Cathy Golden discusses her choice of the new breast cancer treatment option DIEP reconstructive surgery (DIEP stands for Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator) . Cathy traveled to the The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans to have the procedure done. The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery was established to serve as a dedicated resource [...]
In the past, medical tourists — those who travel overseas to have procedures done — typically were wealthy. But with many consumers’ budgets strapped and the rising cost of medical care, a growing number of Americans are traveling elsewhere to have operations and procedures in an attempt to save [...]
Study finds cancer mortality has declined since initiation of ‘war on cancer’ ( American Cancer Society ) A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The study appears in the open access journal PLoS ONE, and finds a downturn [...]
After an imaging test revealed a small nodule in Dr. Len Lichtenfeld’s lung, his doctor ordered a series of CT scans. But Lichtenfeld turned them down. As deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, Lichtenfeld knew the tiny nodule probably wasn’t dangerous and that new research has [...]
UC San Francisco presents Mini Medical School. In this edition, join Elizabeth Blackburn from ucsf’s Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Examine what bits of DNA dubbed telomeres tell us about cell division, and how solving this part of the molecular puzzle may help develop new tools to fight cancer and diseases of aging. Series: UCSF [...]
Life Technologies said Friday it is applying its gene sequencing prowess to a challenging project: detecting genetic information about breast cancers that show no sign of obvious mutations linked with the disease. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Industrialization crept in tight and irate in the 1700s and after that for about 100 existence the stone asbestos was considered to be a miracle which could be worn everywhere effectively and relatively cheaply. It became a must-have in all buildings as insulation and came to be used in all yield that could be manufactured. [...]
In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are zeroing in on a workhorse protein called RSK. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
Optimistic lung cancer patients do better ROCHESTER, Minn., March 8 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve discovered lung cancer patients who have an optimistic disposition experience more favorable outcomes than pessimistic patients. Read more on UPI
Following a negative complete colonoscopy, those who had their colonoscopies at a hospital and had their procedures performed by a non- gastroenterologist may be at a significantly increased risk of developing subsequent colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of [...]