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2 hrs ago | Globe and Mail

Doctors start to include vitamin D in fight against cancer

Oncology treatments Doctors start to include vitamin D in fight against cancer With new studies showing the sun vitamin may slow come cancers, some physicians are eager to add it to treatment programs Martin Mittelstaedt Environment Reporter From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Oncology

7 hrs ago | Bloomberg Business News

Breast Cancer Vaccine Puts German Merck's $1 Billion Strategy to the Test

Merck KGaA of Germany is gambling an unproven therapy that spurs the immune system to attack cancer cells will increase its share of a $48 billion oncology market.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Oncology, Lung Cancer

11 hrs ago | Newswise

Plastic Surgeons Offer Microsurgery Technique for Breast Reconstruction, Tummy Tuck After Mastectomy

Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Abdominoplasty, Health

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Juneau Empire

Frequently asked questions about breast cancer

2. Is breast cancer the most common cancer among women? Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin cancer among women.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Skin Cancer

Star Tribune

Case for animal research goes to the people

Animal research is necessary for scientific advancement. Unfortunately, the public fails to realize how much care goes into ensuring read more animal welfare in research labs.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights, University of Minnesota, Activism, Medicine, Health

Scotsman.com Business - Health News f...

Breast cancer 'changes' as it spreads

Research has found that "nearly 40% of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread," BBC News reported.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology

EurekAlert!

Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer increasingly accurate

Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Florida, Clemson University

Newswise

Three-week Course of Breast Radiation May be as Effective as...

According to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology , a shortened, more intensive course of radiation given to the whole breast, along with an extra dose of radiation given to the surgical bed of the tumor , has been shown to result in excellent local control at a median follow ...

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for breast...

Nov. 5, 2009 - Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Health, Abdominoplasty

MediLexicon

Selective Eradication Of Malignant Cells

The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Physics Blog

Early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence

Early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Oncology, Herceptin, Trastuzumab (generic), Medication

Newswise

CTRC, AACR and Baylor College of Medicine to Host San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

What: Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium remains the top venue for research and discovery in breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, San Antonio Metro, Baylor College of Medicine, Lung Cancer

MyOptumHealth

Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

Women with a relatively uncommon type of breast cancer are significantly more likely to face its recurrence and spread, but researchers now say these women may benefit from treatment with the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Herceptin, Trastuzumab (generic), Medication, Oncology

Mental Help Net

Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers

A shorter, more intense course of whole-breast radiation works as well as the traditional six-week course, at least for some early-stage breast cancers, a new study shows.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology, Duarte, CA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Liposuction: A Source For Breast Augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate use: Fat liposuctioned from other parts of the body can safely be used to increase a woman's breast size, according to study findings presented this week at the Plastic Surgery 2009 meeting ...

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Related Topix: Breast Enlargement, Medicine, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Hackensack, NJ, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone

Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Tufts University

New York Times

Fiorina Will Challenge Boxer in Senate Race

Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard who became a campaign adviser to Senator John McCain's presidential bid, is formally announcing on Wednesday that she plans to run for the United States Senate.

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Related Topix: HP, Computers, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Barbara Boxer, US Senate, Democrat, Medicine, Health

Psych Central News

Pump Iron To Improve Self-Esteem

The value of lifting weights extends beyond increasing muscle mass for breast cancer survivors: New research discovers the activity provides a boost to self-esteem . University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers discovered survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about their bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Weight Training, Fitness, University of Pennsylvania

Canada.com

Poor nations 'face booming breast cancer threat'

Breast cancer is becoming an increasingly global epidemic, plaguing more people in developing countries where mortality rates are higher and many lack access to care, US researchers warned.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sunday Herald

One in three breast cancers - changes as it spreads'

One in three breast cancers that spreads also changes form, according to new research that may explain why some women do not respond to treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology

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