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Results of a phase II clinical trial, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, says that breast cancer patients who experience worsening of bone metastases during bisphosphonate therapy can improve pain control by switching to another bisphosphonate called Zometa (zoledronic acid).Researchers conducted the trial among 31 patients with metastatic breast cancer and wanted to see [...]
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Scientists helping to develop the next generation of cancer beating drugs say they have had a major breakthrough with their latest results. The new drugs would target an enzyme that helps cells divide; in cancer, this enzyme is called Aurora B. This enzyme can go into overdrive and possibly lead to uncontrolled and abnormal cell [...]
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Results from the largest study of men with prostate cancer treated with high-dose, intensity modulated radiation (IMRT) show that 89 percent of men were disease free eight years later. Patients were treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and classified into prognostic risk groups. After an average of eight years, 89 percent of the men in [...]
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‘America’s Sweetheart’ Julia Roberts has been alarmed ever since a mysterious mole showed up on the side of her right breast during a recent photo shoot. photographers spotted the blemish as they snapped the Pretty Woman star at a Hollywood tribute to George Clooney and now cancer experts are calling for the actress to get [...]
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An alternative screening test for breast cancer may catch the disease when mammograms fail to diagnose it. While mammograms remain the gold standard for detection, they miss roughly 20 percent of cancer cases, according to experts, leaving some women to consider additional tests. Among the alternatives is a new screening technique in which radioactive liquid [...]
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In previous studies there has not shown to be an increase in survival when adding chemotherapy after surgery for gastric cancer compared with surgery alone. Most U.S. patients that are diagnosed with cancer of the stomach or lower esophagus have locally advanced disease that is hard to cure.The MAGIC trial represents a landmark study in [...]
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Technology has come a long way over the years — and now the technology behind digital mammography is allowing life-saving screenings for the toughest patients to diagnose with breast cancer. This is no small technological breakthough. It is a critical component for lowering the breast cancer death rate the American Cancer Society reports has declined [...]
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Red wine consumption is associated with a reduced risk of various forms of cancer–leukemia, breast and prostate, in animal studies and in real life. A new study found that drinking more than three glasses of red wine a week reduced the incidence of abnormal growths and cancers of the intestinal tract by two-thirds.Red wine has [...]
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Stomach Cancer, also known as Gastric Cancer, affects the cells of the stomach which is a part of the digestive system. The stomach processes the foods that are eaten and helps deliver waste material out of the human body. Are there any risk factors that increase the chances for stomach cancer? There are certain risk [...]
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Smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer — and 90 percent of all lung cancer cases are related to smoking. But family history is a risk factor too and can nearly double the risk of developing the deadly disease. A study published in the October issue of Chest found by studying a population [...]
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