Aspirin reduces risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Scientists have found that aspirin can reduce cancer recurrence in patients with prostate cancer.Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have, in the largest study on this topic, found ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Malaria drug ‘may slow pancreatic cancer growth’
March 16th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Scientists say they have shrunk or slowed the growth of notoriously resistant pancreatic tumors in mice, using a drug routinely prescribed for malaria and rheumatoid arthritis.The pre-clinical results ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Aspirin use ‘cuts risk of death from prostate cancer by more than half’
October 26th, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): A new study has suggested that men with prostate cancer who take anticoagulants like aspirin in addition to radiation therapy or surgery may be able to cut their ... Read more...
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Short-term radiation therapy works well for breast cancer patients
February 11th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): Researchers in Canada have found that an intense three-week course of radiation therapy is just as effective as the standard five-week regimen for women with early-stage breast cancer.In ... Read more...
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Acupuncture perks up sex drive of breast cancer patients
December 30th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Acupuncture not only reduces hot flashes of breast cancer patients but it also perks up their sex drive and sense of well-being.
A Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) study ... Read more...
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Radiation can prevent cancer relapse after surgery
November 6th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes, compared to those patients who ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New microchip-based device can put an end to painful biopsies
September 28th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, September 28 (ANI): Canadian experts at the University of Toronto have come up with a microchip technology that they believe can prove helpful in diagnosing cancer and infectious disease in just ... Read more...
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Wine may offer radioprotective effect for breast cancer patients
August 14th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Drinking wine can actually lower incidence of skin toxicity in breast cancer patients undergoing breast carcinoma, according to a new study.An international team of researchers sought to determine ... Read more...
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Family history of prostate cancer does not affect outcomes of seed implant therapy
January 3rd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 3 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a first-degree family history of prostate cancer does not have any impact on the treatment outcomes of patients treated with brachytherapy, ... Read more...
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Treatments promising long-term survival in brain tumour patients identified
December 4th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): In a new study, scientists at Mayo Clinic have cited that people with low-grade gliomas (brain tumour) were found to have longer survival rate after undergoing aggressive ... Read more...
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Breast cancer treatment effective in women with implants
December 1st, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Women with early-stage breast cancer who have had breast implants can be effectively treated with a partial-breast radiation treatment, say researchers.The research team found that patients treated ... Read more...
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Radiation therapy before surgery cuts pancreatic cancer patients death risk
November 26th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): A new study by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has shown that administering radiation therapy prior to surgery nearly doubles survival in pancreatic cancer patients ... Read more...
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Shorter, intense therapy better way to treat breast cancer
September 25th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 25 (IANS) A Canadian study has found that if women with early-stage breast cancer get a shorter, more intense course of radiation, they have a lower risk of side effects ... Read more...
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Whole brain radiation ups cancer patients learning, memory problems risk
September 23rd, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): A new research has found that cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumours have ... Read more...
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Acupuncture as good as drug therapy to reduce breast cancer treatment side effects
September 23rd, 2008 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): A new study has found that acupuncture is as effective and longer-lasting in managing the common debilitating side effects of hot flashes, night sweats, and excessive sweating ... Read more...
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Radiation therapy may prevent rare breast cancer recurrence
July 12th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): A new study from City of Hope National Medical Centre in Duarte, California has revealed that radiation therapy can help lower cancer recurrence of a rare type ... Read more...
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