The World Cancer Day February 4th 2010 |4th February World Cancer Day | World Cancer Day 2010
The World Cancer Day February 4th 2010 |4th February World Cancer Day | World Cancer Day 2010 Each year the world marks the international Cancer Day, which is being organized by the International Union against Cancer since 2005. The goal of this day is to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer.The doctors [...]
Concerns over false positive results of prostate cancer test
Concerns over false positive results of prostate cancer test Researchers have raised concerns over false positive results of prostate cancer screening. They found that one in eight men screened for prostate cancer test positive when they do not have the disease and are compelled to undergo invasive tests such as biopsy as well as potentially [...]
Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease
Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, all of which predispose them to heart disease, say U.S. researchers. They analyzed data on almost 8,600 survivors and close to 3,000 of their siblings who took part in the Childhood Cancer Survivor [...]
Bone Strengthening Drugs Linked To Lower Breast Cancer Incidence | Bone Strengthening Drugs
Bone Strengthening Drugs Linked To Lower Breast Cancer Incidence | Bone Strengthening Drugs New research from the US has discovered that women who used bisphosphonates, commonly-prescribed bone-strengthening drugs, had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women who did not use them. “The idea that bisphosphonates could reduce breast cancer incidence is very exciting because there [...]
New breast cancer screening guidelines confuse womens experts disagree | Breast Cancer Screening
New breast cancer screening guidelines confuse womens experts disagree | Breast Cancer Screening The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new breast cancer screening guidelines, which are published in the November 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. The task force now recommends against routine mammography screening for women before age 50 [...]
Screening for Breast Cancer | New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
Screening for Breast Cancer | New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines More Advice For Older Women And Women At Increased Risk Older women, women with serious health problems, and those at increased risk for breast cancer will get more specific advice about breast cancer screening under updated guidelines released Wednesday night by the American Cancer Society. [...]
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis Description of Breast Cancer There are several types of breast cancer, but the common types are ductal carcinoma occurring in 85 – 90 percent of the cases and lobular carcinoma occurring in about [...]
FDA approves SPA Protocol Amendment for Lucanix Phase III clinical trial
FDA approves SPA Protocol Amendment for Lucanix Phase III clinical trial NovaRx Corporation announced today that the Company has successfully negotiated and received FDA approval for a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) Protocol Amendment to the pivotal Lucanix® Phase III clinical trial in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The amendment will expand patient eligibility [...]
With Hormone Therapy | Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk | With Hormone Therapy Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk
With Hormone Therapy | Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk | With Hormone Therapy Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk Symptom might warrant a reassessment of treatment, experts suggest – Breast tenderness in women taking estrogen/progestin hormone replacement therapy could signal increased chances of developing breast cancer, a new study says. Women taking estrogen plus [...]
