some cancers appear to have a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease, as do long-term users of a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, scientists have found in separate medical investigations.
Jul 24, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study highlights female cancer patients unhappy with insufficient fertility support
Young female cancer patients are unhappy about the way fertility preservation options are discussed with them by doctors before starting cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Sheffield ...
Jul 22, 2013
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