Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer patient channels diagnosis into lifetime activism
By any measure, lung cancer patients have it rough.
Mar 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Women with non-small cell lung cancers live longer than men, study shows
Women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) live longer than their male counterparts, according to results of a SWOG study presented today by Kathy Albain, MD, the Huizenga Family Endowed Chair in Oncology Research ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Treatment based On BRCA1 level does not increase survival of stage II/III NSCLC N+ resected patients
New research shows that treating stage II and III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) N+ resected patients with customized chemotherapy (CT) treatment based on their specific BRCA1 expression levels, as opposed to providing ...
Oct 17, 2017
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Cardiology
Heart failure is as 'malignant' as some common cancers
A new analysis finds that, despite advances in care, men and women with a diagnosis of heart failure continue to have worse survival rates than patients with certain common cancers.
May 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer survival rates improved when care includes four specific quality measures
Current guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommend that operable patients with clinical Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) should ...
May 16, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer survival rates improve with CT scan follow-up
Patients with recurrent lung cancer have better post-surgery survival rates if their management includes a follow-up programme based on computer tomography (CT) of the chest, according to new findings.
Sep 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers make progress in the identification of new biomarkers for the prevention of colon cancer
Scientists from the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica (IBI) [Institute of Biomedical Research], in Galicia (Spain), have made progress in the identification of new biomarkers for improving prevention of colorectal cancer.
Jul 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Early stage NSCLC patients with low tumor metabolic activity have longer survival
Low pre-surgery uptake of a labeled glucose analogue, a marker of metabolic activity, in the primary tumor of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with increased overall survival and a longer ...
Mar 30, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Substantial improvement in England and Wales cancer survival over 40 years
Remarkable improvements in cancer survival mean that half of all people diagnosed with cancer today (2010-11) in England and Wales are expected to survive from their cancer for at least 10 years, compared to just a quarter ...
Dec 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel software application can stratify early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients
Computer-Aided Nodule Assessment and Risk Yield, is a novel software tool developed at Mayo Clinic that can automatically quantitate adenocarcinoma pulmonary nodule characteristics from non-invasive high resolution computed ...
Oct 23, 2014
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