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| Brooke Burke Recovering After Thyroid Surgery, Says ‘I’m Clean’ Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:57 AM PST “Dancing with the Stars†co-host Brooke Burke underwent surgery for thyroid cancer on Wednesday and tweeted Thursday that the “surgery went well.†Brooke Burke Cancer: Model Tweets ‘Thank God It’s Over’ Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:55 AM PST Brooke Burke’s cancer scare is in her rear-view after undergoing a successful surgery Thursday. The model and Dancing with the Stars host confirmed on her Twitter account that she is out of surgery and recovering Thursday morning, saying “Thank God it’s over.†Burke’s thyroid cancer diagnosis had her worried at first, but she said on [...] Brooke Burke Cancer: Model Tweets ‘Thank God It’s Over ... 10 Years of Tamoxifen Better Than Five: Are You Kidding Me? associatedcontent.com Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:48 AM PST FIRST PERSON | Results from a recent study called ATLAS (adjuvant tamoxifen longer against shorter) show that 10 years of tamoxifen therapy is better than the current treatment of five years. The findings will be presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium this week. A major drug manufacturer is one of the study's sponsors. Could the Biological Clock be a Thing of the Past? Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:47 AM PST Women who struggle with infertility due to age or as a result of cancer treatments will be encouraged by a procedure that may do away with the biological clock. Developed in Israel and resulting in the . . . Venezuela's Chavez to skip summit due to health reuters.com Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:43 AM PST BRASILIA/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not attend a regional trade summit in Brazil on Friday, sources said, an absence sure to heighten speculation over the leftist leader's health. Before he went to Cuba last week for more cancer-related treatment, Chavez had spoken enthusiastically about attending the Mercosur bloc's meeting in Brasilia to celebrate Venezuela's ... Flint pharmacy sole distributor of recently approved cancer drug Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:40 AM PST Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy in Flint is the sole distributor of a recently approved drug to treat cancer. UT MD Anderson study finds link between statins and improved survival in inflammatory breast cancer Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:35 AM PST ( University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center ) Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found statins, the commonly used drug to lower cholesterol, improved progression-free survival in patients with inflammatory breast cancer. Study Finds Link Between Statins and Improved Survival in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:33 AM PST Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found statins, the commonly used drug to lower cholesterol, improved progression-free survival in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). Researchers Discover Regulator Linking Exercise to Bigger, Stronger Muscles Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:33 AM PST Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein's levels might someday help prevent muscle loss caused by cancer, prolonged inactivity in hospital patients, and aging. Newtown-based Fund-A-Cure delivers $47K to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for pancreatic cancer research Thu, 06 Dec, 2012 09:32 AM PST PHILADELPHIA - Board members from Fund A Cure for Pancreatic Cancer visited the pancreatic cancer research team at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Nov. 15, led by Dr. Charles Yeo and Dr. Jonathan Brody, to present a check for $47,000 to the Pancreatic Cancer Surgical Research Fund. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. | |
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