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bioTheranostics’ Breast Cancer Index(SM) Predicts Risk for Late Recurrence in Early Stage ER-Positive Breast Cancer …

bioTheranostics’ Breast Cancer Index(SM) Predicts Risk for Late Recurrence in Early Stage ER-Positive Breast Cancer …
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — bioTheranostics, a bioMerieux company that develops innovative oncology diagnostic tests to support targeted disease management, announced today new findings from a clinical study evaluating the company’s Breast Cancer Index( )(BCI) molecular oncology test. Data from the study were presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium …

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Novartis Starts Late Stage Trials For Afinitor In Breast Cancer

Novartis Starts Late Stage Trials For Afinitor In Breast Cancer
Novartis Starts Late Stage Trials For Afinitor In Breast Cancer

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Many preventable cancers caught at late stage

Many preventable cancers caught at late stage
* Breast, colorectal and cervical cancer often found late

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Perform Cancer Screening Before It?s Too Late

Now people have become more aware and more concerned about their health. People have also heard a lot about cancer and how to prevent it. Health conscious people try to eat healthy, exercise daily, and avoid carcinogens such as tobacco smoke, radiation and chemicals. But that is just not enough. Another way to make sure you are safe from cancer is taking precaution step; cancer screening.

Cancer screening is the act of looking for cancer before a person begins to have any symptoms. Being able to find cancer at an early stage makes it easier for doctors to treat and prevent cancer cell from spreading. It is also cheaper and less painful for patients if the cancer is treated as an early stage. To make it easier to understand the benefits of cancer screening I wound like to give an example of two types of cancer often found in woman and why it’s important to scan for cancer regularly.

The first type of cancer is cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a disease that affects the cervix, which is situated at the lower part of the uterus that opens at the top of the vagina. Cervical cancer usually develops very slowly and starts as a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia. This pre-cancerous condition can be easily detected by a Pap smear and if followed up and treated properly can be 100% curable. Without being detected, dysplasia can develop into cervical cancer and spread to the bladder, intestines, liver and lungs. That is why it is very important to get regular Pap smears. Doctors recommend for woman to have a Pap test at least once every 3 years, beginning about 3 years after they begin to have sexual intercourse but no later the 21 years of age.

The second type of cancer most found in women and can be prevented by cancer screening is breast cancer. The two main types of breast cancer are ductal carcinoma which starts in the tubes that transfer milk from the breast to the nipple and lobular carcinoma which starts in the parts of the breast, called lobules that produce milk. Like cervical cancer, early breast cancer usually does not cause symptoms. Women are advised to do regular breast self-exams. This is done by checking for hard uneven lumps in the armpits and the change of size, shape and feel of the breast and nipples. You should also check for fluid coming from the nipples. Another way to check for breast cancer is by either having a clinical breast exam by a medical professional or doing a mammography screening, which is able to detect breast abnormalities that could signal breast cancer. Woman of all ages should perform monthly breast self-exams. And women who are over 40 or have high risk of developing breast cancer should have regular mammograms.

As you can see both types of cancer mentioned above do not cause symptoms at an early stage and can only be detected by cancer screening. By being able to detect cancer at an early stage can not only increase the survival rate of the patient, but can also save money, time and pain.

Chris Spielman: College Hall of Famer Born 50 Years Too Late

Chris Spielman: College Hall of Famer Born 50 Years Too Late
We did it all wrong, the way we watched Chris Spielman play football for the Detroit Lions. How dare we enjoy Spielman’s eight seasons with the Lions under a Teflon roof with climate control! How dare we have him play the game on phony grass, without a snowball’s chance in Hell of even a raindrop splatting onto his helmet? How could we watch him in the lap of the Silverdome’s luxury, an ice-cold …

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