Cancer Diagnosis News for 11/21/2008
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| New pill helps patients with lung cancer (Denver Post) Some advanced lung-cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests... | ||
Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier (AP via Yahoo! News) Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy... | ||
Cancer Research UK : Cancer Research UK welcomes new NHS drugs deal Cancer Research UK has welcomed the move, which will mean that branded drugs will be more fairly priced and industry innovations will be rewarded, making drugs more affordable and giving patients faster access to new treatments. ... | ||
Blood test can detect colon cancer (UPI) TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An Israeli researcher says he has developed a simple early-warning, painless and inexpensive blood test to detect colon cancer... | ||
Lung cancer pill may get second chance after tests (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The lung cancer pill Iressa has shown surprising results for patients with advanced disease where it has been at least as effective as a standard chemotherapy treatment, researchers reported on Thursday... | ||
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer screening detects 40 percent of cancers and should be carefully planned to be more effective, say Finnish Cancer Registry researchers... | ||
Thousands of cancer patients dying in UK unnecessarily - Telegraph.co.uk
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Finding Ways to Help Children With Cancer (New York Times) A research coordinator, acupuncturist and chef talks about her work at the Integrative Therapies Program for Children With Cancer at Columbia University Medical Center... | ||
START cancer center nearing the finish - San Antonio Express
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MichaelMoore.com : Couple Fights Insurance Over Cancer Treatment Couple Fights Insurance Over Cancer Treatment. Procedures Denied For Being Experimental. KMBC. Kansas City, Mo. -- We rely on our insurance company to take care of our medical needs. But what if your health insurance company denies your ... | ||
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecogniz. ( Finnish study . People whose fecal occult blood test indicated the presence of blood w.,Colorectal,Cancer,Screens,Detect,Unrecognized,Disease,medicine,medical news today,latest medical news,medical newsletters,current medical news,latest medicine ... | ||
Laura Bush in Panama to promote cancer research - The Associated Press
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Benefits From Shopping Site - MarketWatch
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Inhibiting Protein May Keep Cancer Cells From Refueling (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research on mice suggests inhibiting a protein that allows certain tumor cells to refuel may prove to be key to cancer-fighting treatments... | ||
American Cancer Society to honor Huntsman Sr. - Salt Lake Tribune
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Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier LONDON (AP) - Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed ... | ||
FuturePundit: Raw Cruciferous Vegetables Cut Lung Cancer Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. - The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual ... | ||
Exercise bikes may cause cancer: Sci-Tech: News: News24 News24: Sci-Tech: News: Exercise bikes may cause cancer: Handgrips on 12 out of 15 exercise bikes tested in Germany were found to contain substances that can cause cancer, a consumer safety group says... | ||
ksl.com - Americans finding alternative cancer treatments in Mexico Dr. Salvador Vargas is the man behind the Betania West Cancer Clinic. "We do radiation, we do chemo, we do surgery, we do immunotherapy. People think we are alternative, we do things different. We don't," he said. ... | ||
European Regulator Rejects Bristol-Myers Breast Cancer Drug (Fox News) European Regulator Rejects Bristol-Myers Breast Cancer Drug.. | ||
Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier - The Associated Press
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Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of treating colorectal cancer can vary by tens of thousands of dollars per patient... | ||
Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted - The Associated Press
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Laura Bush in Panama to promote cancer research (AP via Yahoo! News) Laura Bush is in Panama to promote breast cancer research... | ||
Cellhut Is Donating To Breast Cancer Research Through Unlocked . - PR Web (press release)
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Kennedy to be honored by American Cancer Society - Wakefield Observer
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Study: Vitamins E and C Fail to Prevent Cancer in Men - New York Times
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Our cancer shame: '10000 Britons die needlessly every year as GPs . More than 10000 people die needlessly each year because their cancers are not diagnosed in time, a study says... | ||
Carbon nanotubes detect lung cancer markers in the breath Using an array of nanotube devices, each coated with a different organic material, researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology have developed diagnostic system that may be able to diagnose lung cancer simply by sampling a ... | ||
New compounds break up cancer-causing protein STAT3 and destroy . Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors... |
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