06.28.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cancer News
A new computerized test called the ThinPrep Imager detects more high-grade cervical cancers than a conventional Pap smear, Australian researchers report.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cancer News
It's a tip waiters and bartenders could do without.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Breast Cancer News
Women can look to their mothers and sisters to help determine their chances of survival from breast cancer, new research suggests.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 pm by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer who receive an initial high dose of chemotherapy before their treatment begins can expect an increase in overall survival, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 pm by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer who receive an initial high dose of chemotherapy before their treatment begins can expect an increase in overall survival, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 10:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Recent findings that indicate young black women are more likely than white women to develop an aggressive form of breast cancer that is not responsive to many cancer treatments have "prompted a flurry of research," the Washington Post reports. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced preliminary results from two open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trials supporting the potential use of Xcytrin(R) (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, the company's lead product candidate, in combination with Alimta(R) (pemetrexed) and in combination with Taxotere(R) (docetaxel) as a second-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced preliminary results from two open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trials supporting the potential use of Xcytrin(R) (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, the company's lead product candidate, in combination with Alimta(R) (pemetrexed) and in combination with Taxotere(R) (docetaxel) as a second-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
A clinical trial for a much needed treatment option for pain associated with fibrocystic breast disease, is in progress nationwide. The severely debilitating symptoms such as breast pain, affects about 26 million women in the United States alone but is often left untreated leaving women feeling hopeless. [click link for full article]
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06.27.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:00 pm by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
New adjuvant treatments for breast cancer are cost-effective at improving survival, according to two new studies. Published in the August 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the two studies looked at the cost-effectiveness of different drugs for the management of adjuvant therapies for early breast cancer. [click link for full article]
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