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No Clear Evidence That Decline In HRT Use Linked To Fall In Breast Cancer
Mar 15, 2013
Time trends and stats neither support nor refute this claim, say researchers There is no clear evidence that the decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is linked to a reported fall in the numbers of new cases of breast cancer, as has been claimed, suggests a study in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care... Read More
Radiation Raises Breast Cancer Survivors' Risk Of Heart Disease Slightly
Mar 14, 2013
Breast cancer patients who undergo radiation therapy have a slightly increased risk of ischemic heart disease within five years, and the risk persists for at least twenty years, researchers from Oxford University, England, the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark, reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine)... Read More
Reducing Your Risk Of Colon Cancer: Five Facts About The Number Two Cancer Killer
Mar 14, 2013
March Is Colon Cancer Awareness Month Colon cancer, the number two cancer killer in the United States, is often preventable and highly curable. "It's important for people to understand that with proper screening, colon cancer can not only be detected early, but often can be prevented from developing," says Dr... Read More
Cervical Cancer Patients More Likely To Survive If Treated At High-Volume Medical Facilities
Mar 14, 2013
Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer have better treatment outcomes and are more likely to survive the disease if they receive care at a high-volume medical center than patients treated at low-volume facilities, according to research presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's annual meeting on women's cancers in Los Angeles... Read More
High Quality CT Colonography Can Be Maintained With Reduced Radiation
Mar 14, 2013
A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found it's possible to maintain high-quality CT colonography diagnostic images while reducing the radiation dose. This is important as the use of CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, becomes more widely used for colorectal cancer screenings. Through his research, Kevin J. Chang, M.D... Read More
Radiotherapy-Associated Oral Mucositis: Promising New Drug Offers Treatment And Protection
Mar 14, 2013
Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer treatment. In some cancer patients treated with radiation, the mouth sores known as oral mucositis become so severe that feeding tubes are required for nutrition and narcotics are needed for pain... Read More
Findings Do Not Support The Use Of Darbepoetin Alfa To Treat Anemic Heart Failure Patients
Mar 14, 2013
Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found that a commonly used drug to treat anemia in heart failure patients does not improve patients' health, nor does it reduce their risk of death from heart failure... Read More
STREAM Trial: Treatment With Tenecteplase Before Hospital Transfer Benefits Some
Mar 14, 2013
A clot-busting therapy may benefit some heart attack patients who cannot have immediate angioplasty, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session... Read More
Survival Differences In Advanced Cancer Not Linked To Medicare Spending
Mar 14, 2013
Substantial regional variation in Medicare spending for patients with advanced cancer is not linked to differences in survival, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cancer care accounts for approximately 10% of Medicare spending, and costs are highest for cancer patients with late-stage disease... Read More
Researchers Predict Unfavorable Outcomes In Surgical Patients With Brain Tumor, Low T3
Mar 14, 2013
In a study of 90 patients undergoing surgery for brain tumor, researchers in Lithuania (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) and the United States (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard University) have discovered that the finding of low T3 (triiodothyronine) syndrome is predictive of unfavorable clinical outcomes and depressive symptoms... Read More
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