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Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma - Radiotherapy Does Not Undermine Outcomes
Jun 26, 2012
Researchers have found that limited radiotherapy for children with favorable-risk Hodgkin lymphoma who are responsive to chemotherapy, was linked to a high rate of 2-year event-free survival. The study, conducted by Monika L. Metzger, M.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., is published in the June 27 issue of JAMA... Read More
Quebec Government Favors Euthanasia
Jun 26, 2012
After two years of consultations and research the Dying with Dignity commission of the Quebec National Assembly has issued a new report recommending euthanasia. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, euthanasia is: "A quiet, painless death or the intentional putting to death of a person with an incurable or painful disease intended as an act of mercy.... Read More
Quebec Government Favors Euthanasia
Jun 26, 2012
After two years of consultations and research the Dying with Dignity commission of the Quebec National Assembly has issued a new report recommending euthanasia. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, euthanasia is: "A quiet, painless death or the intentional putting to death of a person with an incurable or painful disease intended as an act of mercy.... Read More
Smartphone App Improves Ovarian Tumor Database
Jun 26, 2012
When surgeons complete an operation, they often have to go away and immediately fill in records to upload to databases for programs that are tracking patient and disease outcomes to help current and future research and inform treatment decisions... Read More
Smartphone App Improves Ovarian Tumor Database
Jun 26, 2012
When surgeons complete an operation, they often have to go away and immediately fill in records to upload to databases for programs that are tracking patient and disease outcomes to help current and future research and inform treatment decisions... Read More
Smartphone App Improves Ovarian Tumor Database
Jun 26, 2012
When surgeons complete an operation, they often have to go away and immediately fill in records to upload to databases for programs that are tracking patient and disease outcomes to help current and future research and inform treatment decisions... Read More
New Cancer Vaccines Offer Hope To Millions
Jun 26, 2012
At present, Provenge - for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer - is the only cancer vaccine on the market and is only available in the United States. However, healthcare business analysts, GlobalData, predict that over the next six years there will be a significant increase in cancer vaccines... Read More
New Cancer Vaccines Offer Hope To Millions
Jun 26, 2012
At present, Provenge - for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer - is the only cancer vaccine on the market and is only available in the United States. However, healthcare business analysts, GlobalData, predict that over the next six years there will be a significant increase in cancer vaccines... Read More
Breast Cancer Risk May Be Reduced By Exercise, Even Mild Physical Activity
Jun 26, 2012
A new analysis has found that physical activity - either mild or intense and before or after menopause - may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight... Read More
Cheaper, Faster Diagnosis In Heterogeneous Disease Via Exome Sequencing
Jun 26, 2012
The first report of the diagnostic use of the technique of exome sequencing, where short sequences of DNA are analysed, shows that it can give good results at low cost, a researcher from The Netherlands told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics... Read More
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