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Τετάρτη 26 Ιουνίου 2019

Namibia: Sachse Wins Final Sanlam Cancer Challenge
[Namibian] The Sanlam Cancer Golf Challenge saw a fine turnout of 47 players at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club over the past weekend, while N$4 260 was raised in the fight against cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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UCLA receives $10 million from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
UCLA has received a $10 million gift fromThe Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to fund education, faculty recruitment and retention, and innovative research at the campus ’s stem cell research center. The foundation also announced $10 million gifts to the Broad family’s namesake stem cell research centers UC San Francisco and the University of Southern California, bringing its total support of stem cell research centers in California to $110 million since 2005.      “We are proud to support California’s...
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AR may boost efficiency of minimally invasive surgery
Researchers from the U.K. used an augmented reality (AR) headset to examine...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AR headsets speed transition from 2D to 3D in liver imaging AR, 3D printing enhance planning for complex heart surgery AR, 3D printing aid presurgical planning for kidney cancer 4 practical applications of VR, AR in radiology VR, AR elevate radiologists' value in future of medicine (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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TRUS bests MRI for identifying prostate cancer
Combining ultrasound techniques on transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) better identifies...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AIUM: TRUS or MRI for prostate diagnosis? Prostate cancer incidence, mortality decline worldwide Faster MRI protocol avoids unneeded prostate biopsies MRI-based risk model improves prostate cancer detection MR/TRUS fusion biopsy targets high-risk prostate cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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SNMMI: PET tracks smoking's toll on immune system
Smoking tobacco takes a heavy toll on the immune system --a toll that can be...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: SNMMI: PET spotlights link between Down syndrome, Alzheimer's SNMMI: PET ligand can diagnose brain disorder before autopsy SNMMI: Technetium radiotracer tracks rheumatoid arthritis SNMMI: FDG-PET/MRI improves pain diagnosis, management SNMMI: PSMA-PET helps guide prostate cancer therapy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Kenya: Kenya Has No Plans to Ban 'Cancer-Causing' Herbicide Roundup
[East African] Kenya has no plans to ban a widely used weed killer that has become a focal point of attention globally over concern that it causes cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory of all the best sales in the UK. Any income gained via affiliate links keeps MedWorm running.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Hardship Among Cancer Survivors Out-of-Pocket Costs, Financial Hardship Among Cancer Survivors
The population of cancer survivors is growing, and many struggle to pay for medical care. How do their annual out-of-pocket expenditures compare with those of persons without a history of cancer?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Simple Blood Draw Detects Dangerous Pathogens
Liquid biopsy has attracted a surge of companies that are trying to change the way cancer is detected and monitored. But the benefits of this new type of technology can - and should - seep into other disease categories. Redwood City, CA-based Karius, for example, is leveraging liquid biopsy technology to give doctors an upper hand on difficult-to-diagnose infectious diseases. New findings show the potential clinical utility of its the Karius Test to detect pathogens causing serious infections...
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DDT COA #000009: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Symptom Assessment Questionnaire (NSCLC-SAQ)
(Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
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From simple tools to high-level buy-in, how doctors can help cancer patients quit tobacco
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional buy-in can help increase the number of cancer patients who engage in treatment to help them quit tobacco, data from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania show. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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Prostate cancer: New urine test hope
The test sorts early cancers according to risk, so many men might be spared over-treatment, researchers say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors Face More Struggles
(Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
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Urine test for prostate cancer could spare thousands from having radical treatment
The test, called PUR (Prostate Urine Risk), was developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Meet Kenni, a ‘Little Spitfire’ Who’s Cancer-Free
At only 2 years of age, McKenna Xydias is a cancer survivor. (Source: WebMD Health)
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Highmark-UPMC deal covers something new: Out-of-network emergency department visits
But UPMC Hillman Cancer Center will remain out-of-network for the Highmark subscribers who are in the lower-benefit, narrower-network plans. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
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Making Prostate Ablation Devices Safer
FDA has ramped up medical device safety efforts in several areas this year. Most recently, the agency has turned its attention to devices designed to ablate prostate tissue. The agency issued draft guidance Tuesday to provide recommendations for device manufacturers regarding the clinical testing that must be conducted in accordance with special controls for high-intensity ultrasound systems for prostate tissue ablation devices regulated under the agencyâs 510(k) premarket notification program....
