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Targeted Chemo for Breast Cancer
It might not seem like good news. A paper in this week's New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows that one of the most common breast cancer chemotherapy drugs doesn't work for probably half the women taking it. A separate study, published Thursday in the online journal Breast Cancer Research (BCR), suggests that about 60% of young breast cancer patients, aged 40 and under, are getting far less benefit from their chemo courses than other patients. But good news it is, say the researchers behind both papers. Knowing which drugs work — or don't work — for which patients will open the door to far more effective treatment programs than those prescribed today............ |
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Fruit compound fights head, neck cancer:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=fruit-...=sa003&modsrc=reuters Lupeol, a compound in fruits like mangoes, grapes and strawberries, appears to be effective in killing and curbing the spread of cancer cells in the head and neck, a study in Hong Kong has found. Bristol breast cancer drug aims at sickest women: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=bristo...=sa003&modsrc=reuters U.S. cancer death rates continue to fall: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=us-can...=sa003&modsrc=reuters Death rates from cancer continue to fall in the United States, dropping more than 2 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, cancer experts reported on Monday. "The significant decline in cancer death rates demonstrates important progress in the fight against cancer that has been achieved through effective tobacco control, screening, early detection, and appropriate treatment," U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Julie Gerberding said in a statement. |
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A spate of new studies suggests vitamin D offers health benefits far beyond strengthening bones. Researchers report that "the sunshine vitamin" may cut cancer risks and help the immune system fight infections. Together these studies raise the possibility that a brief daily dose of sun combined with a vitamin D supplement could help stave off everything from breast cancer to the flu. Although our skin makes vitamin D when we spend time in the sun, an estimated 1 billion people worldwide are deficient in this essential ingredient, and most don’t know it because symptoms rarely surface. Research on how vitamin D works in the body, says deficiencies of this nutrient may underlie susceptibility to infection and illnesses
Here's a glimpse of related recent findings. |
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Mayo Clinic Tests Novel Vaccine For Aggressive Brain Tumors
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071022120200.htm |
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Cancer-Killing Virus Modified to Deliver a One-Two Punch
Scientists hacking a smallpox-like virus into doing battle with cancer have given a new weapon to their microscopic warrior. ...... |
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