Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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Cancer is an increasingly complex area of study, with every perceivable angle of attack being plumbed by researchers. Despite millions of hours of experimentation, however, there are still many questions left unanswered. As we learn more about cancer, it becomes more and more clear that it needs to ...
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She and thousands of others claim that they got their ovarian cancer after using a common toiletry as a part of their daily feminine hygiene routine. They used talc-based powder, commonly referred to as talcum powder or baby powder, though some baby powder products are cornstarch-based.
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Cancer is one of the few diseases that we don't think of as being contagious. But that's not true if you're a tasmanian devil. Devils are one of the very few unlucky creatures on this planet to carry a transmissible cancer, and they don't just have one—they can contract two separate contagious kinds of ...
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Join Sharon Begley, STAT senior science writer, and Dr. Elizabeth M. Jaffee, president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research, for a live chat about cancer treatment. Dr. Jaffee will answer your questions on the latest advances in treatment and research, including CAR-T and ...
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In an interview during the 2018 OncLive® State of the Science Summit™ on Gastrointestinal Cancers, Tempero, director, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Pancreas Center, professor of medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer ...
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Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis reached a new milestone in cancer research this month with the completion of a comprehensive analysis of the molecular underpinnings of the causes of the disease. The National Institutes of Health funded the PanCancer Atlas project, more than a decade ...
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TUESDAY, April 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that fight cancer in people could help treat cancers that put Tasmanian devils at risk of extinction, researchers report. They found that two transmissible cancers -- devil facial tumor 1 (DFT1) and devil facial tumor 2 (DFT2) -- are closely related and that ...
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The addition of mitoxantrone and prednisone (MP) to adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) failed to improve survival in high-risk prostate cancer and increased mortality from other cancers, long-term results of a randomized trial showed. The 10-year overall survival (OS) was 87% with ADT alone ...
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A few days before Craig Chase was discharged from the Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital in Nanjing, his doctor told him something he never expected to hear: his cancer had been cured. "His English was not so good, so he used Google Translate. When he said I was cured, I told him it was ...
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The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a literature review of breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung studies in the journal CA led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
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BEING told your child has cancer is the last thing any parent wants to hear. But when ... One of these donors had just been discharged from Peter MacCallum for cancer treatment, and gave more than $11,000. ... She claimed the money was being transferred into the account of a German cancer doctor.
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Oncology Venture has licensed a once-failed cancer drug from Novartis. The Swedish biotech picked up small molecule multi-kinase inhibitor dovitinib after an analysis of historic trial data suggested its drug response predictor will increase the likelihood of success. Novartis touted dovitinib as a highly ...
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Israeli oncology drug development company Ayala Pharmaceuticals has raised $17 million in a Series A financing round led by the Israel Biotech Fund and with the participation of aMoon and Harel Insurance & Finance. The company was founded last year to develop two cancer treatment candidates of ...
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Move up your wedding date, doctors advised. But March 24 was special — it was the anniversary of the day Long and Banks met — and changing it felt like giving in to cancer and giving up, so they were defiant. "We decided that March 24, whatever condition I was in, we were going to do it," Long, 29, ...
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO – For 49 years they`ve been funding cancer research, prevention, and care in the St. Louis community. It`s the St. Louis Men`s Group against Cancer, "Just businessmen in the St. Louis area and doctors," says Neil Marglous, Chairman St. Louis Men`s Group against Cancer.
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You can't park a car indoors or order a cup of coffee in the Golden State without seeing a warning about the various ways your cancer risk might spike. That's thanks to a state law that dates back to 1986, called Proposition 65, which was enacted to protect California's drinking water supply from toxic, ...
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) and Cedars-Sinai have discovered a way to determined the age of cells, which could lead to simpler screenings for cancer and other diseases. The team's research -- published this month in the scientific journal, ...
