Oncology & Cancer
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
The spread of malignant cells around the body, known as metastasis, is the leading cause of mortality in women with breast cancer.
Sep 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer
A study led by Loyola Medicine researchers may help reassure patients who worry the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could increase their risk of uterine cancer.
Sep 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
IPHI report shows impact of cancer screening in California over past 15 years
A new report from the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) shows the impact of cancer screening over the past 15 years, identifying areas where increased screening and other cancer-control efforts would ...
Sep 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Some breast cancer patients with low genetic risk could skip chemotherapy, study finds
Early-stage breast cancer patients whose tumors carry genetic markers associated with a low risk of disease recurrence may not need to undergo chemotherapy, suggests a new study that employed a test devised by a UC San Francisco ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Successful treatment for a severe case of fetal lung disorder CPAM
A medical team at Osaka University Hospital, Japan, has conducted successful treatment for the fetal lung disorder Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformattion (CPAM), also known as Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Health
Stand-up comics more likely to die prematurely than film comedians and dramatic actors
The world's best stand-up comedians - household names including Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfield, Ricky Gervais and Eddie Murphy - are more likely to die than comedic and dramatic screen ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Shorter radiation course recommended for early-stage breast cancer patients
Early-stage breast cancer patients receiving a shorter course of whole breast radiation with higher radiation doses per fraction reported equivalent cosmetic, functional and pain outcomes over time as those receiving a longer, ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemo ups metabolic syndrome risk in early-stage breast cancer
(HealthDay)—For patients with early-stage breast cancer with no preexisting metabolic syndrome (MetS), chemotherapy is associated with increased risk of MetS, according to a study published online May 24 in Cancer.
Jun 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Decade of hormone therapy reduces breast cancer recurrence: study
Doubling the duration of hormone therapy for women with early-stage breast cancer from five to 10 years reduces the risk of recurrence and developing tumors in the other breast, a study showed Sunday.
Jun 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Consensus in the fight against colorectal cancer
In colorectal cancer, the presence of invasive tumor cells at the advancing edge of the tumor can provide valuable information on prognosis. Initiated by the Colorectal Cancer Research Group at the Institute of Pathology, ...
May 31, 2016
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