Allergies May Protect Against Some Cancers, Danish Researchers Discover
Allergies May Protect Against Some Cancers, Danish Researchers Discover
People suffering from contact allergies may be less at risk of developing certain tumors, researchers found.
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CME: Advances in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers
City of Hope’s Robert J. Morgan, Jr., MD, FACP, introduces City of Hope’s Continuing Medical Education e-Learning series, “Advances in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers”. Breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed solid tumor and second leading cause of cancer death in US women. If these rates continue, a female child born today will have about a 1 in 8 chance of developing breast cancer at some point during her life. Greater public awareness of signs and symptoms have increased early diagnosis, breast cancer treatment is still dependent on clinical factors such as stage, histology, HER-2 and hormonal status. It is estimated that 20 million Americans may have the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yet more than 76 percent of US women have never heard of this sexually transmitted virus which causes nearly all cervical cancers. Women who are not diagnosed with cervical cancer through screening typically present with advanced disease. In 2010, the NCI placed the number of newly diagnosed cases of cervical cancer at 12000 with related deaths at 4000. The scientists and clinicians at City of Hope have a long history of developing and advancing new techniques to screen for, diagnose and treat gynecologic and breast cancers. With the goal of contributing to the improvement of quality of life and overall outcomes for these patient populations, these activity has been designed by these experts, representing multiple disciplines, to profile …
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Screening Mammograms Catch Second Breast Cancers Early
Screening Mammograms Catch Second Breast Cancers Early
JAMA study by Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium supports annual screening for survivors More women are surviving longer after having early-stage breast cancer, but they are at risk of developing breast cancer again: a recurrence or a new cancer, in either breast. Annual screening (a.k.a. “surveillance”) mammography has long been standard for these women, but only scant evidence on screening …
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Research and Markets: Pipeline Insight: Cancer Overview – Breast and Gynecological Cancers – Promising Agents Emerge …
Research and Markets: Pipeline Insight: Cancer Overview – Breast and Gynecological Cancers – Promising Agents Emerge …
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Pipeline Insight: Cancer Overview – Breast and Gynecological Cancers – Promising agents emerge for BRCA positive patients” report to their offering.
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Simple life changes could stop common cancers
Simple life changes could stop common cancers
About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said on Friday.
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