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Bedside Assessment May Provide Better Outcomes For Older Cancer Patients
Oct 28, 2011
In geriatric medicine, the adage that age is just a number holds true. New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center uses a simple assessment tool to determine how well older adults diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can handle treatment... Read More
IVF May Be Tied To Ovarian Tumors Later In Life
Oct 27, 2011
A Dutch study suggests that stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs for in vitro fertilization or IVF, may increase the risk of developing ovarian tumors, some of which may become cancerous, later in life... Read More
Study Finds That Annual Screening With Chest X-Ray Does Not Reduce Rate Of Lung Cancer Deaths
Oct 27, 2011
In a trial that included more than 150,000 participants, those who underwent annual chest radiographic screening for up to 4 years did not have a significantly lower rate of death from lung cancer compared to participants who were not screened, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA... Read More
Clinical Trial Shows First Evidence That Anal Cancer Is Preventable
Oct 27, 2011
A large, international clinical trial led by doctors at the University of California, San Francisco indicates that a vaccine to prevent anal cancer is safe and effective, according to a study reported in the October 27, 2011 issue of New England Journal of Medicine... Read More
You Are What You Eat: Low Fat Diet With Fish Oil Slowed Growth Of Human Prostate Cancer Cells
Oct 27, 2011
A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional, high-fat Western diet... Read More
HPV Linked To Heart Problems In Women
Oct 26, 2011
Women infected with cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) appear also to be at increased for cardiovascular diseases and stroke, even in the absence of other more conventional risk factors, according to new research published in the 1 November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology... Read More
Smaller Melanoma Incisions For Melanomas Larger Than 2mm Have Same Recurrence Rates And Death As Larger Incisions
Oct 26, 2011
After controversies regarding which are the best surgical excision margins for skin melanomas thicker than 2 mm, a study published Online First by The Lancet indicates that a 2 cm excision margin is safe and sufficient, as results in similar levels of recurrence and death compare with that of 4 cm margin. Skin melanoma is rising by about 4% in both men and women in Sweden... Read More
Multidisciplinary Research Urged For Optimal Melanoma Surgery
Oct 26, 2011
In an editorial published in The Lancet, UNC Lineberger member David Ollila, MD, and co-author John Thompson, MD, of the Melanoma Institute Australia, praise a new study on optimal margins for melanoma surgery but urge researchers to bring new molecular and genetic techniques to bear on the question of how to minimize the need for more complex surgical techniques while maximi... Read More
Lung Cancer Screening CT Scans Useful In Identifying COPD
Oct 26, 2011
According to a study in the October 26 issue of JAMA researchers found that CT (computer tomographic) scans utilized for lung cancer screening showed that a significant proportion of current or former male smokers had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The finding suggests that CT scans could be utilized as an additional tool in detecting COPD... Read More
Linking Of Mutations In 12 Genes To Ovarian Cancer May Lead To More Effective Prevention
Oct 26, 2011
More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought. A rapid experimental method for screening genomes has located mutations in 12 genes for inherited cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes and peritoneum (the thin tissue lining the lower abdomen)... Read More
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