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MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Women who pull the night shift regularly might be at greater risk for a number of cancers, new research suggests. "Our study indicates that night-shift work serves as a risk factor for common cancers in women," said study author Xuelei Ma. He is an oncologist ...
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That's according to a Romney aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the aide was not authorized to discuss a sensitive health issue publicly. The aide said Monday that Romney was diagnosed with "slow-growing prostate cancer" last year. The cancer was removed surgically and found ...
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ATLANTA — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them and help them cope creatively with their illness through the power of play. The duck, developed by robotics expert Aaron ...
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Dr. Karen Wonders, executive director of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, which works with seven area hospitals with exercise training and nutrition counseling for cancer patients, said with cancer there can be a lot of fears that come to the surface and the patients she works with are often dealing with ...
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A student diagnosed with ovarian cancer in her first year of university has created videos and animations to help other young people through illness. Seren Hughes, who was 19 when she was diagnosed three years ago, says her needs were not the same as those of an older woman with the disease.
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Swedish bioprinting company Cellink is expanding into the realm of cancer research. In a deal announced on Monday, Cellink will join forces with CTI Biotech; a French medtech company that specializes in producing cancer tissues in order to find effective treatments. Cellink will essentially help CTI to ...
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Scientists from King's College London, funded by Breast Cancer Now, believe they have found a way to identify lymph-node positive breast cancer patients who are most likely to develop incurable secondary tumours (metastases) and those who are less at risk. The research is published today in The ...
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Dr. William F. Regine is chair of radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He and Cedric Yu, a clinical professor of radiation oncology at the university, created the GammaPod machine, which delivers strong doses of radiation more precisely to tumors. (Handout / University of ...
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Celgene Corp. agreed to buy San Diego firm Impact Biomedicines for $1.1 billion upfront to gain an experimental blood cancer treatment. The price could reach as much as $7 billion over time if the drug reaches certain milestones. Under the agreement, Celgene will add as much as $1.25 billion to the ...
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is actively lobbying Congress to overturn existing law prohibiting federal interference in state medical-marijuana policy. As someone who believes in strong constitutional limits on federal power and the rights of patients to choose, I am deeply disappointed. And as a cancer ...
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What do two scientists, married to each other, talk about when they're not at work? Points for you if your answer is "science." That's certainly true for two eminent breast cancer experts at the Magee-Womens Research Institute and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center: Steffi Oesterreich, 52, and Adrian Lee, ...
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Nowadays, melanoma and lung cancer can be combatted effectively through immunotherapy, which makes targeted use of the immune system's normal function of regularly examining the body's tissue for pathogens and damages. Specific inhibitors are used to activate immune cells in a way that makes ...
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Kanye West provided a little joy in a fan's final hours ... chatting with and rapping for her before she died. We're told Kanye recently became aware of a young fan who was battling cancer. The fan's family tried hard to get in touch with him because the pre-teen was a huge fan, and last week -- when word ...
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Ovarian cancer is often called the "silent killer" because symptoms can be so subtle, women may not know they have it until the cancer is in a late, ... "It's a trial meant for people who are at quite elevated risk for ovarian cancer because they've been identified to carry a mutation in a gene," said University ...
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(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients with hot flashes related to hormone therapy should know that these uncomfortable symptoms can be managed, according to a recently published resource for patients. "The goal of any therapy is to help patients feel better, and we don't want them to needlessly suffer ...
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A leukaemia treatment centre has reopened after a £3.4m revamp to serve patients from across the West Midlands. The Centre for Clinical Haematology in Birmingham has been expanded and refurbished thanks partly to funding from the charity Cure Leukaemia. The centre said the move would allow it ...
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Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in the United States and around the world. Cigarette smoking is by far the No. 1 risk factor for lung cancer, but those who have never smoked can also develop the disease. Mercy Medical Center Dr. Kiernan Brune said up to 20 percent of people who die ...
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Once the cancer has spread to distant organs, the cure rate depends on what therapies are used and the extent of the cancer, according to Anton Bilchik, M.D., chief of gastrointestinal research at John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica. In some cases, the five-year survival rate can be about 20 ...
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Cassandra Xanthos, a school psychologist, wasn't too worried when she got called back for a second mammogram last summer. She even remained calm when her doctor diagnosed her with ductal carcinoma in situ, often called breast cancer stage zero -- on a scale of 1-4. She went right ahead with ...