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New combo prostate cancer therapy shown safe, effective in trial
Two targeted treatments reduced PSA levels in patients with prostate cancer and had fewer side effects than traditional therapies. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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' Out-of-the-Box' Approaches Needed for Glioblastoma'Out-of-the-Box' Approaches Needed for Glioblastoma
More radical approaches to the treatment of glioblastoma are called for as long-term survival remains grim and unchanged, despite efforts to improve outcomes for patients with this disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
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Bowel cancer: Four simple dietary tips to reduce your risk
BOWEL cancer is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK. Although it is not clear exactly what causes the disease, a number of steps can be take to reduce the risk. Here are four key dietary tips. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
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Sibley, Unity team up on Northeast D.C. cancer clinic
Sibley Memorial Hospital and Unity Health Care are jointly opening a cancer clinic on the eastern side of the District, as residents in wards 7 and 8 continue to grapple with a lack of nearby specialty services. Johns Hopkins Medicine-owned Sibley is bringing services from the system’s Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center to Unity’s Parkside Health Center at 765 Kenilworth Terrace NE. Sibley is leasing the space, which was occupied by Providence Health System’s radiology services before…...
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Girl, 2, rings bell after beating ovarian cancer after doctors dismissed her bloated belly as 'gas'
McKenna 'Kenni' Xydias, two, from Senoia, Georgia, was diagnosed with a rare ovarian yolk sac tumor in February. After surgery and four rounds of chemotherapy, Kenni was declared cancer-free. (Source: the Mail online | Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Allyl isothiocyanate, a compound present in human diets, found to induce cell toxicity in breast cancer cell lines
In this study, a team of researchers from Taiwan examined the effect of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a compound present in many cruciferous vegetables, on human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. The results were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Isothiocyanates are compounds that have been shown to exhibit anticancer... (Source: NaturalNews.com)
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Voxelotor Improves Hemoglobin Levels in Sickle Cell Disease
Fewer individuals in voxelotor group versus placebo group have worsened anemia at week 24 (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Sperm Seems to Survive Just Fine in Space, Study Shows
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Anesthesia Tied to Neurocognitive Impairment in Childhood ALL Survivors
Survivors experience impairment with exposure to propofol, fluranes, longer anesthesia duration (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Cancer Survivors Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain
Prevalence higher for those with less than high school education, low income, public insurance (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory of all the best sales in the UK. Any income gained via affiliate links keeps MedWorm running.
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Sir Mike Richards called in over child cancer row
Sir Mike Richards, former national cancer tsar and chief inspector of hospitals, has been asked by NHS England to carry out an independent review of child cancer standards. (Source: HSJ)
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Dayton health networks upgrade radiation equipment to enhance cancer treatment
A medical group and one of Dayton's largest health systems have invested in new radiation technology at several local hospitals in an effort to enhance treatment of cancer patients. Dayton Physicians Network and Premier Health are upgrading tumor-fighting linear accelerators at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Greater Dayton Cancer Center in Kettering and Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. The equipment upgrades will deliver radiation treatment more efficiently and redu ce side effects...
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UN Health Agency to Remove Controversial Opioid Guidelines
By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers last Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports. The pledge to remove the guidelines comes a month after U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Hal Rogers accused the WHO of being influenced by Purdue Pharma, the American manufacturer of the potent painkiller OxyContin. The lawmakers' report...
