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Breakthrough Cancer Treatment at UC Davis Medical Center

Vascular Designs, Inc., a medical device manufacturing company, announced that its IsoFlow(TM) Infusion Catheter - which received FDA marketing clearance in 2009 - is...

Joseph Acosta - November 9, 2011

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receives $8 Million Grant

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University two grants totaling $ 8 million to study the...

Alan Gray - November 3, 2011

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Low Levels of Alcohol Consumption Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

Consumption of 3 to 6 alcoholic drinks per week is associated with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, and consumption in...

Alan Gray - November 1, 2011

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Training Improves Colorectal Cancer Detection and Assesses Impact of Pre-Cancerous Changes

The first study to assess improvements in detection of pre-cancerous growths in the colon through intensive physician training was presented at the American College...

Alan Gray - November 1, 2011

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Minimal Risks of Breast Cancer for Non-Carriers in Families

A study of more than 3,000 families including women with breast cancer showed that close relatives of women who carry mutations in a BRCA...

Alan Gray - October 31, 2011

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Glitazone Pretreatment Boosts Efficacy of Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroid Cancer

Repeated radio-ablation therapy with iodine-131 to treat metastatic thyroid cancer can be less effective than the initial round of treatment due to de-differentiation of...

Alan Gray - October 29, 2011

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Rapid Technique Developed for Diagnosing Papillary Thyroid Cancer During Surgery

Fast, reliable, and cost-effective techniques are needed for the surgical removal of thyroid tissue suspicious for cancer to analyze the resected tissue for bio-markers. BRAF V600E,...

Alan Gray - October 27, 2011

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