Welcome to today's Medical News Today News Alert containing today's medical news headlines for your chosen categories. You will only receive these alerts when new news is available for your chosen categories.
To unsubscribe from our news alerts, or to alter any of your subscription details (name,e-mail address etc) please see
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newsalerts.php?changemydetails=y .
----------------------------------------------
** BREAST CANCER News **
Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Using Hip Bone Density
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116307.php
Measuring a woman's bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2008 issue of <i>CANCER</i>, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
----------------------------------------------
** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Veterans With Asbestos-Related Breathing Diseases May Be Entitled To Compensation From The Federal Government, Canada
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116350.php
The Lung Association recommends that navy veterans who worked on ships or shipyards during the Second World War and up until the 1970s to see their doctor for an examination. These veterans may have been exposed to asbestos and may have an asbestos-related breathing disease as a result.
Rectal Cancer Patients Benefit From Minimally Invasive Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116318.php
A group of Houston colorectal surgeons have conducted one of the largest studies to date of the patient benefits of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, leaving behind no markers for cancer.
$8.5M Gift Received By American Cancer Society To Finance Thyroid Cancer Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116281.php
The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization, has received a gift of $8.5 million from a single anonymous donor. The contribution, one of the largest individual scientific research gifts in the Society's 95-year history, will be earmarked for targeted investigation into a genetic disorder that leads to a high lifetime risk of several types of cancer, most often thyroid cancer.
New York Times Examines Congressional Black Caucus' Position On Tobacco Regulation Bill
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116273.php
The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/business/25menthol.html" target="_new"><cite>New York Times</cite></a> on Friday examined how a "rift has opened in the 43-member" <a href="http://www.
Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee McCain Discusses Cancer Issues At Ohio Event
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116262.php
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. <a href="http://www.health08.org/candidates/mccain.cfm" target="_new">John McCain</a> (Ariz.) on Thursday discussed issues related to cancer at a town hall meeting in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, the <a href="http://www.
Plasma DNA Level Is A Reliable Marker Of Recurrent Esophageal Cancer, Study Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116246.php
New research published in the July issue of the <i>Journal of the American College of Surgeons</i> shows elevated plasma DNA is a reliable marker of recurrent esophageal cancer. The study also suggests that plasma DNA levels rise before clinical evidence of cancer recurrence in the majority of patients.
England And Wales Lead Reduction In Cancer Deaths And Increase In Cancer Spend
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116089.php
A comprehensive analysis, published in the online journal <i>ecancermedicalscience</i>, has detailed how cancer death rates in developed countries have fallen substantially in the last 20 years, despite a general increase in the prevalence of cancer.
----------------------------------------------
** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
No news for this category today.
----------------------------------------------
** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Rectal Cancer Patients Benefit From Minimally Invasive Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116318.php
A group of Houston colorectal surgeons have conducted one of the largest studies to date of the patient benefits of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, leaving behind no markers for cancer.
----------------------------------------------
** LUNG CANCER News **
No news for this category today.
----------------------------------------------
** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
No news for this category today.
----------------------------------------------
** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Cognitive Effects May Be Experienced By Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Hormone Therapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116305.php
A recent review of the literature has found that hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in patients--such as in the ability to recall and concentrate.
Marketing Authorization Application For Satraplatin Is To Be Withdrawn
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116301.php
GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC, NASDAQ: GPCB) reported that the Company has been informed by its partner for satraplatin in Europe that they plan to withdraw the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for satraplatin plus prednisone for the treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients whose prior chemotherapy has failed.
Key Prostate Motion Management Experience Using The Calypso® Medical's 4D Localization System To Be Presented At The 50th AAPM Annual Meeting
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116296.php
Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc. (Calypso Medical) has announced that eight new abstracts will be presented on prostate motion management in radiation therapy using the Calypso® 4D Localization System (Calypso System) at the AAPM annual scientific meeting July 27-31, 2008 in Houston, Texas.
Strategic Plan For Research Into Benign Prostate Disease Published By NIDDK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116282.php
For the first time, a strategic plan for research into benign prostate disease, based on the latest scientific knowledge, has been published by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
-------------------------------------------------------------
You are receiving this news alert e-mail because you subscribed via an online form on our web site. If you wish to unsubscribe, please visit
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newsalerts.php?changemydetails=y .
No comments:
Post a Comment