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Thyroid Cancer Radio Iodine Treatment; Who Is Receiving It And Why?
Aug 17, 2011
Radioactive iodine usage after thyroid surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer is up, but there are few guidelines outlining proper dosages and usage. So what is it and what do patients and health providers need to know? First, your thyroid gland absorbs nearly all of the iodine in your blood... Read More
Childbearing May Increase Risk Of Hormone Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer In African-American Women
Aug 17, 2011
African-American women are at higher risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer, one of the most difficult subtypes to treat, but this risk could be ameliorated somewhat by breast-feeding their children. "African-American women are more likely to have had a greater number of full-term births and less likely to have breast-fed their babies," said Julie Palmer, Sc.D... Read More
Researchers Discover Five Inherited Genetic Variants That Could Help Identify The Most Lethal Prostate Cancers
Aug 17, 2011
An international team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified five inherited genetic variants that are strongly associated with aggressive, lethal prostate cancer... Read More
Researchers Discover Antibody That May Help Detect Ovarian Cancer In Its Earliest Stages
Aug 17, 2011
Using a new approach to developing biomarkers for the very early detection of ovarian cancer, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified a molecule in the bloodstream of infertile women that could one day be used to screen for those at high risk for the disease or even those with early-stage ovarian cancer... Read More
More Evidence That Caffeine Lowers Risk Of Skin Cancer
Aug 17, 2011
There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way of preventing harmful sun damage or skin cancer. A new Rutgers study strengthens the theory that caffeine guards against certain skin cancers at the molecular level by inhibiting a protein enzyme in the skin, known as ATR... Read More
Confirmation That Vitamin D Acts As A Protective Agent Against The Advance Of Colon Cancer
Aug 17, 2011
A study conducted by VHIO researchers confirms that a lack of vitamin D increases the aggressiveness of colon cancer. The indication that vitamin D and its derivatives have a protective effect against various types of cancer is not new... Read More
Thyroid Cancer Treatment Varies By Hospital
Aug 17, 2011
Where thyroid cancer patients go for care plays a large role in whether they receive radioactive iodine treatment, a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds. While the size and severity of the tumor also played a role in treatment, researchers found unexplained hospital factors had a significant impact on radioactive iodine use... Read More
Chicago's South Side Suffers Most From Unhealthy Neighborhoods
Aug 17, 2011
The south and southwest sides of Chicago suffer the most in terms of residents' health and access to basic health resources, according to a new study of 77 Chicago neighborhoods... Read More
Promising New Prostate Cancer Screening Test
Aug 17, 2011
A new prostate screening test developed by AnalizaDx, Inc... Read More
Relationship Between 2 Mutated Genes Can Dictate Outcome Of Prostate Cancer
Aug 17, 2011
Of the 250,000 American men who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, very few of them - about 1 percent - will develop lethal, metastatic disease. Finding a way to distinguish between this small cohort and the majority of patients who will develop an indolent, non-lethal form of prostate cancer is a key goal in prostate cancer research... Read More
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