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Cancer is a genomic disease defined by diverse somatic and germline alterations that promote aberrant cell growth. Tumor genomic profiling of single genes or limited gene panels to guide therapy selection is now part of standard management of several solid tumor types, including melanoma, lung ...
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HOUSTON - HOUSTON -- A 10-year-old cancer patient has some new kicks and a signed J.J. Watt jersey, thanks to his favorite player. Watt sent Steven Garay the jersey and several pairs of new shoes after learning about his cancer journey. "You just made my son the happiest boy ever!!," Mom Jennifer ...
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Pepin said she checked with Levi's doctors at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to be sure it would be safe for him to resume playing hockey and other sports. "They were all for it," Pepin said. "His physical therapist was concerned about his balance, but they felt hockey would help improve it.".
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The new research takes into account who was tested; how many patients were determined by the test to be at high risk of breast cancer recurrence, but did not act on treatment recommendations for chemotherapy; and conversely, how many patients were determined to be at lower risk of recurrence, but ...
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One of the most puzzling questions in breast cancer research is why some tumors stay put, while rogue cells from others break free and spread to surrounding tissues, the first step toward creating a more lethal disease. Although researchers have found some signs in mutated genes or telltale proteins on ...
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At least two strands of the virus have been shown to cause cervical, vaginal and vulva cancers in women, penile cancer in men, and head and neck cancers in both men and women. HPV can live for years in a person's body, so someone may not know he or she has the virus, or an associated cancer, ...
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The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School—in collaboration with Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center—will host a major interdisciplinary conference addressing topics at the cutting edge of cancer policy. Titled "The Policy, Politics and Law of Cancer," the conference ...
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DALLAS -- Dallas police officers recently swarmed an apartment complex on in Dallas northwest side. But there was no crime committed at the scene -- just a villain, and sadly, a victim. If only police could put handcuffs on cancer. According to CBS Dallas-Fort Worth, 14-year-old Ayodeji Adekilekun was ...
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"Oral Parity": Reducing the Cost of Cancer Care In many ways this is a golden age of progress in the fight against blood cancer. For many Americans living with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma, they have seen their cancer diagnosis transformed from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease.
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With her encouragement, I started to write for CURE and have met incredible people from all over the country taking this cancer journey. I have received letters, Facebook messages and emails. Through CURE, I have met some wonderful people who specialize in my type of cancer in a group named ...
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27-year-old Holly Butcher passed away on Jan. 4 from Ewing's sarcoma, a bone cancer that primarily affects people in their teens. But just one day before Butcher passed, she penned an inspiring letter on Facebook, encouraging others to embrace life and think of each day as "a gift, not a given right"—a ...
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A Nassau judge revoked a probation deal Monday for a Brooklyn woman who used a child cancer victim's story to scam thousands of dollars from donors, giving her a year in jail after she skipped court dates. Brittney Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty in September to a felony charge of scheme to defraud in ...
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The cause of death was cancer. "Derby was one of the biggest parts of our identity in the nine years of his life and it breaks my heart to share this news with our fans ahead of our 25th season," Thunder general manager Jeff Hurley said in a statement. "His presence at our games and in the community ...
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Kennedie Bailey was a healthy, happy fifth grader when doctors diagnosed her with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. "He did a biopsy and then a few weeks later, we found out the results and that's how we learned that I had rhabdomyosarcoma," she remembered. Childhood ...
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But perhaps most importantly, Gravil wants to remain cancer-free. As a University of Kentucky College of Education graduate student studying interdisciplinary early childhood education, Gravil finished her qualifying exams in Spring 2015 and began working on her dissertation. But just a few months ...
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The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), a health experts body, spearheading the fight against cancer, has selected Kumasi to be part of the ... This makes it the first city in Africa and fourth in the world to become part of the project, which aims at increasing access to quality cancer treatment.
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Quest Diagnostics is an interesting position to be long for the value investor willing to add a high-tech healthcare stock to the portfolio. Investment thesis. Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) has strong signs of being undervalued, the current price-to-book ratio is unreasonably low. Decent return on equity in ...
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A British woman had a remarkable turnaround in her battle with cancer thanks to, she claims, a household spice. While the scientific jury is still out on turmeric, the spice she used, doctors have studied her case and concluded that there is no better explanation at the moment than that the spice did, in fact ...
