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	Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up care Date: Mon, Sep 08 Published in: A new analysis reveals that fewer than half of older patients successfully treated for colorectal cancer receive the recommended screening schedule to detect any recurrence of cancer.... [more] Common painkillers lower levels of prostate cancer biomarker Date: Mon, Sep 08 Published in: Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man's PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer. But the authors of the study caution that men shouldn't take the pai... [more] Study challenges routine use of MRI scans to evaluate breast cancer Date: Sat, Sep 06 Published in: A new study suggests women with newly-diagnosed breast cancer who receive an MRI after their diagnosis face delays in starting treatment and are more likely to receive a mastectomy. The study, presented today at the 2008 ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, al... [more] 1 step back ... 2 steps forward Date: Fri, Sep 05 Published in: Women with hormone-receptor positive, metastatic breast cancer may take medications for years to help keep their cancer at bay, but when the tumor becomes resistant to anti-hormonal drugs, treatment with chemotherapy becomes the only option. But a study ... [more] Atomic structure of the mammalian 'fatty acid factory' determined Date: Fri, Sep 05 Published in: Mammalian fatty acid synthase is one of the most complex molecular synthetic machines in human cells. It is also a promising target for the development of anti-cancer and anti-obesity drugs and the treatment of metabolic disorders. Now researchers at ETH... [more] Creating lung cancer risk models for specific populations refines prediction Date: Fri, Sep 05 Published in: Lung cancer risk prediction models are enhanced by taking into account risk factors by race and by measuring DNA repair capacity, according to research teams led by epidemiologists at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in two complement... [more]
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	Diabetics should undergo regular cancer screenings Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:42 Published in: Earthtimes.org ELAN AND BIOGEN IDEC INITIATE FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL OF TYSABRI(r) IN ONCOLOGY Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:43 Published in: Nanotechnology.com Multi-network 'Stand Up to Cancer' telethon raises $100 million Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:43 Published in: Canoe Money Routine Use Of MRI Scans To Evaluate Breast Cancer Challenged Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:44 Published in: Science Daily Chairman of poultry group dies of cancer Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 01:10 Published in: Ein News Potential remedy for the mental fog in cancer patients Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 01:11 Published in: AMP Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:11 Published in: News-Medical.Net Trastuzumab-DM1 - a 'smart bomb' for breast cancer treatment Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:10 Published in: News-Medical.Net Breast mris delay cancer treatment by weeks Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:12 Published in: Xinhua News Agency Shock as councillor dies suddenly after winning cancer fight Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:13 Published in: The Scotsman Vaccines play an important role in fight Poor lifestyle-factors may contribute to the development of cancer, but infectious diseases can also trigger... Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:43 Published in: Therapeutics Daily Facing The music Patient's determination pays off as she beats breast cancer and a brain tumour Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:42 Published in: Therapeutics Daily Parsing the genome of a deadly brain tumor Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:44 Published in: Bionity.com Elan and Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial of TYSABRI(R) in Oncology Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 23:45 Published in: Bionity.com Ovarian Cancer - The Frightening Diagnosis! Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:10 Published in: One Stop Articles Obese people prone to cancer, says study Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:10 Published in: Financial Express Elan and Biogen Idec Initiate First Clinical Trial of TYSABRI(R) in Oncology Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:12 Published in: PipelineReview Volunteers Honored As Night of Hope Raises $68,000 ; American Cancer Society Date: Mon, Sep 08 @ 00:13 Published in: Red Orbit Studies find risk of suicide small, but higher among people with cancer Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 21:42 Published in: Hematology & Oncology News Doctor tells of how Muloki battled cancer Date: Sun, Sep 07 @ 21:43 Published in: The Monitor