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Wilkes-Barre BBYO Vice President Rebecca Hammerman said, "Ever since she got the diagnosis that she had appendix cancer, I needed to be there for her," said 17-year-old Rebecca Hammerman. Ms. Hammerman helped with the sale of #TeamSaraStrong tee-shirts to help defray some medical costs ...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- After beating cancer not once, but twice, an Indiana woman is now working with cancer patients as an oncology nurse. Two-time cancer survivor Michelle McGovern battled leukemia when she was 11 years old -- and was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 37. After completing ...
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NextSource Biopharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Tri-Source Pharma, has increased the price of the 40-year-old, off-patent cancer drug lomustine (Gleostine) by 1400% over the last 4 years, and three US senators want to know why. Lomustine was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ...
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A new study led by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health concludes that the air quality around oil and gas wells places those who live next door at an increased risk of developing cancer, but a state health official said Monday that more testing is needed to better understand what is ...
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MENOMONEE FALLS – A Menomonee Falls High School basketball player is determined to beat the cancer that has recently defined his life. Austin Trzebiatowski. Austin Trzebiatowski, 15, started experiencing discomfort in his legs earlier this year. "We thought it might be growing pains or something," ...
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A team led by the Universities of Oxford and Exeter conducted the first systematic review and meta-analysis to examine all available evidence on the association between weight loss and cancer in primary care. Their study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research and published in the British ...
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The attack of a tumour cell made by white blood cells of the patient (lymphocytes) generated by cancer vaccines. Credit: University of Queensland. University of Queensland researchers have developed a vaccine delivery technology that enables treatment to be tailored precisely for different cancers.
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A Clackamas family says their car was stolen from outside of their apartment -- and to make things worse, they've been using it to help their 16-year-old son get treatment for cancer. Their white 2016 Hyundai Tucson with Oregon plates 218KAH was stolen Sunday night. "We got it after our son was ...
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The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat, with five year survival rates of about 36 percent for stage 3A tumors. Jefferson College of Pharmacy researchers are developing a new treatment approach based on nanotechnology that was ...
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It is one of the many crowdfunding websites available to help people raise money for anything — especially cancer treatment. In March 2017, an article on CureToday.com celebrated crowdfunding as a "virtual safety net" for cancer patients and caregivers. But in January 2018, a writer for the Financial ...
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A woman who lost her jaw to cancer has had it regrown from her own skin and bone. Val Blunden had the bottom of her mouth and chin destroyed by cancer more than two years ago. The 55-year-old was left unable to eat, drink and talk, taking early retirement from her job as a postwoman. Using new ...
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(WVEC) -- A Norfolk retired marine suffering from cancer is more concerned about his family's comfort than his own. They don't have a working HVAC system, and one company stepped in to help out. Keith English refuses to let his stage 4 lung cancer control his life. He has a loving family and traveled ...
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The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Rotary Club of Birmingham are joining forces with the Rotary Club of Colombo and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in Sri Lanka. If successful, Sri Lanka will be the first country to achieve such a ...
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In March 2017, the TGA extended approval for Keytruda to treat a specific type of lung cancer called non small-cell lung carcinoma. In the same month it was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for classical Hodgkin lymphoma, and the TGA later also approved it for this condition.
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Yale New Haven Health's Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center will sponsor free head and neck cancer screenings 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Park Avenue Medical Center, 5520 Park Ave., Trumbull. To register for a screening, call 888-357-2396. Walk-ins are welcome.
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Researchers say their drug, initially approved as a second-line kidney cancer drug 6 years ago, failed to make a favorable impact on patients at high risk of recurring kidney cancer, unable to beat out a placebo for maintaining disease-free rates. The trial was stopped after independent monitors called it ...
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Pumarosa singer Isabel Munoz-Newsome has opened up on how she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, weeks after the London group released their acclaimed debut. Only two weeks after the group released debut album 'The Witch' in 2017, a smear test revealed her diagnosis with cervical cancer.
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There was a nonsignificant decreased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) among a large group of women with a red-meat free diet compared with red meat eaters, according to the results of a recent study. However, a disease subsite analysis did uncover an association between red meat consumption and ...
