| Cancer: |
| MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI
after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of
treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed
to breast-conserving surgery. |
| Breast MRIs delay cancer treatment by weeks: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Women with newly diagnosed breast
cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before
their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than
women who have only a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on
Saturday. |
| Genome analysis used to decode brain cancer: study (AFP) |
| AFP - US scientists have unveiled the most complete genetic profile ever attempted of glioblastoma, a common and deadly form of the brain cancer that US Senator Edward Kennedy is battling. |
| Health Tip: Getting Ready for Cancer Treatment (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Treatment for cancer takes an emotional and
physical toll on your body. But you can take steps to prepare for the
treatment that will help make the process easier. |
| Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new lung cancer risk
assessment designed specifically for black Americans suggests that chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a much greater lung cancer risk
factor for blacks than for whites. |
| Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The drug sorafenib may help
"re-sensitize" certain breast cancer tumors to anti-hormonal drugs,
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say. |
| Exercise may cut risk of various cancers (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Adults who are regularly
active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to
develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests. |
| Screening rules may miss cancer in people with IBD (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The diagnosis of colorectal
cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of
people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if
surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to
official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn in
a report published this month. |
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