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Less Invasive Lung Cancer Staging Looks Promising
Type: Articles
A less invasive method for finding out whether lung cancer has spread to the lymph nodes could prevent many unnecessary operations, a new study suggests.
This process, called staging, is usually done via a major operation called a thoracotomy....
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Vaccine Studied for Deadly Brain Cancer
Type: Breakthroughs
Adding a new vaccine to standard therapy extended survival for people with the most deadly type of brain cancer in a small study.
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center report...
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Cost-Conscious Cancer Survivors Skip Care
Type: Articles
Millions of Americans with a history of cancer, particularly people under age 65, are delaying or skimping on medical care because of worries about the cost of treatment, a new study suggests
The finding raises troubling questions about the...
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U.S. Cancer Costs Double in Two Decades
Type: Industry News
The cost of treating cancer in the United States almost doubled between 1987 and 2005, with private insurers taking on a greater share of the cost, a new study finds.
Researchers led by Florence Tangka, a health economist at the U.S. Centers...
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Earlier Detection of Breast Cancer May Be Possible
Type: Articles
A blood test may indicate that women have breast cancer as many as 17 months before they're diagnosed with the disease, new research suggests. Researchers made the discovery while looking for markers in the blood that could detect breast cancer...
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Moving Closer to a Urine Test for Colon Cancer
Type: Breakthroughs
Screening could complement or reduce need for colonoscopy, researchers say
It may be possible to develop a urine test to screen for colon cancer, a new study suggests.
Researchers analyzed urine samples from 60 people with colon cancer and...
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Hops Compound May Prevent Prostate Cancer
Type: Articles
The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.
"We hope that one day we can demonstrate that xanthohumol prevents prostate cancer development, first...
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Drug Shows Promise As New Treatment For Gut Tumor
Type: Articles
A drug that is already an approved therapy for some cancers also might be an effective secondary treatment for a rare tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, according to a team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute...
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New Hope For Therapy In Heartburn-Related Cancer
Type: Articles
Cancer of the gullet, or oesophagus, is one of the ten most common cancers in the Western world, and there have been recent alarming increases in the number of cases each year in the US and UK. There is no good treatment, and sufferers frequently...
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Cancer Vaccines - The debate over HPV inoculations
Type: Industry News
It's being called a cancer vaccine for women — and a landmark to boot. But it could equally be seen as a vaccine against sexually transmitted disease and the likelihood is that it will be just as effective in men.
That's because Merck Frosst's...
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