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** BREAST CANCER News **
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Separate Submission Of Standard Lymphadenectomy In 6 Packets Versus En Bloc Lymphadenectomy In Bladder Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118397.php
UroToday.com - The practice of lymphadenectomy during radical cystectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer is not standardized. There is a wide variation in the number of nodes retrieved. Recent studies suggest that both the number of nodes removed and the method of submission of lymph node specimens affect the treatment outcome.
Helping Tumor Cells Not To Stick To The Wound During Surgical Removal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118391.php
Sometimes during surgery to remove a tumor, cells become detached from the bulk of the tumor. In a small number of cases, these tumor cells stick to cells at the site of the surgical wound and go on to form a secondary tumor, having an enormous negative impact on the survival and quality of life of the patient.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Helping Tumor Cells Not To Stick To The Wound During Surgical Removal
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118391.php
Sometimes during surgery to remove a tumor, cells become detached from the bulk of the tumor. In a small number of cases, these tumor cells stick to cells at the site of the surgical wound and go on to form a secondary tumor, having an enormous negative impact on the survival and quality of life of the patient.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Consistent PSA Screening Results In Better Prognosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118439.php
Recently, PSA or prostate-specific antigen, screening made headlines when a US Preventive Task Force recommended that men over the age 75 discontinue screening for prostate cancer. While there is currently no definitive data regarding improvement in survival from screening for prostate cancer using the PSA test, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have now shown that men who had been screened for a longer period of time using PSA tests were less likely to have adverse features of prostate cancer at the time of diagnosis.
Alternative Nonsteroidal Antiandrogen Therapy For Advanced Prostate Cancer That Relapsed After Initial Maximum Androgen Blockade
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118400.php
UroToday.com - In the September, 2008 issue of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Hiroyoshi Suzuki and Japanese collaborators reported that following maximum androgen blockade (MAB) for prostate cancer (CaP), the use of alternative nonsteroidal antiandrogens is effective for treating relapsed disease.
The Influence Of Serial Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening On The PSA Velocity At Diagnosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118399.php
UroToday.com - The PSA test is now a widely used test for screening men for prostate cancer in the United States. Since it was first introduced more than 20 years ago, the most common presentation of a man with newly diagnosed prostate cancer has changed dramatically.
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