Archived News / March 2009

March 31, 2009

Ovarian cancer screening fails to identify early disease

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March 31, 2009

Roche says Avastin restriction removed

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March 31, 2009

U.S. approves Novartis' Afinitor for kidney cancer

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March 30, 2009

Chemotherapy alone may provide durable remission of laryngeal cancer

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March 30, 2009

Multi-marker test helps diagnose melanoma

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March 27, 2009

Very hot tea may cause throat cancer: study

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March 27, 2009

Thalidomide improves myeloma survival after stem cell transplantation

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March 27, 2009

Gefitinib of no benefit in recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck

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March 26, 2009

Long-term use of high-dose carotenoid supplements tied to lung cancer risk

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March 26, 2009

Glucose levels predict outcomes in ovarian carcinoma

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March 24, 2009

Younger women more apt to have breast cancer recur

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March 24, 2009

Alcohol flushing linked to esophagus cancer

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March 20, 2009

Aspirin cuts recurrence of superficial bladder cancer

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March 20, 2009

Chemotherapy may benefit metastatic colon cancer patients

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March 19, 2009

Woman's cryopreserved egg results in healthy baby

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March 19, 2009

Low-dose azacitidine better tolerated by myelodysplastic syndrome patients

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March 17, 2009

CA125 and ultrasound effective for ovarian cancer screening

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March 17, 2009

Early detection of second breast cancers improves survival

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March 13, 2009

Mushrooms, green tea may lower breast cancer risk

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March 12, 2009

Pfizer drug works on rare pancreatic cancer-study

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March 11, 2009

New guidelines for colon cancer screening released

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March 10, 2009

Text messages up sunscreen usage

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March 10, 2009

Breast cancer risk assessment warranted in older women

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March 9, 2009

MGMT methylation predicts glioblastoma response to temozolomide plus RT

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March 9, 2009

Discussing end-of-life care lowers cost: U.S. study

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March 9, 2009

Palliative sedation cuts patient requests for euthanasia

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March 6, 2009

Some older men may safely stop PSA testing

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March 5, 2009

Preoperative radiotherapy reduces rectal cancer recurrences

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March 5, 2009

Tumor gene profiles predict breast cancer response to letrozole

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March 4, 2009

Reviewers oppose testosterone patch for female sexual dysfunction

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March 4, 2009

Cancer center's breast conservation rates don't tell the whole story

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March 3, 2009

PET/CT useful for initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer

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March 3, 2009

Current patient confidentiality laws questioned

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March 3, 2009

Patient-physician connection results in closer adherence to guidelines

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March 3, 2009

Genetic counseling reduces cancer-specific distress

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March 3, 2009

Prostate cancer anxiety may affect therapy choices

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March 2, 2009

Smoking partially responsible for lung cancer link with lower socioeconomic status

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March 2, 2009

Conditioning regimens for older AML patients undergoing ASCT promising

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March 2, 2009

Maintenance rituximab useful for advanced indolent lymphoma

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March 2, 2009

Distress doesn't push cancer patients to be active

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