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Strategy May Enhance Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants A new study offers a potential way to help restore blood cells and the immune systems of patients who have had treatments, such as chemotherapy, that deplete normal cells along with tumor cells. Feb 8, 2010 Panel Calls for Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths by Striking Down Barriers to Screening Despite evidence and guidelines supporting the value of screening for this disease, rates of screening for colorectal cancer are consistently lower than those for other types of cancer. Feb 8, 2010 Antibodies Against Abnormal Glycoproteins Identified as Possible Biomarkers for Cancer Detection Antitumor antibodies in the blood may provide a fruitful source of sensitive biomarkers for cancer detection. Feb 8, 2010 The Cancer Genome Atlas Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain Cancer That May Lead to New Treatment Strategies The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is not a single disease but appears to be four distinct molecular subtypes. Feb 8, 2010 Antioxidant Supplement May Prevent Return of Precancerous Colorectal Growths Long-term results from a clinical trial conducted in Italy suggest that an antioxidant compound may play a role in preventing colorectal cancer. Jan 6, 2010 Bone Drugs Linked to Fewer Cases of Breast Cancer A new analysis has found that the use of drugs called bisphosphonates, which are taken to improve bone health, was associated with a nearly 33 percent reduction in the incidence of invasive breast cancer compared with women who did not take the drugs. Jan 6, 2010 Drug for Multiple Myeloma Demonstrated to Significantly Extend Disease-Free Survival Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide following a blood stem cell transplant had their cancer kept in check longer than patients who received a placebo. Jan 6, 2010 Annual Report to the Nation Finds Continued Declines in Overall Cancer Rates; Special Feature Highlights Current and Projected Trends in Colorectal Cancer Rates of new diagnoses and rates of death from all cancers combined declined significantly in the most recent time period for men and women overall and for most racial and ethnic populations in the United States, according to a report from leading health and cancer organizations. Jan 6, 2010 Gene Mutations Reveal Potential New Targets for Treating a Type of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Researchers have discovered genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Jan 6, 2010 Annual Report to the Nation Finds Declines in Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Special Feature Reveals Wide Variations in Lung Cancer Trends across States. Nov 24, 2009 |
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