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** BREAST CANCER News **
In Asian Women Risk Of Breast Cancer Mutations Underestimated
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121323.php
Oncologist Allison Kurian, MD, and her colleagues at the Stanford University School of Medicine were perplexed. Computer models designed to identify women who might have dangerous genetic mutations that increase their risk of breast and ovarian cancer worked well for white women.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Killing Two Birds With One Stone
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121353.php
A formula has been developed to assign utility values to quality of life profiles described by the English and Chinese versions of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), which is a commonly used questionnaire in cancer care and research.
Gynecologic Cancer Treatment Center - Dana-Farber/Brigham And Women's Cancer Center
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121325.php
The Gynecologic Oncology Program is a service of the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center - a collaboration of one of the world's leading cancer institutes with one of the world's leading hospitals.
New Cancer Stem Cell Marker Identified By OU Cancer Institute
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121316.php
After years of working toward this goal, scientists at the OU Cancer Institute have found a way to isolate cancer stem cells in tumors so they can target the cells and kill them, keeping cancer from returning.
Journal Editorial Documents Dramatic Increase In Survival Since The 1980s, Says The IMF
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121311.php
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) - supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians - has said survival outcomes have improved dramatically for patients with multiple myeloma, cancer in the bone marrow that affects blood cell production.
Bringing Resources And Hope To People With Cancer - AACR And The Wellness Community Partner To Provide Resources And Support
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121303.php
The American Association for Cancer Research and The Wellness Community are collaborating to combine their respective scientific integrity and extensive educational resources to reach out to cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones.
Antidepressants May Help Fight Cancer By Boosting Body's Immune Response
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121299.php
A comprehensive review of current scientific literature, published in the peer-reviewed journal <i>ecancer,</i> has suggested that antidepressants can help the human body fight cancer by boosting its own immune response, amongst other mechanisms.
Patent For Manufacturing Radio Isotopes At Delft University Of Technology
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121216.php
Thanks to a newly-developed technology at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, global shortages of radio isotopes for cancer diagnosis could be a thing of the past. This is the message from Prof.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
No news for this category today.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
PET Scans Lead To Treatment Changes In Majority Of Colorectal Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121329.php
In the largest multi-institutional study to date examining the impact of positron emission tomography (PET) in changing disease management of individuals with suspected recurrent colorectal cancer, researchers found that treatment plans were changed for more than half of patients, according to an article in the September issue of <i>The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
Journal Editorial Documents Dramatic Increase In Survival Since The 1980s, Says The IMF
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/121311.php
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) - supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians - has said survival outcomes have improved dramatically for patients with multiple myeloma, cancer in the bone marrow that affects blood cell production.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
What Men Know About Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120791.php
Men most at risk of getting prostate cancer don't know much about the disease, potentially delaying diagnosis and treatment, according to a research paper in the latest issue of the <a href="http://www.
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