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Stress And How Breast Cancer Patients Manage It Can Affect Brain Function Even Before Chemotherapy Begins
Apr 13, 2012
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer can experience cognitive declines, such as decreased verbal fluency or loss of memory and attention. Often experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy, the declines have become known as "chemo brain." However, a health psychologist at the University of Missouri says "chemo brain" isn't always to blame... Read More
Proteomic Biomarker Analysis Of Lung Cancer Tissue Samples Published
Apr 13, 2012
In a scientific paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers from SomaLogic and the University of Washington in Seattle describe the first application of the SOMAscanTM proteomic assay technology to tissue samples... Read More
Assessing The Health Of Young Adult Cancer Survivors Requires A Unique Approach
Apr 13, 2012
Childhood cancer survivors are living longer and there is an urgent need for better, more comprehensive ways to evaluate their health-related quality of life and need for psychosocial services, according to a review article in Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology (JAYAO), a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc... Read More
Huntington's Disease Lowers Cancer Risk
Apr 12, 2012
Patients with Huntington's disease have a considerably lower risk of developing cancer, researchers from Lund University, and Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, reported in the journal Lancet Oncology. The same applies to other polyQ (polyglutamine) diseases, the authors added... Read More
Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives And Is Cost-Effective
Apr 12, 2012
A study published in the April issue of Health Affairs reveals that thousands of lives could be saved at a fairly low cost if commercial insurers routinely covered lung cancer screening. In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths each year - killing over 150,000 individuals... Read More
Blood Tests Might Miss Rare Circulating Tumor Cells
Apr 12, 2012
The Ohio State University uses two different approaches to visualize circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and other unusual circulating cells, with both epithelial and hematopoietic characteristics in metastatic breast cancer (mBC) for their new research... Read More
US Cancer Patients Live 2 Years Longer Than Their European Counterparts
Apr 12, 2012
The average American cancer patients lives about two years longer than their opposite number in Europe, says a news report issued by Health Affairs. The authors explain that the higher US costs in cancer therapies appear to have paid off, compared to medical treatments and cancer survival outcomes in Europe... Read More
For Some Leukemia Patients Who Fail Induction Therapy, Chemotherapy Proves Life-Saving
Apr 12, 2012
An international study found that bone marrow transplants are not the best option for some young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who fail to attain clinical remission after the initial weeks of intense chemotherapy known as induction therapy... Read More
Fighting Prostate Cancer With Botanical Formula
Apr 12, 2012
A non-toxic, botanical formula controls aggressive human prostate tumors in mice, according to a peer-reviewed study in the The International Journal of Oncology. Researchers at Indiana University, Methodist Research Institute, showed the prostate formula significantly suppresses tumor growth in aggressive, hormone-refractory (androgen-independent) human prostate cancer cells... Read More
Following Care Guidelines For Common Cancers
Apr 12, 2012
A majority of Michigan oncology practices participating in a statewide consortium followed treatment guidelines for common cancers, but had gaps in managing symptoms and end-of-life care, according to a new study... Read More
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