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Investigators conducting the multicenter phase Il/ III PROSPECT trial are comparing the FOLFOX chemotherapy regimen to the standard chemoradiation, followed by surgery and adjuvant therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer to determine whether or not patients can be spared the ...
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His inspirational efforts to bring hope to other young cancer victims also put in motion a foundation called "Happy Heroes." Due to his close work with the San Antonio Fire Department, he was made an honorary firefighter and was given treatment befitting a hero on the day of his funeral. Fire trucks led ...
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Police officers from around Indiana gathered at an elementary school Tuesday to welcome a new recruit. Brantley Taber, a 6-year-old battling cancer, joined the Henry County Sheriff's Office as an honorary deputy. Deputy Derek Bertrand heard Taber wanted to be a police officer and offered to make his ...
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What do you do with an Andean Bear that needs special treatment? Load him up and take him to the veterinarian. That's what the staff at the Reid Park Zoo did recently when their Andean Bear "Worf" was diagnosed with cancer. Worf was being treated for a sore front paw by vets at the zoo. But it wasn't ...
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Barbara Lipska was already a two-time cancer survivor when her hand disappeared in front of her face in 2015. The neuroscientist and director of the Human Brain Collection Core at the National Institute of Mental Health specializes in studying schizophrenia. When she moved her right hand and it ...
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April 10 (UPI) -- When a person experiences an unintended weight loss, it is the second-highest predictor for some forms of cancer, according to an analysis of studies. Researchers at the universities of Oxford and Exeter analyzed the findings of 25 studies, incorporating data from more than 11.5 million ...
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The clinical trials network is the fruit of an $8 million appropriation the Minnesota Legislature approved last year, according to a news release from the University of Minnesota. It was a response to the fact that more than half of Minnesotans lived at least 30 miles away from a clinical cancer trial venue.
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Panelists:Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Francisco Esteva, MD, PhD, Langone Medical Center; Komal Jhaveri, MD, FACP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Hope S. Rugo, MD, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Lee ...
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"This gift is special because not only will it help us establish a program that will transform pediatric cancer care in the region, but it is also a sign of the deep level of trust that the Santos family places in Atrium Health's Levine Children's Hospital," said Gene Woods, President and CEO of Atrium Health.
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By comparison, the National Institutes of Health estimates that 40,610 women died of breast cancer in 2017, making it the second deadliest cancer among women. (Lung cancer claims the top spot.) Although improved screening and treatment for breast cancer has made the disease less likely to kill, ...
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(KMTV) - Hundreds of paper daisies, art supplies, and presents have come in to Nebraska Medicine's Buffett Cancer Center for a little girl battling cancer named Daisy. Daisy Anguiano, 11, is fighting Ewing's sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones.
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One-third of most common cancers are preventable with proper nutrition, regular physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. With that in mind, Spectrum Health Cancer Center is hosting the Doctor Dialogue, "Eat Well, Live Well and Thrive" Wednesday, April 11, at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids.
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"We are pleased to add this strategic healthcare asset which is anchored by FWMOH, an established area leader in the treatment of cancer and blood disorders, to our portfolio." trust president and CEO Rance Sanders said in a statement. "We always seek to align ourselves with the top providers in ...
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Statistics from the Kentucky Cancer Program state that the increase in screenings has resulted in a 23 percent decrease in colon cancer incidence and a 30 percent decrease in mortality. This means that every year, approximately 350 Kentuckians who would have gotten colon cancer no longer get the ...
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There's also patients who have emerged with a quieter pancreas cancer. We've discovered them. Maybe we have caused them? And so, that patient's looking around and is saying, "You already tried the standard medicines. What else have you got for me?" There is an increasing number of patients with ...
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Using breast milk to fight cancer?
