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Oncology News

News on Oncology continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

5 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Fourth Annual Symposium On Liver-Directed Microsphere Therapy...

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article More than 170 physicians and health care ...

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Related Topix: Hepatitis, Medicine, Printers, Food and Drug Administration

13 hrs ago | Science Daily

New Treatment Approach Promising For Lymphoma Patients In Developing World

At the ESMO Conference Lugano organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology, a group headed by Prof.

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Related Topix: Lymphoma, Health, Medicine

21 hrs ago | USA Today

New test could track tumors in 'real time'

Doctors have developed a new test to measure cancer cells that break off from lung tumors and travel through the blood.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Lung Cancer

Sat Jul 05, 2008

CBS 11

New Vaccine Targets Brain Cancer

Abbott Northwestern Hospital is playing a key role in the development of a cancer vaccine.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Brain Cancer, Health

C-Health

N.L. agency did poor job informing St-Pierre women of cancer tests: group

A patients advocacy group on the French islands of St-Pierre-Miquelon says a Newfoundland health agency did a poor job informing eight women on the islands about breast cancer testing mistakes.

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Related Topix: Canada, Medicine, Breast Cancer, Health

Arvada Press

Pair finds passion, patients in identical pursuits

Twin sisters and registered nurses Mollie Oster and Kate Mimken assess Cheryl Maddox, an oncology patient at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Friday, June 27.

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

Fri Jul 04, 2008

MediLexicon

Promising Cancer Drug Target In Prostate Tumors Identified By Researchers

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry Article Date: 29 Jun 2008 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Biochemistry, Biology, Science, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Cancer, Health

MediLexicon

Medicare Adds Third Recognized Source To Help Determine Coverage For Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced additional updates to the information it uses in ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Medicaid, Cancer, Medicare, Food and Drug Administration

Medical News Today

Targeted Therapies To Lead New Wave Of Breast Cancer Treatments

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Rising public awareness about breast cancer and the treatments available has greatly improved revenues in ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Cancer

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Independent Online

'Smoke-free policies are working'

Smoke-free policies are reducing heart disease related to smoke exposure, the prevalence of smoking in adults and the exposure of both adults and children to second-hand smoke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Smoking, Health, Lung Cancer

Nashville Business Journal

Ambulatory Services of America buys three dialysis centers; starts two new joint ventures

Brentwood-based Ambulatory Services of America Inc. has acquired three dialysis centers in St.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Chicago Metro

Newswise

Doctor Knowledge of Cancer Treatment Options, Costs Key to Advising on Proper Medical Care

The growing number of cancer treatment options and their widely varying costs suggest an increased need for oncologists to understand economic issues in cancer care and be able to discuss these issue with their ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Cancer, Industrial Machines, RTI International Metals, Metals, Breast Cancer

HON

Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers

A new technique for finding and analyzing stray cancer cells in the blood of lung cancer patients may make it possible for doctors to one day not only determine the genetic "signature" of particular tumors but ...

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Health, Lung Cancer

Wed Jul 02, 2008

MedlinePlus

Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch

Scientists have discovered that they can use a kind of dimmer switch to stop a "cancer signal" from contributing to the development of tumors.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

HON

Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk

Smokeless tobacco products , which include products such as snuff and chew tobacco, do increase the user's risk of cancer -- just not as much as smoking does.

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Related Topix: Oral Cancer, Health, Medicine, Smoking, Lung Cancer

MediLexicon

The GI Company Reports Additional Phase II Clinical Data Of...

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 At the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and the International Society of ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Xinhuanet

Smokeless tobacco raises oral cancer risk 80%

Smokeless tobacco -- such as chewing tobacco and snuff -- are less dangerous than cigarettes but still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, according to the World Health Organization's cancer agency.

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Related Topix: Medicine

The Hindu

B.C. Roy awards for 55 doctors

RECOGNITION FOR WORK : Recipients of the Dr. B.C. Roy Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Gastroenterology, Medicine, Cardiology

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Huliq.com

Cancer cells revert to normal at specific signal threshold

Cancer starts when key cellular signals run amok, driving uncontrolled cell growth.

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Related Topix: Immunology, Biology, Science, Medicine, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Panama City News Herald

New field takes holistic approach in helping cancer victims

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that cancer saved Tanja and Dan Buckley's marriage.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Greenville, NC

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