Cancer Cure Books » patients http://cancercurebooks.com/blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 ‘Magic Mushroom’ Hallucinogen Might Help Cancer Patients http://cancercurebooks.com/blog/magic-mushroom-hallucinogen-might-help-cancer-patients http://cancercurebooks.com/blog/magic-mushroom-hallucinogen-might-help-cancer-patients#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:28:13 +0000 Doctor http://cancercurebooks.com/blog/magic-mushroom-hallucinogen-might-help-cancer-patients

Study found it eased anxieties, lifted spirits in those with advanced disease Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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But experts question whether high cost of treatment can be justified Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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New Cancer Radiation Technology Improves Accuracy, Drops Treatment Time In Select Patients The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center is among the world’s first to begin using radiation technology that dramatically reduces treatment times. UAB’s Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center is the third U.S. site to acquire TrueBeam technology. TrueBeam, by Varian Medical Systems Inc., can complete a standard 40-minute … Read more on Medical News Today

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Levels of a cellular protein seem to fall as tumor lethality rises, study finds Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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When it’s a good idea
Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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It absorbed nearly 50% of potentially damaging rays, but more study is needed, researchers say Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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Half of breast cancer patients stop taking key medications ahead of schedule, a decision that can increase their risk of relapse and death, a new study shows. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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Biodesix, Inc., a company developing and commercializing molecular diagnostics for personalized medicine, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded to the Company patent number 7,736,905. The patent provides coverage for the Company’s first product, VeriStrat, which is used by physicians to help guide therapy for patients with advanced lung cancer. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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Groundbreaking studies will be presented at the ESMO 12th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer next week in Barcelona, Spain, including exciting new data on treatment for neuroendocrine tumors. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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Active surveillance or watchful waiting might be sufficient treatment for patients with prostate cancer that has a low risk of progression, according to a new study published online June 18 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass

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