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Gene Chip Data Can Boost Cancer Outcomes DNA microarray chip analyses of tumors may help improve treatment for some patients with incurable cancers, a new study finds..... |
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Three drinks a day increases risk of breast cancer by a third
Women who have more than three drinks a day of wine, beer or spirits increase their risk of breast cancer by 30 per cent. It is not the type of alcohol that counts but the amount, US researchers will tell the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona...... |
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Virus jab may help combat cancer
----------------------------------------http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7022081.stm A vaccine for a common virus is being used to stimulate the body's immune system to attack cancer cells. Initial tests show the vaccine - for the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) - has produced promising effects. Researchers recorded a heightened immune response to cancer cells infected with EBV. The study, by the University of Birmingham and the Royal Marsden Hospital, was presented at the National Cancer Research Institute conference.
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Chemotherapy boosts heart disease risk
Breast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease - and doctors are debating if it's time to largely abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason for the problem. Drugs called anthracyclines are a breast chemo staple despite a well-known risk: They weaken some women's hearts. What's new is research suggesting the drugs work no better than safer alternatives for most women............ |
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Low-fat diet may lower ovarian cancer risk
Long-term adherence to a low-fat diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to the results of the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial, which involved nearly 50,000 postmenopausal women..... |
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