I never got much milk in, so it felt like trying to squeeze the last drops from an already squeezed lemon. Stress can hamper milk production. An emergency C-section. Being hours from home with a preemie in the hospital. Trying to wrap my head around a cancer diagnosis. I had a few things on my plate.
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CLP1
CLP1 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, CLP1 Genome Browser, CLP1 References.
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ZFHX3
ZFHX3 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, ZFHX3 Genome Browser, ZFHX3 References.
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SEPT9
SEPT9 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, SEPT9 Genome Browser, SEPT9 References.
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GNA11
GNA11 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, GNA11 Genome Browser, GNA11 References.
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ABL1
ABL1 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, ABL1 Genome Browser, ABL1 References.
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AKAP9
AKAP9 Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, AKAP9 Genome Browser, AKAP9 References.
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A SHELTER FOR CANCER FAMILIES
ASCF provides A Shelter for Cancer Families traveling to Houston, Texas for cancer treatment & tangible support to all families affected by cancer. about us. Picture. Learn More · housing. Picture. Learn More · events. Picture. Learn More · how to help. Picture. Learn More. 2726 Bissonnet Street, Suite ...
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MYCN
MYCN Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, MYCN Genome Browser, MYCN References.
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ptprk
PTPRK Gene, Drug Resistance, Tissue Distribution, Mutation Distribution, Variants, PTPRK Genome Browser, PTPRK References.
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Illumina and Loxo Oncology Join Forces to Develop Pan-Cancer Companion Diagnostics
Illumina is teaming up with Loxo Oncology to develop and commercialize a multi-gene panel for broad cancer profiling. It will seek approval for a version of Illumina's TruSight Tumor 170 as a companion diagnostic for Loxo Oncology's larotrectinib and LOXO-292.
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Financial Power of Attorney and Cancer: Things to Know
Domna Antoniadis is a senior staff attorney with New York Legal Assistance Group's Legal Health Unit, conducting legal clinics at Bellevue Hospital Cancer Center and as part of the Avon Metastatic Breast Cancer Project. She received her undergraduate degree from Fordham University and her J.D. ...
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The Complex World of Cancer Pathways Explained in One Giant Infographic
The world of cancer is complex, non-linear and the fight against the deadly disease family requires particular attention from care providers. That's why the concise, accurate and yet simple infographics created as illustrations for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's latest guidelines for ...
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Cancer Risk Rises as Patients Wait for Diagnostic Testing
The longer a patient with a positive screening result waits for diagnostic testing, the worse their cancer outcomes may become, according to a literature review of breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung studies in the journal CA led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
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Breast cancer essays
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H3 Biomedicine to Present at 2018 American Association for Cancer
Cambridge, Mass., April 10, 2018 — H3 Biomedicine Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of next-generation cancer medicines using its data science and precision chemistry product engine, announced today two presentations at the upcoming ...
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Unlocking Cancer Cures, An Evening of Hope
Dr. Mark Israel, Former Director Of Dartmouth's Cancer Center, Named National Executive Director Of The Israel Cancer Research Fund. Read more... PLEASE DONATE · icrfonline.org/contribute · ICRF Home · Apply for a Grant · Raise Funds for ICRF · Photo Gallery ...
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Australian Woman Who Faked Cancer Jailed For Scam
A 24-year-old Melbourne woman, who faked having terminal cancer and scammed 42,000 AUD ($32,552) from her parents and also friends and neighbors so she could fund and maintain her partying lifestyle, has been jailed for three months, reports said Tuesday. Hanna Dickenson told her parents ...
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Cancer
The Hoag Health Network consists of hospitals, urgent care & health care centers in Orange County. They are well known for superior patient care & convenient locations in Irvine & Newport Beach.
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Tidelands Health Cancer Care Network at Myrtle Beach
Tidelands Health Cancer Care Network brings together a broad continuum of cancer treatment services in one convenient location.
