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Drug Does Not Significantly Reduce Risk Of Death Among Patients With Severe Sepsis
Mar 19, 2013
Administration of the drug eritoran to patients with severe sepsis and septic shock failed to demonstrate a significant effect on reducing all-cause 28-day mortality or 1-year mortality, compared with placebo, according to a study in the March 20 issue of JAMA... Read More
False-Positive Mammograms Can Cause Long-Term Stress
Mar 19, 2013
Women who have a false-positive mammogram outcome - when breast cancer is confirmed and then later ruled out with more testing - can suffer from long-lasting stress and anxiety for nearly three years after the wrong diagnosis, a new study suggests... Read More
Gene Profile May Help Identify Risk For Hormone-Sensitive, Hormone-Insensitive Breast Cancer
Mar 19, 2013
Levels of 13 genes elevated in unaffected breasts of women with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer... Read More
In Prostate Cancer, PCa Markers Improve Predictive Performance Of Existing Clinical Variables
Mar 19, 2013
A genetic score based on PCa risk-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is an independent predictor of prostate biopsy outcomes, suggest the results of a new study conducted by a group from the Department of Urology Huashan Hospital, Fudan University in Shanghai, China... Read More
Incidence And Mortality Of PCa After Termination Of PSA-Based Screening
Mar 19, 2013
Men who participate in biennial PSA based screening have a lower risk of being diagnosed as well as dying from prostate cancer up to 9 years after their last PSA test, according to the results of a new study presented at the 28th Annual EAU Congress in Milan A joint Swedish-UK study aimed to examined the risk of developing prostate cancer after last invitation to screening... Read More
Lifestyle That Protects Heart May Also Reduce Cancer Risk
Mar 19, 2013
A lifestyle that conforms to 7 steps recommended to protect against heart disease may also reduce risk of cancer, according to new research published online this week in the American Heart Association (AHA) journal Circulation... Read More
A Protein Helps Prostate Cancer Cells Resist Hormone Therapy Making It An Attractive Biomarker And Therapeutic Target
Mar 19, 2013
Hormonal therapies can help control advanced prostate cancer for a time. However, for most men, at some point their prostate cancer eventually stops responding to further hormonal treatment. This stage of the disease is called androgen-insensitive or castration-resistant prostate cancer... Read More
Epigenetic Changes Found To Play A Key Role In Development Of Chemo Resistance In Bladder Cancer
Mar 19, 2013
At the 28th Annual EAU Congress W. Tan and colleagues presented their study on neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy which showed that epigenetic changes are potential key drivers in the development of chemo resistance in bladder cancer. Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy is recommended for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer... Read More
Lymph Node And Distant Metastases Occur Even In Small Kidney Tumors, New Study Advocates Treatment
Mar 19, 2013
Small kidney tumours have an agressive potential and should be treated, according to the results of a large multicentre study presented at the 28th Annual EAU Congress in Milan... Read More
News From The Annals Of Family Medicine: March/April 2013
Mar 19, 2013
False-Positive Mammography Results Cause Significant Long-Term Psychological Harm False-positive results are a common unintended harmful effect of breast cancer screening mammography - the cumulative risk in Europe and the United States of false positives in 10 screening rounds ranges from 20 to 60 percent - and they have long-term psychosocial consequences... Read More
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