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BGU awarded grant to study measles
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to...Tags: Genetics, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Biology, Health and Safety at School
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Some cancer docs say their income tied to treatments
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of cancer doctors finds that some believe they get paid more when they administer their patients' chemotherapy and other drugs, raising concerns about conflict of interest and the potential for overtreatment....Tags: Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Health Treatments
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Web-based info may not increase cancer screening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Offering women information on colon cancer screening via the web does not get them to take up screening any more effectively than printed materials, according to a new study. "It's disappointing that the web didn't have more...Tags: Colon Cancer, Sigmoidoscopy, Internal Medicine, Medical Specialization, Video Supplies and Services
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Are cancer patients' hopes for chemo too high?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - At least two thirds of people with advanced cancer in a new survey believed the chemotherapy they're receiving might cure them, even though the treatment is only being given to buy some time or make them comfortable. "Their...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Colon Cancer, Medical Specialization, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief
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Extra pounds tied to breast cancer recurrence, death
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women who have been treated for breast cancer, heavier women are more likely to have their disease come back and more likely to die of cancer, according to a new study. That could be because certain hormones that are...Tags: Medical Specialization, Overweight, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, Bronx (New York City)
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Longer waits for breast cancer patients on Medicare
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with a new diagnosis of breast cancer who are covered by Medicare are waiting longer and longer to get treatment, according to a new nationwide study. Researchers found that between 1992 and 2005, the average waiting...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy, Medicare, Medicaid, Medical Specialization
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Breast cancer and the HCG diet
When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed. The near-starvation...
Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Health, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Estrogen
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Breast Cancer Testing: When to share results?
CW33 NewsIn July of 2009--Maria Baker's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer-- but a follow-up genetic test showed she didn't carry the mutated gene that could be passed along to her children Dillon and James. Even though the test...Tags: Medical Research, Health, Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Human Body
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Business briefs for Sept. 20
Stuart Powell welcomes new body shop manager
Brian McQueary brings 21 years of experience to Stuart Powell in repair of all makes and models. During that time, McQueary gained six years of experience as an insurance adjuster, and is I-CAR Platinum...Tags: Health, Coney Island, Peru, Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University
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Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus
Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85....Tags: Common Cold, Pharmaceuticals, Internal Medicine, Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses
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Debate Surrounds New Treatment
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersCyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years....Tags: Insurance, Pennsylvania, Medicare, Brachytherapy, Diseases and Illnesses
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Rectal cancer rates increasing
Los Angeles TimesRates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday. Both colon cancer and rectal cancer are thought to share the same risk...Tags: Health, Minority Groups, Symptoms, Family, Colon Cancer
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