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PET imaging response a prognostic factor after... - 6 Nov 2009
(PHILADELPHIA) A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with...
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New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always... - 6 Nov 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered...
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Society of Interventional Radiology hosts oncology... - 6 Nov 2009
'Image-guided Interventional Oncology Therapies' features updates on percutaneous and transcatheter treatment of liver tumors, kidney and lung...
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Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for... - 5 Nov 2009
HOUSTON - Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as...
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Does green tea prevent cancer? Evidence continues to... - 5 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulo, M.D. is the professor of medicine in the Department of Thoracic/Head and...
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New synthetic molecules trigger immune response to... - 5 Nov 2009
New Haven, Conn.—Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV...
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Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for... - 5 Nov 2009
DALLAS – Nov. 5, 2009 – Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s,...
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Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer... - 5 Nov 2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the...
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Does prostate-specific antigen velocity help in... - 5 Nov 2009
European Urology article discusses results from large study IMAGE: European Urology is official journal of the...
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First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation... - 5 Nov 2009
SEATTLE – For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to...
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Approved lymphoma drug shows promise in early tests... - 5 Nov 2009
A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according...
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Higher incidence of thyroid cancer in volcanic area... - 5 Nov 2009
People living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk for thyroid cancer, according to a new study published online November 5 in the Journal...
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AACR to host Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Meeting - 5 Nov 2009
Premier international conference highlights breakthroughs in diet, exercise and other cancer prevention strategies What: The AACR Frontiers in...
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Rice wins NIH funding for oral-cancer test - 5 Nov 2009
Grand Opportunity grant funds rapid saliva test using lab-on-a-chip IMAGE: John McDevitt holds the prototype...
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1930s drug slows tumor growth - 5 Nov 2009
Drugs sometimes have beneficial side effects. A glaucoma treatment causes luscious eyelashes. A blood pressure drug also aids those with a rare...
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Chemo-radiation before prostate removal may prevent... - 4 Nov 2009
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute findings prompt Phase II clinical trial for high-risk prostate cancer patients PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers...
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Breeding better broccoli - 4 Nov 2009
Research points to pumped up lutein levels in broccoli CHARLESTON, SC—Carotenoids—fat-soluble plant compounds found in some...
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Survival of the healthiest - 4 Nov 2009
Selective eradication of malignant cells The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells...
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Singapore scientists describe novel method for 3-D... - 4 Nov 2009
Results reported in this week's Nature In this week's NATURE, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) scientists report a technological advance in...
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Cancer patients want honesty, compassion from their... - 4 Nov 2009
What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients...
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3-week course of breast radiation may be as... - 4 Nov 2009
According to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), a...
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Does race, income predict prostate cancer outcome? - 4 Nov 2009
CHICAGO – A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative...
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Time between treatment and PSA recurrence predicts... - 4 Nov 2009
CHICAGO (November 4, 2009)––Men whose prostate specific antigen (PSA) rise within 18 months of radiotherapy are more likely to...
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Radiation therapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer... - 4 Nov 2009
CHICAGO (November 4, 2009)––Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy...
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CTRC, AACR and Baylor College of Medicine to host ... - 4 Nov 2009
Premier international conference highlights breakthroughs in breast cancer research What: Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio...
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Blood vessels might predict prostate cancer behavior - 3 Nov 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A diagnosis of prostate cancer raises the question for patients and their physicians as to how the tumor will behave....
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Weight training boosts breast cancer survivors' body... - 3 Nov 2009
Results point to new ways to measure -- and improve -- quality of life among survivors In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a...
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Study of concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy shows... - 3 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Ritsuko Komaki, M.D., is a professor and program director of Lung Cancer Research and Thoracic...
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PMH finding may help some tonsil cancer patients... - 3 Nov 2009
Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have confirmed that patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer ("tonsil cancer")...
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Colon cancer screening more effective earlier in... - 3 Nov 2009
While risk to individuals is low, findings indicate need for broader system changes The effectiveness of a screening colonoscopy may depend on...
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