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She became interested in taking pictures after watching her two older sisters pick up the hobby and being introduced to it at the hospital by the Pablove Foundation's "Shutterbugs" program, which offers photography classes to children living with cancer. She showed so much interest that the Pablove ...
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Falmouth police said officers responded to a residence on Brick Kiln Road at 8:54 a.m. for a report of a child attacked by a dog. Advertisement. Police said a preliminary investigation indicates the child was playing in the kitchen with her father nearby when the family's pit bull terrier attacked the child and ...
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children. Previously, scientists thought the cancer arose from immature muscle cells, because the tumor resembled muscle under the microscope ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — A purported suburban Chicago mobster has been released from jail where he'd been awaiting trial on gun charges because he's terminally ill with prostate cancer. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a federal judge ordered Charles Russell's release last month, saying he'd been held ...
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Worryingly, most women can't name the key symptoms of ovarian cancer . So, here's everything you need to know... UK survival rates for the condition are among the worst in Europe due to late diagnosis, and figures show there's still a shocking lack of awareness when it comes to recognising its ...
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The asbestos cancer
Asbestos is associated with more than 80% of cases of mesothelioma – a rare cancer that develops on the thin layer of tissue that covers internal organs. In collaboration with the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance we explore this rare form of the disease and how research into this cancer is vital for ...
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Stomach cancer a feared but uncommon disorder
All cancers are scary, but many people are especially frightened by the idea of stomach cancer. Part of that may be the way we use the word "stomach" in everyday life – as a stand-in for the entire digestive tract, for anything we feel in the region of our abdomen. We rarely think about our pancreas, ...
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FXCK Cancer Triathlon Team
Cancer is a disease that everyone has in common, we have all been affected by this terrible disease in one way or another. So, I started this triathlon team to help others going through the pain and suffering caused by Cancer. I have joined up with the guys at www.FxckCancer.org to help us make this ...
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You can now apply for the ILCA Fellowship 2017
ILCA is pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the ILCA Fellowship Programme. You can now apply for the ILCA Fellowship Programme 2017 and be considered for receiving a €40,000 grant. Review the eligibility criteria and requirements and submit your application by email at ...
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United Cancer Support Foundation
United Cancer Support Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to cancer education, research and prevention.
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Teenager suffering rare brain cancer dealt another blow
A Victorian teenager battling a rare form of brain cancer has been given the devastating news that her tumour is now growing and becoming more aggressive.
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The sorority girl who faked cancer and scammed friends out of $10000 isn't going to jail
Kelly Schmahl found herself in court last year after she shaved her head and told classmates she had stage-three stomach cancer when she was in fact physically healthy. Her family and sorority sisters organized charity events in her name and raised more than $7,500 in medical donations. Schmahl ...
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Researchers discover that a "muscle" cancer is not really a muscle cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children. Previously, scientists thought the cancer arose from immature muscle cells, because the tumor resembled muscle under the microscope ...
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Mitt Romney treated for prostate cancer
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over the summer, a source close to Romney told CNN Monday.
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Paul A. Robertson, MD
360-943-8023. Maps & Directions. Providence Regional Cancer System - Aberdeen. 954 Anderson Drive Suite 102. Aberdeen, WA 98520. 360-533-6906. 360-533-7962. Maps & Directions. Providence Regional Cancer System - Shelton. 2026 Olympic Highway North Suite 203. Shelton, WA 98584.
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Are toxic chemicals at Air Force bases leading to cancer?
People living near some Air Force bases are expressing concerns after the EPA detected toxic chemicals, PFCs, that may have seeped into local drinking water. They have also been a main component of firefighting foam used at military bases and airports -- and are associated with health problems like ...
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The Cancer Death Rate Continues to Plunge
The death rate from cancer has steadily declined in the US since 1991, mainly due to better treatment and improvements in early detection.
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Photodynamic therapy in 3D cancer models and the utilisation of nanodelivery systems
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is the subject of considerable research in experimental cancer models mainly for the treatment of solid cancerous tumours. Recent studies on the use of nanoparticles as photosensitiser carriers have demonstrated improved PDT efficacy in experimental cancer therapy.
