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l_mckeon
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Chemo resistance because co-mingled bacteria "eat" the drug?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/see-j...bling-chemotherapy-drugs/ |
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Jim Slade
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Integrating genomics into population-based cancer surveillance in the era of precision medicine
This Genomics and Health Blog was posted September 19, 2017, by Muin J. Khoury, Office of Public Health Genomics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlant, Georgia and Lynne Penberthy, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute. https://blogs.cdc.gov/genomics/2017/09/19/integrating-genomics-2/  |
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Jim Slade
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Precision Medicine Is Our Best Hope In The Fight Against Cancer - The Medical Futurist
In the fight against cancer, precision medicine is one of the most promising tools and the logical outcome of current healthcare trends. http://medicalfuturist.com/precision-medicine-best-hope-fight-cancer/ |
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l_mckeon
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"Removing lymph nodes (axillary dissection) was considered the norm for breast cancer treatment for decades, until a controversial trial proved that women did not need to undergo the invasive surgery."
----------------------------------------Results of a 10 year survival study of women with early stage breast cancer treated with a lumpectomy and radiation shows no advantage to removing lymph nodes. Followup study on women with later stage cancer and full mastectomy is in progress. This result may also apply to some treatments for metastasized melanoma but studies are incomplete. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/...-cancer-treatment/8956328 [Edit 1 times, last edit by l_mckeon at Sep 24, 2017 11:52:46 PM] |
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Jim Slade
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Genetic Testing is Providing New Hope for Babies Born with Mysterious Ailments
The October 2, 2017, issue of Time Magazine has a special report on genetic testing. http://time.com/4951200/genitic-testing-provi...es-ailments/?iid=sr-link5 |
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littlepeaks
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A research study available in the Wiley Online Library (not paywalled).
----------------------------------------http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.30879/full "Cannabis use among patients at a comprehensive cancer center in a state with legalized medicinal and recreational use" "Cannabis is purported to alleviate symptoms related to cancer treatment, although the patterns of use among cancer patients are not well known. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and methods of use among cancer patients, the perceived benefits, and the sources of information in a state with legalized cannabis." I think that it was a novel approached how researchers obtained patients' urine sample to analyze for THC. I also like the way usage is broken down by type of cancer. [Edit 2 times, last edit by littlepeaks at Sep 28, 2017 10:09:37 PM] |
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Jim Slade
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Cell Press
Precision Oncology: The Road Ahead; Trends in Molecular Medicine Genomics-driven cancer therapy benefits a subset of patients, although there are clear shortcomings to this approach. Using genomics as a single biomarker to inform therapy is insufficient to comprehensively predict efficient therapeutic approaches. By providing information about active pathways, the inclusion of transcriptomic data reveals a more comprehensive and thus, accurate molecular profile, which likely improves the choice of therapy. http://www.cell.com/trends/molecular-medicne/fulltext/S1471-4914(17)30143-0  |
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Jim Slade
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BRCA1: Mystery of breast cancer risk gene solved 20 years after its discovery
More than 20 years after scientists revealed that mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose women to breast cancer, scientists have pinpointed the molecular mechanism that allows those mutations to wreck their havoc. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171004133551.htm |
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Jim Slade
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Epidemiology matters: peering inside the "black box" in economic evaluations of genetic testing
Cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) of genetic testing are increasing in frequency. Such analyses can inform providers, policymakers, and payers' coverage decisions. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459311/ |
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Jim Slade
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Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know about home genetic testing
Home genetic testing is growing in popularity around the world, and doctors at Mayo Clinic say it can be an educational asset as long as people understand what the tests do and don't do. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion...out-home-genetic-testing/ |
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