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Pelvic Pain, Cancer Screenings for Women
Ellen Hearty, MD, of Mission Women's Care, answers questions cancer screenings for women and pelvic pain. Q: How important are cancer screenings for women? A: Cancer screening is an essential component of preventative health. Starting at age 21, women should see their primary care provider or ...
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The vitamin that fights skin cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's
If you've done a lot of sunbathing in your life, you'll want to pay attention to what I'm about to tell you… Too much exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays can lead to skin cancer, and even if you're not a sun worshiper, you've had plenty of exposure just by walking outside during the spring and summer ...
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Payments to doctors linked to prescription practices for two cancer types
Compared to physicians who didn't receive any payments, those who received payments for meals and lodging from a drug manufacturer had higher odds of prescribing that company's particular drug for certain cancer, reported Aaron Mitchell, MD, and colleagues in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Hematology Oncology | Cancer Care
The Hematology-Oncology Division provides care for patients with all types of cancer, hematological malignancies and other disorders of the blood, such as anemia and bleeding or clotting problems.
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Embrace Kids Foundation Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Named at Rutgers Cancer ...
Embrace Kids Foundation Chair in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Named at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Nationally recognized pediatric oncology leader Peter D. Cole, MD, joins the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. April 10, 2018. Peter D. Cole, MD ...
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Breast cancer research papers list?
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Cancer Rates Decline but Disease Still Too Common
A Word From Our Experts Cancer Rates Decline but the Disease Still Too Common April is Cancer Control Month; a good time to highlight the many recent advances in the fight against cancer. Manuj Agarwal, MD Medical Director, University of Maryland Radiation Oncology Center at Union Hospital ...
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General Surgery - What Are the Different Types of Breast Cancer?
by FrankfortRegionalMed. The different types of breast cancer are infiltrating ductal cancer and infiltrating lobular cancer. Watch Bryan Shouse, MD, of Frankfort Regional Medical Center, explain the differences between the two types. show less. Featured; All ...
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Cancer patient undergoes four procedures in one OR
A mother of two with a history of breast cancer, Martha Zentis had already been through several challenges when she started becoming disoriented and confused. Physicians at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) determined Zentis's breast cancer had metastasized to her brain. They also determined ...
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Remote Cancer Registrar
Job Title: Remote Cancer Registrar II Location: Remote Pay: $23-$28/hr depending on experience. Working hours: 8am-5pm. Skills: Duties: Assumes primary responsibility for identifying, registering and abstracting patients with cancer. Supports the cancer program accreditation in accordance with ...
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New Biomarker Improves Combination Cancer Therapy
Two anti-cancer drugs are better than one, and the discovery of a new biomarker will likely help researchers identify the appropriate timing for the admini.
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PM to announce new research and funding in drive to fight prostate cancer
Prime Minister Theresa May announces plans to tackle prostate cancer during visit to hospital in Cambridgeshire.
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The Hand to Heart Project
Hand to Heart is a non-profit program that offers free in-home massage and compassionate presence and touch to people in our region of New Hampshire and Vermont who are facing cancer and cancer treatment, from diagnosis through recovery or the end of life. We also offer our service to the primary ...
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NanoString Announces Launch of Breast Cancer 360 Research Panel
SEATTLE , April 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the Breast Cancer 360™ (BC 360) research panel. The BC 360 Panel provides ...
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Azhar M Awan MD - The Center For Cancer Care
Get directions, reviews and information for Azhar M Awan MD - The Center For Cancer Care in Elgin, IL.
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HPV and Cervical Cancer
The National Cancer Institute reports that HPV infects epithelial cells, which cover the inside and outside surfaces of the body, including the skin, the throat, the genital tract, and the anus. HPV related cancers include cervical cancer, vulva cancer, vaginal cancer, penile cancer, anal cancer as well as ...
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Skin cancer and fat intake
Abstract. Background: Fat intake has been associated with certain cancers, including colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. However, literature on dietary fat and skin cancer has been limited. Methods:We examined the association between fat intake and risk of skin cancer including cutaneous ...