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Boy, 11, who has a rare blood cancer has been told there is nothing more doctors can do
Oliver Brown, from Devon, was told by doctors he had myelodysplastic syndrome when he was eight years old. At the time, doctors said he was the only boy in the country with the disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Recurrence of HCC Following LDV/SOF Treatment in Chronic HCV Recurrence of HCC Following LDV/SOF Treatment in Chronic HCV
How does treatment with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir impact the risk of a new occurrence and/or recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Cancer Screening: ACS Annual Summary of Recommendations Cancer Screening: ACS Annual Summary of Recommendations
Review the 2018 American Cancer Society's summary of recommendations for cancer screening. What's changed from prior years, and where do they diverge from the AAFP's recommendations?American Family Physician (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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NHS waiting times for elective and cancer treatment
This parliamentary report discusses current NHS waiting times for cancer referrals and reports the percentage of patients treated within waiting times standards continues to get worse for both elective and cancer treatment. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
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Cancer Patients Have Better Memory, Despite Dip at Diagnosis Cancer Patients Have Better Memory, Despite Dip at Diagnosis
Patients with cancer have shown a better memory function before their diagnosis and a slower decline in memory after the diagnosis than adults who have no history of cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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The acceptability of addressing alcohol consumption as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer: a mixed method study within breast screening services and symptomatic breast clinics
Study found low levels of alcohol (AC) health literacy and numeracy. In 205 women and 33 NHS staff, AC was identified as breast cancer (BC) risk factor by 19.5% and 48.5%, respectively.Both groups had concerns about how to talk about AC and BC risk factors in non-stigmatising way (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory of all the best sales in the UK. Any income...
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After Patient #34, Top Cancer Center Issues Corrective Plan After Patient #34, Top Cancer Center Issues Corrective Plan
At MD Anderson Cancer Center, an adverse event related to a blood transfusion spiraled into federal investigations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Making Sense of Mammography Guidelines
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Chlor-Alkali Industry Wants Exception to Proposed US Asbestos Ban
The influential American Chemistry Council in Washington, D.C., would likely drop its opposition to an across-the-board ban on asbestos provided an exemption remains for the chlor-alkali industry. Mike Walls, ACC vice president for regulatory affairs, clarified his position last month during a congressional Environment and Climate Change subcommittee hearing to discuss the latest legislative effort to ban all asbestos. “We certainly are not opposing a ban for all other uses of asbestos. I just...
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Prostate Cancer Higher in 9/11 Responders: A Look at Why Prostate Cancer Higher in 9/11 Responders: A Look at Why
The higher incidence of prostate cancer in responders to the 9/11 attacks could be explained by inflammation after exposure to WTC dust, say researchers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Outcomes Poor Years After Radiation for Pediatric Glioma Survivors
TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 -- Survivors of childhood low-grade gliomas treated with radiotherapy have poorer neuropsychological and socioeconomic-status (SES) outcomes, according to a study published online June 24 in Cancer. M. Douglas Ris, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Montreal firefighters hope to prevent cancer with decontamination measures
Even in the dead of winter, Montreal firefighters are going to be hosed off before leaving the scene of a fire in an effort to reduce the amount of cancer-causing contaminants they are exposed to. (Source: CBC | Health)
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What the Science Really Says About Grilled Meat and Cancer Risk
As backyard cookout season kicks into high gear, many people may be eyeing their sizzling burgers and dogs with suspicion. And for good reason: a number of studies published in the past two decades have turned up evidence that eating charred, smoked, and well-done meat could raise cancer risk—pancreatic, colorectal, and prostate cancers, in particular. A 2010 review of the evidence on cancer and “well-done” meat, conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University, concluded that “the majority of...
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Ghana: Ablakwa Donates Screening Machine to Battor Hospital
[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has presented a cervical cancer screening machine to the Battor Catholic Hospital here in the Volta Region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
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Spouses, nurses boost mammography screening rates
Spouses and healthcare professionals such as nurses can play a crucial role...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Fujifilm debuts breast cancer awareness campaign How risky is risk-based mammography screening? NY Times: Mammography sites pamper patients 3 reasons why annual mammography is best ISMRM: Personalized breast cancer screening is at hand (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Simon Stevens at meeting which decided not to publish controversial cancer report
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was present at a meeting where a decision was taken not to publish a 2015 report which exposed concerns about children’s cancer care in London, minutes newly released to HSJ show. (Source: HSJ)
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Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
(University of East Anglia) Researchers have developed a urine test for prostate cancer which shows who needs treatment and when.The test diagnoses aggressive prostate cancer and predicts whether patients require treatment up to five years earlier than standard clinical methods. It also identifies men who are up to eight times less likely to need treatment within five years of diagnosis.Researchers hope it could help men avoid an unnecessary initial biopsy and repeated invasive follow-ups for 'low...
