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| Cancer Survivors Urged to Make Sperm Bank Follow-ups Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:57 AM PST New research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference this week in Liverpool, England shows that many male cancer patients are not getting sufficient advice about their future fertility. Though sperm banking is often recommended for men diagnosed with cancer, many … Scripps physicians call for change in cancer tissue handling Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:56 AM PST ( Scripps Health ) Scripps Clinic physicians write in this week's edition of JAMA that traditional specimen handling methods threaten to slow the benefits of using genetic sequencing to diagnose and treat cancer. Routine freezing of tissue would retain its genetic coding while preserving it for future analysis. National Cancer Institute Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:47 AM PST Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have identified a new target to improve treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer, which accounts for more than 95 percent of pancreatic cancer cases. This fast-growing, often lethal cancer is resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Tennessee's cancer fighters set to test agenda in legislature Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:46 AM PST Debbie Hickman hugs her great niece, Kya Harvey, 3, and great nephew Brandon Harvey, 4. She survived stage three colorectal cancer and says education is key to Tennesseans taking care of themselves. Former Breast Cancer Patient Shares Good News Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:45 AM PST We introduced you to Renee Day about a year and a half ago. She battled breast cancer and won. Research and Markets: The 2012 US Cancer Diagnostic Testing Market: Sales Forecasts By Market Segment and Supplier ... Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:44 AM PST DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rnh7qj/the_us_cancer) has announced the addition of the "The US Cancer Diagnostic Testing Market: Sales Forecasts By Market Segment and Supplier Shares by Test" report to their offering. This report provides an overview of the US cancer diagnostics market, including market shares of leading suppliers by ... Hope for New Skin Cancer Drug Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:42 AM PST The discovery of how skin cancer spreads to other parts of the body may lead to new medications that will halt the disease and other metastases as well. Stem Cell Technology May Help Rejuvenate Immune Cells Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:40 AM PST Stem cell technology may one day give new life to tired immune cells so they can battle diseases such as HIV and cancer more effectively, two new studies suggest. Chemotherapy Center grand opening at Mammoth Hospital Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:38 AM PST Mammoth Hospital announced the opening of a newly renovated and redesigned Chemotherapy Infusion Center, to facilitate access to cancer care services in the Eastern Sierra. Racial gaps in access to robotic prostate surgery Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:37 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority and Medicaid cancer patients are less likely to have their prostates removed at hospitals that use robot-assisted surgery, according to a new study that stops short of suggesting the robotic technique represents better care. | |
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