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• Early detection decreases death rate from breast cancer

  
  Real Health Reform — Authority: 118
  The recent brouhaha created by the ill timed, ill worded, ill phrased (or is it just ill) report from the USPSTF (US Preventative Services Task Force) has stirred the pot to be sure.  We support individualized treatment of patients.  We applaud the tailoring of medical testing and procedures to individual needs and ...
  3 days ago

• Inflammatory breast cancer Symptoms,prognosis & survival rate

  
  UwidoNews - Submitted news — Authority: 171
  There are several types of breast cancer but probably the most aggressive is what is known as inflammatory breast cancer . This rare cancer accounts for about 5% of all breast cancers in North America. It tends to occur more commonly in younger females, and is slightly more common in African American than Caucasian ...
  3 days ago

• This One Is Scary: Morphine Might Help Cancer Spread

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 133
  I saw this headline the other day, but decided I wasnt up for reading the story. I finally did read it today, and I have to say this is scary: Researchers have found that morphine--often used for cancer patients pain after surgery and at other times--may help the cancer to spread.  Now, I dont know if I received ...
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• More on Mammograms and 40-something Women

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 133
  The New York Times has a really excellent article on the whole mammogram debate. It goes into the whole "over-diagnosis" issue, which I find fascinating. Scary, but fascinating.  Because I still remember the scary early days when I was told I had DCIS, and no one could tell me whether or not it was harmful and ...
  3 days ago

• 131I-Anti-CD45 Antibody, Fludara®, and Low-dose TBI Is an EffectiveTransplant Regimen for…

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported that a reduced allogeneic stem cell transplant regimen consisting of 131I-anti-CD45 antibody, FludaraNo related posts. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer Are Diagnosed Earlierand Have More Favorable Risk…

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering have reported that the proportion of patients with metastatic renal cell cancer with favorable risk features has increased in recent years compared with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• ACOG Publishes New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published new guidelines for cervical cancer screening. The details of these new recommendations will be published in the December... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  4 days ago

• My Mammogram Story

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  by Shelley Singer I am in a high-risk category for breast cancer. My mother has had it twice. I am 59 and have been having mammograms since I was 40. I examine myself (none too thoroughly) and have manual breast exams every three months. I took Tamoxifen for five years, prophylactically, after research and ...
  5 days ago

• Breast Cancer Screening: Are women just too emotional for mammograms before 50?

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  Unless youve been under a rock all week, you have probably heard about the government task force that has recommended new guidelines for breast cancer screening.  It goes something like this... If youre younger than 50 or older than 75, you no longer have to worry your pretty little head about breast cancer, or ...
  6 days ago

• New Velcade®-melphalan Transplant Regimen for Multiple Myeloma

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from France have reported encouraging results with adding VelcadeNo related posts. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Folic Acid May Be Beneficial in Patients with Recurrent ColorectalAdenoma Who Are Folate Deficient

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers affiliated with the Health Professional Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study have reported that folic acid supplementation in patients with recurrent colorectal adenoma was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Prospective Study Confirms that MRI Detects More Breast Cancers inHigh-risk Women

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to digital mammography or ultrasound for the detection of breast cancer in high-risk... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Mammograms and 40-something Women

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 133
  All the discussion about the new mammography guidelines put out by a government panel has had me thinking.  After all, I was diagnosed at age 43, by a routine mammogram, so how can I feel OK about guidelines that suggest waiting till age 50 for routine mammograms? If that had been the guideline 11 years ago when I ...
  1 week ago

• New Mammogram Guidelines: A Tempest in a Teapot?

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 133
  All week Ive been hearing from women--and a few men--who are angry about the new mammogram guidelines put out by a government panel.  Then today I see a story which seems to say, "Never mind, everyone, just go back to what you were doing." HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a statement in which she said: "... ...
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• Patterns of Use of Erythropoiesis-stimulating Agents in MedicarePopulation Reported

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from Columbia Medical Center have reported that by 2002, 45.9% of Medicare recipients with common cancers were treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) such a ProcritNo... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• The Incidence of Smoking-related Bladder Cancer May Be Increasing

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from the National Cancer Institute and Dartmouth Medical School have reported that the risk of developing smoking-related bladder cancer has increased in New Hampshire over the risk... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Increase Risk of Cancer in Patients withHeart Disease

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Researchers from Norway have reported that folic acid and B12 supplements in patients with ischemic heart disease increase the risk of cancer and all-cause mortality. The details of this study... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Synta Presents Preclinical Data On Next Generation Hsp90 Inhibitor,STA-9090

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp, a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• UK Professor Helps Develop Test To Detect Ovarian Cancer

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  After four years of research, a new test will help identify cancer in women with ovarian cysts before surgery. Until the OVA1 blood test was created, a precise diagnosis before surgery wasnt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• AQUA Technology Recognized As Promising New Strategy For HormoneReceptor Testing In Breast Cancer…

  
  OncoBlog — Authority: 151
  HistoRx today announced that the Companys proprietary AQUA technology, an automated image analysis platform based on tissue-based quantitative immunofluorescence, was noted in a recent National... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

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