03.30.07

Do You Want To Become A Cancer Researcher? AACR Annual Meeting Engages High School Scientists

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

It is never too early to start thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, especially if you want to be a cancer researcher. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is capturing the interest of aspiring young scientists during a special program for high school students at the Annual Meeting 2007, April 14-18, in Los Angeles, Calif. [click link for full article]

Computerized Reminders Boost Mammography Screening Rates

Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today

Findings of a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in Archives of Internal Medicine show that a computerized mail and phone reminder program can significantly increase the percentage of patients receiving preventive health services and improve the value of health care. [click link for full article]

ACS Recommends Women At High Risk For Breast Cancer Receive MRIs; MRI More Effective Than Mammogram In Detecting Tumors, Study Says

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today

Women at high risk of developing breast cancer should undergo magnetic resonance imaging scans annually in addition to regular mammograms, according to guidelines released on Wednesday by the American Cancer Society and a study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, the [click link for full article]

Mammogram Rates May Improve With Web-based Reminder System

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today

An administrative database that helps appointment secretaries remind women to have mammograms increased the breast cancer screening rate at one large group practice, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every one to two years, according to background information in the article. [click link for full article]

03.29.07

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Continues to Spark Debate (HealthDay)

Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cervical Cancer News

As 24 states consider laws that would require girls entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), the morality behind the move has taken center stage.

Women Without Regular Medical Care At Increased Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted in Uncategorized at 9:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

In North America, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer and is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancer. The high mortality is in part due to the difficulty of detecting and diagnosing this condition at an early stage.In this case-control study, Abenhaim and colleagues examined whether the frequency of medical visits and pelvic examinations and the type of health care provider visited had an effect on the risk of ovarian cancer. [click link for full article]

NHS Top Up Payments Should Be Allowed For Cancer Care, UK

Posted in Uncategorized at 5:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

A leading expert on modern day management of cancer is calling for the implementation of proper procedures that would allow NHS patients to top up cancer care in the private sector. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Karol Sikora said paying for cancer care was the new dilemma for the NHS. [click link for full article]

NICE Appeal Ruling On Velcade Signals Positive Step Forward, UK

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE) decision to review its own ruling denying patients NHS access to an important drug for the treatment of myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, has been hailed as a significant development by a coalition of cancer charities. [click link for full article]

Lack Of A Protein In Lung Tumors May Increase Risk Of Death

Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 pm by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today

A study of human lung tumors indicates that lung cancer patients who lack a particular protein may do more poorly than those with normal levels of that same protein.If the findings are verified in a clinical trial, the absence of the protein might be used to identify lung cancer patients who need more aggressive therapy after surgery. [click link for full article]

Herceptin Lawyers ‘appalled And Perplexed’ By NICE Refusal To Approve Drug For Cancer Sufferers, UK

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 pm by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today

The law firm, Irwin Mitchell, who fought successfully for the use of the drug Herceptin for breast cancer sufferers have said that they are 'appalled and perplexed' at the decision by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) not to recommend the use of the drug Alimta to treat cancer sufferers in the Appraisal Committee Document (ACD) issued today by NICE to the stakeholders for a consultation period that ends on the 8 May. [click link for full article]

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