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Neuroendocrine cancer halted by chemo-radionuclide therapy
Jun 11, 2014
Advanced cancer of the neuroendocrine system can lead to dismal prognoses, but a novel therapy is packing a punch by uniting powerful radionuclide treatment and chemotherapy drugs, revealed... Read More
Looking for savings in health care
Jun 11, 2014
Reducing Maternal Mortality In Zambia and Uganda. Margaret E. Kruk of Columbia University and co-authors assessed the effectiveness of Saving Mothers, Giving Life, a new global public-private... Read More
Antibody-based molecular imaging agent homes in on newly targeted cell receptor that hints at more aggressive breast cancers and potential therapy
Jun 11, 2014
For years researchers have been developing molecular imaging techniques that visualize hormonally active breast cancer cells - specifically those testing positive for human epidermal growth factor... Read More
Physical activity plays a role in improving breast cancer outcomes
Jun 11, 2014
Physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis has been linked with prolonged survival and improved quality of life, but most participants in a large breast cancer study did not meet national... Read More
Injection timing and increased dose of a common imaging agent boosts detection of advanced malignancy of the breast and lymph nodes
Jun 11, 2014
Patients with advanced breast cancer that may have spread to their lymph nodes could benefit from a more robust dose of a molecular imaging agent called Tc-99m filtered sulfur colloid when undergoing... Read More
More cancer diagnosed with presurgical SPECT/CT
Jun 11, 2014
Startling data from an international multi-center trial provide growing evidence that sentinel node imaging is more effectively accomplished with hybrid functional imaging with single photon emission... Read More
Novel molecular imaging techniques combined to predict spread of cancer and patient survival based on outlier cancer cells in the blood
Jun 11, 2014
A simple noninvasive blood test matched with state-of-the-art molecular imaging of individual cells could help oncologists understand their patients' chances of survival, say researchers at the... Read More
Could red meat consumption increase breast cancer risk?
Jun 11, 2014
Is there a link between red meat intake and breast cancer? A new study investigating dietary protein sources in early adulthood suggests that there could be. Read More
It may be possible to reverse resistance to lung cancer targeted therapy
Jun 11, 2014
Up to 40 percent of lung cancer patients do not respond to a targeted therapy designed to block tumor growth - a puzzling clinical setback that researchers have long tried to solve. Read More
Insight into the benefits and limitations of cervical cancer screening
Jun 11, 2014
Should U.S. women be screened for cervical cancer with Pap tests, HPV tests or both? Read More
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