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PD2/PAF1 at the Crossroads of the Cancer Network
PD2/PAF1 alone, and as a part of PAF1C, provides distinct roles in the maintenance of self-renewal of embryonic stem cells and cancer stem cells, and in lineage differentiation. Thus, PD2/PAF1 malfunction or its altered abundance is likely to affect normal cellular functions, leading to disease states.
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MN Oncology Re-Certified for High-Quality Cancer Care from Largest Oncology Society in United ...
MN Oncology Re-Certified for High-Quality Cancer Care from Largest Oncology Society in United States. Jan 08, 2018. St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Oncology has received re-certification by the QOPI® Certification Program (QCP™), an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO®). QCP™ ...
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Cancer Sucks
Explore our wide selection of Cancer Sucks products and designs to fit your unique style.
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Why We're Raising Awareness About Cervical Cancer This January
You've probably heard about cervical cancer from your doctor, the news or just someone you know. But how much do you know about this form of cancer? Take some time this January to learn more about cervical cancer, its causes, its treatment options and preventative measures you can take to reduce ...
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TFIID and MYB Share a Therapeutic Handshake in AML
Selectively disrupting oncogenic transcription factors in cancer remains an elusive ambition of targeted therapeutics. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Xu et al. provide an elegant proof-of-concept study demonstrating that interaction between MYB and the general transcriptional coactivator TFIID can be ...
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Mizrahi's "World's Top Billionaires Invest in the Biggest Cancer Breakthrough Since Chemo"
The pitch is clearly about cancer immunotherapy, broadly speaking — plenty of references are made to big immunotherapy drugs and advancements, and the somewhat generic quotes from lots of medical folks about the huge potential of immunotherapy. I'm no expert on medical matters (that's why we ...
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Needles...
When I think of my cancer treatments, the words that always pops up is: PAIN and ENDURANCE. In my treatment, I was burned pretty terribly by radiation, poisoned by chemotherapy for 6 months, and cut up from 2 different surgeries...one of which giving me an ostomy bag for nine months. And I'm not ...
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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer. Definition. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. About one in eight women, more than 3.1 million Americans, will develop the disease, though the incidence rate is declining slightly, mainly due to a decrease in hormone therapy. At the same time, ...
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Full Moon in Cancer: Embrace the Uncertainty, Let Spirit Guide You.
These last few weeks with Saturn moving into Capricorn, Venus into Capricorn, and now this powerful Full Moon in Cancer. We have had a sense of loss, lack and inner turmoil. Loss of the old self, old ideas, loves, friends, and our interpersonal relations. Boredom with nothing seeming to move forward ...
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Fundraising Manager
Fundraising Manager - Aberdeenshire Permanent £23,700 - £26,000 + car/car allowance + benefits. Field Based Are you positive and results-driven with an impressive track record in fundraising, sales or marketing? Why do we ask? Because one in three people will develop cancer in their lifetime and ...
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New Oncology Leader Named at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health
New Brunswick, N.J. – Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have named Andrew M. Evens, DO, MSc, FACP as a new oncology leader responsible for the delivery of integrated cancer care across both entities in servicing the region. Dr. Evens, whose clinical expertise is in ...
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A woman dying of cancer leaves behind a letter that will give you a new outlook
27-year-old Holly Butcher left an inspiring letter on Facebook the day before she passed away from cancer.
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Breast Cancer Support Group
May 8 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. A drop-in group for individuals with breast cancer at all stages in the treatment/recovery process. + Google Calendar+ iCal Export ...
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Clinical Sequencing Defines the Genomic Landscape of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Research Journals. Cancer Cell · Cell · Cell Chemical Biology · Cell Host & Microbe · Cell Metabolism · Cell Reports · Cell Stem Cell · Cell Systems · Chem · Current Biology · Developmental Cell · Immunity · iScience · Joule · Molecular Cell · Neuron · Structure ...
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Cancer Cell
Drummond et al., 2018Drummond, C.J., Hanna, J.A., Garcia, M.R., Devine, D.J., Heyrana, A.J., Finkelstein, D., Rehg, J.E., and Hatley, M.E. Hedgehog pathway drives fusion-negative rhabdomyosarcoma initiated from non-myogenic endothelial progenitors. Abstract; | Full Text; | Full Text PDF. Cancer Cell ...
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Birth control and breast cancer risk
Using birth control with hormones may increase risk for breast cancer.