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Radionuclide therapy effective in high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has been shown to be safe and effective for patients with grade 3 (G3) neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs), according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) 66th Annual Meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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New combination therapy established as safe and effective for prostate cancer
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) A novel therapy using two targeted treatments for prostate cancer has been shown to maximize efficacy while reducing side effects according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2019 Annual Meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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Discovery may help kick-start ageing immune system
(Monash University) The thymus, a vital organ producing the immune system's T cells, is one of the first to diminish in function as we age, resulting in a gradual loss of T cell production and eventually increased susceptibility to infections and cancer. Researchers have identified factors affecting the cells in the thymus that set in motion this loss, paving the way to develop targeted strategies for the recovery of T cells to help combat infections and cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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Scientists find potential way to defuse 'time bomb' of cardiology
(University of Western Ontario) In a new study published in EBioMedicine, researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute use principles from cancer biology to demonstrate what might be causing aortic aneurysms and potentially how to treat them. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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LGBTI adolescents and young adults with cancer: Can we do better?
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new systemic review of the literature has shown a clear gap in the understanding of cancer in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or intersex (LGBTI) adolescents and young adults (AYA). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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LSU Health research to study link between obesity and breast cancer in real time
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Frank Lau, MD, Associate Professor in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has been awarded a grant by the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons to improve the care and research of breast cancer and obesity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
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Mice with a human immune system help research into cancer and infections
(Aarhus University) Researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital have succeeded in using mice with a transplanted human immune system to study functions in the immune system which are otherwise particularly difficult to study. The method could turn out to be important in further research into e.g. cancer, HIV and autoimmune diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory...
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Study reveals elevated cancer risk in children with birth defects
(Baylor College of Medicine) A collaborative team of scientists led by Baylor College of Medicine has assembled the largest study to date to evaluate cancer risk in children with birth defects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Shot could remove side effects from late-stage head and neck cancer therapy
(Purdue University) A new chemoradiotherapy formulation could kill head and neck cancer cells more effectively -- without the side effects. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare
(American College of Physicians) Medicare Advantage users had higher risk-adjusted 30-day hospital readmission rates compared to traditional Medicare beneficiaries. Hospital admissions were compared for three common medical conditions. Findings from a retrospective population-based analysis are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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NCI awards $3 million grant to Hollings Cancer Center immunotherapy team
(Medical University of South Carolina) Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina received a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue work on a novel immunotherapy combination to treat lung cancer. The 5-year grant supports research that began in 2016 when Hollings Cancer Center colleagues Mark Rubinstein, Ph.D., and John Wrangle, M.D., designed a phase 1 clinical trial that combined the checkpoint drug nivolumab and the immune stimulation...
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Could Adding Bortezomib Have Benefit for High-Risk Follicular Lymphoma?
The CALGB 50904 trial tested the addition of bortezomib to ofatumumab and bendamustine in patients with previously untreated high-risk follicular lymphoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
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How gastric stem cells fight bacteria
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) Stem cells are not only key players in tissue regeneration, they are also capable of taking direct action against bacteria. This is the finding of a study conducted by researchers from Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin, which describes what happens during a Helicobacter pylori infection of the human stomach. By actively fighting the colonizing bacteria, gastric stem cells protect themselves against damage that can lead to cancer. Results from this study...
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Use of Metformin Disappoints in DLBCL, Follicular Lymphoma
A Mayo Clinic study tested metformin, believed to have anti-lymphoma activity, among patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or follicular lymphoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
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New immune checkpoint explored for head and neck cancer
(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) A checkpoint may delay travelers but it can help give cancer free rein by suppressing the natural immune response that should destroy it, researchers say. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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New Treatment Option Available for Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers
A new trial investigated the efficacy of XELOX vs GEMOX as first-line therapy for advanced biliary tract cancers. (Source: CancerNetwork)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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How human genetic data is helping dogs fight cancer
(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Colorado study sequences 33 canine cancer cell lines to identify 'human' genetic changes could be driving these canine cancers, possibly helping veterinary oncologists use more human medicines to cure cancer in dogs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com for a directory of all the best sales in the UK. Any income gained via affiliate links...
