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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:57 AM PDT
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
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ContributorNetwork via Yahoo! News, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:48 AM PDT
New Cervical Cancer Diagnostic Test Wins FDA Approval http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110420/us_ac/8333273_new_cervical_cancer_diagnostic_test_wins_fda_approval_1
The approval of a new diagnostic test might help to prevent many advanced cases of cervical cancer in the future. Today, Roche Holding AG -- a drug company and the world's largest diagnostics company -- announced the Food and Drug Administration approval of its new cervical cancer diagnostic test.
Brandon Sun, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:47 AM PDT
Prognosis improves over time for most cancer patients: StatsCan study http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/prognosis-improves-over-time-for-most-cancer-patients-statscan-study-120282309.html?viewAllComments=y
TORONTO - The prognosis gets better for people diagnosed with cancer â€Â" sometimes substantially â€Â" after they've survived a year or more, says a new Statistics Canada report that estimates five-year survival ratios for the first time.
The Washington Times, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT
Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin dies at 70 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/20/canadian-actor-michael-sarrazin-dies-at-70/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
MONTREAL (AP) - Michael Sarrazin, the Canadian actor who rose to fame playing opposite big-screen legends like Paul Newman, Jane Fonda and George C. Scott, has died. He was 70 years old. Sarrazin died Sunday in Montreal surrounded by family after a battle with cancer, said Michael Oscars, his agent and ...
Medical News Today, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:44 AM PDT
Breath Test Could Identify Head-And-Neck Cancer Patients, UK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/223003.php
Scientists reveal that an 'electronic nose' can distinguish between molecules found in the breath of head-and-neck cancer patients and those of healthy people, according to the results of a small, initial study published in the British Journal of Cancer, today. Researchers from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology collected breath samples from 82 people from three groups: head-and-neck ...
Medical News Today, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:43 AM PDT
Toshiba's Patient-Friendly Diagnostic Imaging Technology Helps Kosair Children's Medical Center Improve Pediatric Care http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/223009.php
As one of the leading pediatric centers in the United States, Kosair Children's Medical Center (KCMC) treats pediatric patients with conditions ranging from congenital heart disease to abdominal pain, to emergency trauma to juvenile diabetes and pediatric cancer. To effectively diagnose, treat and monitor its pediatric patients, KCMC uses a suite of advanced diagnostic imaging systems from ...
Medical News Today, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:43 AM PDT
Sequencing Genome Helps Get Target Right Treatments For Cancer Patients http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/223011.php
Sequencing a cancer patient's genome can be a brilliant diagnostic tool because it helps doctors select the best treatment for them, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis wrote in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) - they carried out two studies. The First Study - a 39-year old female patient with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) had her genome ...
citybizlist Charlotte/Raleigh, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:35 AM PDT
Cancer Centers of North Carolina Acquires Wake Radiology Oncology Services of Cary, N.C. http://charlotteraleigh.citybizlist.com/14/2011/4/20/Cancer-Centers-of-North-Carolina-Acquires-Wake-Radiology-Oncology-Services-of-Cary-N.C.aspx
Union of two expert cancer centers expands patient access to integrated cancer careCARY, N.C. and TH...
Bloomberg, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:28 AM PDT
Human Gut Check Finds Bacteria Sorted in Ways That May Aid in Treatments http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-20/human-gut-check-finds-bacteria-sorted-in-ways-that-may-aid-in-treatments.html
Scientists have categorized trillions of bacteria that live in the human gut into three types of systems that may one day be used to diagnose and treat colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disorders.
Science Daily, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT
Air pollution exposure affects chances of developing premenopausal breast cancer http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110420125508.htm
Exposure to air pollution early in life and when a woman gives birth to her first child may alter her DNA and may be associated with pre-menopausal breast cancer later in life, researchers have shown.
Washington Examiner, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:17 AM PDT
Ohio Supreme Court rules in malpractice lawsuit http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/04/ohio-supreme-court-rules-malpractice-lawsuit
The Associated Press The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a cancer patient may pursue an emotional distress claim that alleges a faulty diagnosis let undetected cancer spread. The court Wednesday upheld an appellate court decision in a lawsuit filed by the woman in northeast Ohio's Summit County. Justices say the claim is based on physical injury and may be ...
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