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ILCA 2016
ILCA 2016. International Liver Cancer Association 10th Annual Conference. Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 9–11 September 2016. Vancouver, Canada. ILCA 2016 FP&BA_Website Front Page_V4. +Slide-2 ...
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Kanye West Raps To Girl Battling Cancer Right Before She Passes Away
A Twitter user named Debbie revealed that West recently gave a special fan of his a treat before she unfortunately died from cancer. "This girl in my town had cancer and Kanye called her a couple days ago to rap for her," Debbie said. "I think Kim was there too. Wasn't even blasted on social media or ...
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Molecularly Targeted Therapy Emerges As Another Possible Cancer Treatment
The "Next Revolution in Cancer Therapy". Molecularly targeted therapy is being hailed as the next big step in cancer treatment. These new drugs are designed at the molecular level to attack the diseased cells of a specific type of cancer. In addition, they can identify specific molecules that are part of ...
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Arsh Singh, MD
Professional Memberships and Associations. • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) • American Society of Hematology (ASH) • Florida Medical Association (FMA) • Florida Association of Indian Physicians (FAPI) • Oncolytics Stewardship Committee | Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Page Divider.
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Unpaid Intern
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative ...
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E-MTAB-4212
Purpose. Aggressiveness is a crucial issue related to cutaneous melanoma malignancy and its high metastatic potential. Aim of this work is to identify new pathways or molecules controlling melanoma cell aggressiveness. Proliferation, migration and invasion capability under serum stimulation were ...
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Post-ASH Duke CLL Patient Educational Forum
In partnership with the Duke Health and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the CLL Society invites patients to attend an informational CLL patient education forum. Featured speakers will present the very latest advances in CLL research, clinical trials, treatment options, patient perspectives, and ...
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Ovarian Cancer License Plate Frames
You take your car with you everywhere. Make sure you're sharing your sentiments with everyone on the road with custom license plate frames from CafePress.
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Video Library - Remembering Dr. Vee
WXYZ Channel 7 Reporter Simon Shaykhet's feature news story highlights the gifted career of Vainutis K. Vaitkevicius, M.D., M.A.C.P., referred to as Dr. Vee. Dr. Vee was a beloved physician at Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University for decades. The story captures Dr. Vee's life and ...
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Adoptive cellular therapy
Adoptive cellular therapy is a treatment that enhances or changes the body's own immune cells to be able to fight cancer. There are two main strategies. In one strategy, the doctor isolates T-cells that have attached to a patient's tumor (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, or TILs), helps them multiply, and then ...
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Breast cancer survivor
When Ashley Rivera was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer at age 28, she struggled with how to talk with her children about the disease. With MD Anderson's help, she developed an effective, age-appropriate approach. Now, she's making plans for future conversations, after genetic testing revealed ...
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Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer begins when healthy cells in the inner lining of the colon or rectum mutate and grow uncontrollably. These cells accumulate and form a mass, known as a primary tumor. Cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer, and cancer that begins in the rectum is called rectal cancer.
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What Every Current or Former Smoker Should Know About Lung Cancer
It's not news that smoking is by far the biggest cause of lung cancer. And the more someone smokes, the greater their risk of lung cancer—which kills more people in the U.S. every year than breast, colorectal and prostate cancers combined. But this fact about smoking may surprise you: "Even light ...
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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening FAQ
ACR is your best resource for safe, effective lung cancer screening with the latest research, toolkits and key patient information.
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Fenofibrate prevents skeletal muscle loss in mice with lung cancer
Significance. The cancer anorexia cachexia syndrome (CACS) is a condition characterized by skeletal muscle degradation with no effective treatment. CACS is particularly prevalent in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer, where it reduces quality of life and increases mortality. Using an inducible lung ...
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HPV vaccine
HPV vaccine: A safe way to prevent cancer. HPV Facebook-bikingresizedforblog. About one in four men and women in the United States have the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer. It can also lead to several other types of cancers, including cancers of the ...
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Malnati Brain Tumor Institute of the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital ...
Malnati Brain Tumor Institute of the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Congratulates Physicians Named as 'Top Doctors' by Chicago Magazine. Congratulations to our Malnati Brain Tumor Institute of the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital team members who ...
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Enoxaparin vs Aspirin in Patients With Cancer and Ischemic Stroke
This randomized clinical trial compares anticoagulation vs antiplatelet therapy in patients with cancer and acute ischemic stroke.
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