07.27.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 12:54 pm by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
Hormone therapy doesn't appear to help older men with early prostate cancer, though the drugs can benefit other men with the disease.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 12:54 pm by American Cancer Society :: News and Features
Early trial results show that the experimental drug abiraterone can significantly reduce the
size of prostate cancer tumors.
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07.24.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 5:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Is Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women? As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates. The authors of this study, however, found it to be as safe to perform large-volume breast reductions in morbidly obese women as slimmer patients.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new technology developed by Z-Tech Inc.
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07.23.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfort - lidocaine gel," said the trial's principal investigator, Colleen Lambertz, F.N.P., a nurse practitioner at St.
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07.22.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The American Society of Breast Disease announces the opening of a career center to link breast healthcare professionals across all specialties with employers and educational opportunities. The new feature at the Society's web site at http://www.asbd.org will provide free listings of fellowships, residencies, as well as international and domestic volunteer opportunities.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 4:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Canadian researchers have discovered that there is a low risk of adverse effect from reducing pre-op chemo by up to 25%, according to findings published in the online journal ecancermedicalscience.
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07.21.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Biocon Limited, India's pioneering biotechnology company, and Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, announced the launch of ABRAXANE? (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in India for the treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination therapy for metastatic disease or relapse within six months of adjuvant chemotherapy.
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07.19.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
A federal grant will allow Johns Hopkins researchers to purchase a powerful $2 million computer that will speed up their efforts to find new ways to diagnose and treat brain disease, heart illnesses, cancer and other medical ailments.
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