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Can a PARP Inhibitor Plus Immunotherapy Improve Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Outcomes?
A phase I/II trial tested the combination of niraparib and pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent ovarian carcinoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
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Laser light detects tumors
(Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology) A team of researchers from Jena presents a groundbreaking new method for the rapid, gentle and reliable detection of tumors with laser light. The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) introduced a compact device for rapid cancer diagnosis during surgery at the leading trade fair " Laser World of Photonics " from 24 to 27 June 2019 in Munich. The optical method will help surgeons to remove tumors more precisely and perspectively could make...
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Implementing a Same-Day Biopsy Program to Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Care
A same-day biopsy program for women helped reduce disparities related to age, race, and insurance type in breast cancer care. (Source: CancerNetwork)
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Finding missing network links could help develop new drugs, stop disease, ease traffic
(American Institute of Physics) A new mathematical model of the structure of networks could help find new cancer drugs, speed up traffic flow and combat sexually transmitted disease. Although the three challenges seem diverse, they all could benefit from a theory that helps uncover information about a network by analyzing its structure. Successful link prediction algorithms already exist for certain types of networks, but the researchers analyzed differently structured networks to come up with their...
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De-escalating breast cancer therapy; can some patients be spared chemotherapy?
(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers develop molecular testing to distinguish patients who may need less from those who may need more therapy for HER2 positive breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
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It's not just bad for your lungs... air pollution can put you at risk of breast cancer, experts say
Our team at the London Breast Institute published a study in 2007 in the Current Medical Research and Opinion journal which showed that women who live in Central London have higher breast density. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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MRI Plus Systematic Sampling Ups First-Time Prostate-Biopsy Hits MRI Plus Systematic Sampling Ups First-Time Prostate-Biopsy Hits
In biopsy-naive men, combining MRI with systematic sampling of the imaged lesions increases detection of clinically significant prostate cancer, according to California-based researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
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The Integrator: Cancer and STPs — 'If you work it out, let me know'
HSJ National Cancer Forum – Expert briefing: Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. Related items fromOnMedica Unrelenting NHS pressure affecting cancer care, say GPs and nurses Labour Party ’s health manifesto welcomed by charities MPs slam government for its poor management of Cancer Drugs Fund Funding boost for local cancer services Lead medics urge government to be honest over NHS spending (Source:...
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Opdivo misses the mark in head-to-head liver cancer trial
Bristol-Myers Squibb ’s efforts to increase treatment indications for its immunotherapy blockbuster, Opdivo, have hit a bump in the road. (Source: PharmaManufacturing.com)
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Living Vivaciously With Incurable Cancer Living Vivaciously With Incurable Cancer
Diagnosed with cancer at age 44, Lise Wise hesitated to go to the support meeting recommended to her because she expected to find sick people who had no hair and no eyebrows, but she found more.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Living Harmoniously With Incurable Cancer Living Harmoniously With Incurable Cancer
Diagnosed with cancer at age 44, Lise Wise hesitated to go to the support meeting recommended to her because she expected to find sick people who had no hair and no eyebrows, but she found more.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly cancer before it develops
Out of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, only about 47 percent survive longer than five years.But Dr. Beth Karlan, the newly appointed director of cancer population genetics atUCLA ’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is hopeful that her research will not only help women get diagnosed with ovarian cancer at an earlier stage, but also identify the women who are most at-risk so they can intervene before the cancer even develops.In this interview,...
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1 in 3 Survivors Still in Pain Years After Cancer Treatment 1 in 3 Survivors Still in Pain Years After Cancer Treatment
A year after finishing treatment for their cancer, 1 in 3 survivors — which amounts to 5 million Americans — report that they are still in pain, some severe enough to limit their lives.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Popular FDA-approved heart pill found to contain deadly, cancer-causing chemical
(Natural News) An online pharmacy company known as Valisure, which is currently licensed to operate in 37 states, has issued an urgent warning to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a cancer-causing chemical found in valsartan, a popular blood pressure pharmaceutical manufactured by Novartis and several other drug companies. As it turns out,... (Source: NaturalNews.com)
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Hydroxyurea Remains Underused in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Hydroxyurea Remains Underused in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Despite recent increases in use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease (SCD), only about one in four children with SCD received hydroxyurea in 2015, according to an analysis of Medicaid data.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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6 Market Forces Changing the Medical Device World
As a high school junior, I was shown the guts of an implantable defibrillator. That day, I quit my pursuit of a career in medicine to pursue one in medical device design. OK, so my life didnât go quite that linearly, but many years later I continue to work on life-improving technologies from the consulting side of medical device design. This pursuit continues to be a great passion. The medical device market is in the popular press spotlight these days. Actually, itâs more of a target. Netflixâs...
