Lymph node study may change treatment of breast cancer
A new study finds that many women with early breast cancer do not need a painful procedure that has long been routine: removal of cancerous lymph nodes from the armpit.
Study: OVA1 blood test can accurately predict ovarian cancer in women with pelvic masses
Study: OVA1 blood test can accurately predict ovarian cancer in women with pelvic masses
A study published online ahead of print in the June 2011 edition of Obstetrics & Gynecology demonstrated that American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology guidelines for determining the likelihood that an ovarian mass is cancerous prior to surgery would accurately identify more women with ovarian cancer if the OVA1 blood test were used in place of the currently recommended CA 125 blood test.
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SAVI Breast Brachytherapy Safe For Women With Breast Implants, Study Says
SAVI Breast Brachytherapy Safe For Women With Breast Implants, Study Says
The SAVI® applicator for breast brachytherapy was used to safely deliver post-lumpectomy radiation therapy to a woman with breast implants, according to a newly published paper in a peer-reviewed journal. The case study showed that SAVI produced an “optimal” clinical outcome and “excellent cosmetic results that pleased the patient,” wrote the authors. The study was conducted by researchers at …
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Study of Novartis drug Zometa for potential new use in early breast cancer did not meet primary endpoint in overall …
Study of Novartis drug Zometa for potential new use in early breast cancer did not meet primary endpoint in overall …
Novartis International AG / Study of Novartis drug Zometa for potential new use in early breast cancer did not meet primary endpoint in overall study population Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters. The issuer is solely responsible for the …
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“Spiral” CT scans reduce smoker deaths: U.S. study
“Spiral” CT scans reduce smoker deaths: U.S. study
Screening smokers and former smokers for lung tumors using three-dimensional X-rays reduced their risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent, researchers said on Thursday.
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Merck Announces Pivotal Phase III Data for Boceprevir will be Presented at the American Association for the Study of …
Merck Announces Pivotal Phase III Data for Boceprevir will be Presented at the American Association for the Study of …
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merck today announced that final results from two pivotal Phase III studies of boceprevir, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, will be presented in oral plenary sessions at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), which is taking place from Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 in Boston. Results …
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Mammograms’ impact on breast-cancer deaths is small, study says
Mammograms’ impact on breast-cancer deaths is small, study says
Norwegian research finds that improvements in treatment and care account for more of the cancer’s decline than screening does
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Removing Fallopian tubes during hysterectomies cuts ovarian cancer: B.C. study
Removing Fallopian tubes during hysterectomies cuts ovarian cancer: B.C. study
In a dramatic development, B.C. scientists have found that deaths from ovarian cancer could fall by as much as 50 per cent if women getting routine hysterectomies or tubal ligations have their Fallopian tubes removed too, instead of following current practice and leaving them intact.
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B.C. study a ‘eureka moment’ in fight against ovarian cancer
B.C. study a ‘eureka moment’ in fight against ovarian cancer
Routinely removing fallopian tubes in certain procedures could cut death rates in half
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Ovary removal lowers breast cancer risk: study
Ovary removal lowers breast cancer risk: study
Preventive removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes can be life-saving for women with inherited mutations in two genes linked to breast cancer, a study indicates.
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