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Significant Cost Savings Associated With Emergence Of Prospective Surveillance Model As Standard Of Care For Breast Cancer Treatment
Jan 09, 2012
Early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema by a physical therapist can significantly reduce costs and the need for intensive rehabilitation, according to an article published in the January issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)... Read More
Fibroblasts Contribute To Melanoma Tumor Growth, Say Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers
Jan 09, 2012
Fibroblasts, cells that play a role in the structural framework of tissues, play an apparent role in melanoma tumor growth. Fibroblasts also contribute to melanoma drug resistance and may also facilitate the "flare" response when a tumor's metabolism is enhanced following a patient being removed from a targeted therapy, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla. Alexander R... Read More
Thyroid Surgically Removed, But No Cancer Found - Argentine President Cristina Fernández De Kirchner
Jan 08, 2012
Just after Christmas, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was told she had thyroid cancer (papillary carcinoma), the thyroid gland was surgically removed on January 4th, laboratory results now show that there were no cancerous cells - she did not have cancer. Experts say this can occur in approximately 2% of cases and was not a diagnosis error... Read More
Cancer Deaths - Enormous Drop Over Last 20 Years, USA
Jan 08, 2012
Over the last twenty years, more than one million deaths from cancer have been avoided, researchers reported in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Death rates for the most common cancers, including colon, breast, prostate and lung cancers have been dropping steadily year after year... Read More
Antiestrogen Supplements Might Reduce Melanoma Risk
Jan 08, 2012
According to an investigation published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, antiestrogen supplements may lower the risk of women with breast cancer developing melanoma. The Swiss Research Foundation against Cancer, a nonprofit group, funded the investigation... Read More
Proton Therapy Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment
Jan 08, 2012
Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new studies published in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology.Biology.Physics (Red Journal), the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) official scientific journal... Read More
New Drug Screening Identifies Chemical Agents With Potent Anti-Cancer Activity
Jan 08, 2012
Drugs already approved for clinical use across a variety of therapeutic categories can be screened to identify effective agents for thyroid cancer according to a recent study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). These findings could rapidly be implemented into a clinical trial to test how effective the treatment would be... Read More
Cell-CT: A New Dimension In Breast Cancer Research
Jan 08, 2012
Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern... Read More
Dialysis Treatments Go Green
Jan 08, 2012
Solar power can help offset high utility costs and make hemodialysis treatments more environmentally friendly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings point the way to a 'green dialysis' future where utilities and other consumables are no longer taken for granted but are used and reused wisely... Read More
Antiestrogen Supplements Might Reduce Melanoma Risk
Jan 08, 2012
According to an investigation published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, antiestrogen supplements may lower the risk of women with breast cancer developing melanoma. The Swiss Research Foundation against Cancer, a nonprofit group, funded the investigation... Read More
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