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New Drug Combo Improves Survival of Women with Rare Uterine Cancer
Adding the monoclonal antibody drug trastuzumab—already used to treat certain breast cancers—to the chemotherapy regimen of women with a rare form of uterine cancer lengthens the amount of time their tumors are kept from growing, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conducting a ...
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Letter to the Editor - Oral Cancer
Every year, ask your dental or medical provider for an oral cancer exam. Even if you wear dentures, you should have your mouth and surrounding head and neck region examined once a year to check for oral cancer. Using tobacco products, drinking alcohol and spending a lot of time in the sun increase ...
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Postdoc positions in CRISPR cancer applications at the Hart Lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
Postdoctoral positions in CRISPR applications to cancer systems biology are available immediately in the Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (DBCB) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. CRISPR has revolutionized the molecular biology of ...
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The new genetic vaccines against cancer and infectious diseases
ENEA and "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute (IFO) have launched the "Green Genetic Vaccine" platform, which uses an innovative strategy for the rapid, safe and low-cost production of genetic vaccines using plant DNA sequences. These innovative vaccines, which are already available on the ...
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EZH2 co-opts gain-of-function p53 mutants to promote cancer growth and metastasis
EZH2 co-opts gain-of-function p53 mutants to promote cancer growth and metastasis. Yu Zhao, Liya Ding, Dejie Wang, Zhenqing Ye, Yunqian Pan, Linlin Ma, Roger Coleman, Ilsa Coleman, R Jeffrey Karnes, Jun Zhang, Peter S. Nelson, Liguo Wang, Runzhi Zhu, View ORCID ProfileHaojie Huang.
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Tackling the Final Few: Bringing Light Smokers to Cessation
The Duke Center on Addiction and Behavior Change and Duke Cancer Institute host a symposium for students, faculty and staff — "Tackling the Final Few: Bringing Light Smokers to Cessation." Students (undergrad and grad), postdocs and residents, as well as campus and medical center faculty and ...
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Geisinger offers free skin cancer screening at Lewistown
LEWISTOWN, Pa. – The American Academy of Dermatology reports that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime – the deadliest of skin cancers is melanoma. As early detection can save lives, Geisinger is offering free melanoma screening for patients at Geisinger Lewistown ...
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Two Colorado studies find resistance mechanisms in ALK+
Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or ROS1 alterations. Basically, cancers may use these genetic changes to drive their growth, but also become dependent on the action of these altered genes for their survival. Targeted treatments like ...
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The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Cancer, Immunity, and Cancer Immunotherapy
The microbiome is receiving significant attention given its influence on a host of human diseases including cancer. Its role in response to cancer treatment is becoming increasingly apparent, with evidence suggesting that modulating the gut microbiome may affect responses to numerous forms of cancer ...
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T Cell Dysfunction in Cancer
Therapeutic reinvigoration of tumor-specific T cells has greatly improved clinical outcome in cancer. Nevertheless, many patients still do not achieve durable benefit. Recent evidence from studies in murine and human cancer suggest that intratumoral T cells display a broad spectrum of (dys-)functional ...
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The METIOR Incubator: Checkpoints Team
Advances in immunotherapy have revolutionized the means by which clinicians treat human cancer. Immunotherapies referred to as 'checkpoint' inhibitors unleash 'restrained' components of a patient's existing immune defenses against cancerous cells. While certain tumors exhibit dramatic responses ...
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Weight loss as a predictor of cancer in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Method Studies reporting 2 × 2 diagnostic accuracy data for weight loss (index test) in adults presenting to primary care and a subsequent diagnosis of cancer (reference standard) were included. QUADAS-2 was used to assess study quality. Sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratios, and positive ...
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The METIOR Incubator
Effective translation of cancer immunotherapy from bench to bedside can only occur through innovative research and collaboration. Therefore, we aim to create a centralized information platform (Virtual Immune-oncology Tissue Consortium, VITC) comprising of clinical and preclinical samples with a ...
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