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Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of ...
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Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer treatment. In some cancer patients treated with radiation, the mouth sores known as oral mucositis become so severe that feeding tubes are required for nutrition and narcotics are needed for pain...
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The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center is urging US Navy Veterans who have been diagnosed with any kind of lung cancer to call them immediately if they were exposed to asbestos while serving on a US Navy ship, because there can be significant financial compensation for these types lung cancer victims. For more information victims of lung cancer, or their family members are encouraged to contact ...
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Attaching chains of the small molecule ADP-ribose to proteins is important for a cell's survival and the repair of DNA damage, making this process a promising target for the development of new cancer drugs...
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In laboratory studies, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found that stem cells from a patient's own fat may have the potential to deliver new treatments directly into the brain after the surgical removal of a glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor...
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In a study of 90 patients undergoing surgery for brain tumor, researchers in Lithuania (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences) and the United States (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard University) have discovered that the finding of low T3 (triiodothyronine) syndrome is predictive of unfavorable clinical outcomes and depressive symptoms...
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Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive imaging agent that assists doctors in locating lymph nodes in breast cancer or melanoma patients who are having tumor-draining lymph nodes removed, has been approved by the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Lymphatic fluid flows from the body's tissues and is filtered by the lymph nodes...
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Substantial regional variation in Medicare spending for patients with advanced cancer is not linked to differences in survival, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cancer care accounts for approximately 10% of Medicare spending, and costs are highest for cancer patients with late-stage disease...
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Showing improvement on memory or reasoning tests, but no longer necessarily in daily functioning, could lead to approvals.
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It's the spread of the original cancer tumor that kills most people. That's why cancer researchers vigorously search for drugs that can prevent metastases, the spread of cancer. Scientist have found a chemical compound that controls cell migration and adhesion, two important characteristics of metastatic cancer cells. The team recently published an article describing how the first-in-class compound acts on various cells.
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