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Boy with cancer can now livestream his school lessons to his hospital bed
Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, has been able to get some sense of normality in his life thanks to a robot which allows him to see and talk to his teachers and school-friends. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Rapid adoption of DBT screening is faster in richer areas
The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer screening has...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Can DBT replace FFDM? Breast lesions more evident on DBT compared with FFDM ARRS: DBT makes observation an option for radial scars DBT boosts diagnosis of additional breast cancer SBI: AI improves DBT's performance in dense tissue (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales please visit TheJanuarySales.com...
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9/11 Dust, First Responders ’ Prostate Cancers Linked?
Exposure to dust at the New York City site after the terrorist attacks triggered chronic inflammation in the responders' prostates, which may have contributed to their cancer, researchers said. (Source: WebMD Health)
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Venetoclax for Myeloma: Trial on Hold, Now Details of Benefit Venetoclax for Myeloma: Trial on Hold, Now Details of Benefit
Although the BELLINI trial was put on partial hold, the trial was allowed to continue for patients for whom the addition of venetoclax showed benefit. New data now identify this subgroup.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
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Transfusion Dose Density Affects Myelodysplastic Syndrome Survival
Negative effect of transfusion treatment on PFS occurs at density less than 3 units/16 weeks (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Could 3 - D Mammograms Soon Be the Standard for Breast Cancer Screening?
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
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Drug Combo Slows Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer
Results seen for alpelisib plus fulvestrant in PIK3CA - mutated, HR + , HER2 − advanced breast cancer (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Making a difference: Housing and health: a case for investment
An extensive body of evidence now exists showing the critical importance that good housing has on health and well-being and its impact across the life-course. Poor housing is associated with poor physical and mental health and causes, or contributes to, many preventable diseases and injuries including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. More needs to be done to realise the type of population health improvement required to sustainably change the health and well-being outcomes of the...
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Targeted Therapies Linked to Survival Benefits for Older Patients With Advanced Renal Cancer Targeted Therapies Linked to Survival Benefits for Older Patients With Advanced Renal Cancer
Targeted therapies were associated with"modest survival advantages" in elderly Medicare patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in a retrospective study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
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How an East Coast family's name hit the label of Genentech's new cancer-fighting drug
Rick Polivy and his family have a special interest in Genentech's new cancer-fighting drug. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
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9/11 Dust Linked to Prostate Cancer in First Responders
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Is Green Tea a Fad or a Real Health Boost?
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Detroit Tigers Pink Out the Park Friday, July 19, brings fans and community together to raise awareness of breast health
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BioEclipse Therapeutics(TM) Announces Appointment of New Directors and Series A-1 Financing
$9.3 million raised to date; latest funding to be used to advance lead immunotherapy, CRX-100, into Phase 1b/2a clinical trials in therapy-refractory solid tumors BioEclipse appoints three new board members SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 24, 2019 ... Biopharmaceuticals, Oncology, Venture Capital, Personnel BioEclipse Therapeutics, immunotherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
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Could 3-D Mammograms Soon Be the Standard for Breast Cancer Screening?
MONDAY, June 24, 2019 -- More women are getting 3-D mammograms, which spot breast anomalies more accurately than traditional mammograms, a new study shows. But there are big variations in use across the United States, the researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Nonchromosomal Birth Defects May Up Childhood Cancer Risk
MONDAY, June 24, 2019 -- Children with nonchromosomal birth defects have a higher relative risk for cancer, though the absolute risk is still low, according to a study published online June 20 in JAMA Oncology. Philip J. Lupo, Ph.D., from the Baylor... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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