News tagged with cancer care
Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer
New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer ...
Dec 29, 2008 |
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New advances in science of the ultra-small promise big benefits for cancer patients
A $145-million Federal Government effort to harness the power of nanotechnology to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is producing innovations that will radically improve care for the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe
The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated. The U.S. spends on ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death
(AP) -- The doctors finally let Rosaria Vandenberg go home. For the first time in months, she was able to touch her 2-year-old daughter who had been afraid of the tubes and machines in the hospital. The little girl climbed ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of 2 nations
The well-worn notion that patients in the United States have unfettered access to the most expensive cancer drugs while the United Kingdom's nationalized health care system regularly denies access to some high-cost treatments ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Nanoparticles in cosmetics/personal care products may have adverse environmental effects
Using aquatic microbes as their "canary-in-a-cage," scientists from Ohio today reported that nanoparticles now being added to cosmetics, sunscreens, and hundreds of other personal care products may be harmful ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Well-educated women hardest hit by breast cancer
Well-educated women and those who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to the findings of a new Australian study announced during October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Genome advances promise personalized medical treatment
A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Death at home less distressing for cancer patients and families
Cancer patients who die in the hospital or an intensive care unit have worse quality of life at the end-of-life, compared to patients who die at home with hospice services, and their caregivers are at higher risk for developing ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Oncologists value survival over quality of life
For oncologists, drugs that help cancer patients live longer are worth more than drugs that help patients live well, researchers find.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Researchers investigate high-risk populations for bladder-cancer screenings
A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on the challenges involved in identifying which high-risk population would benefit most from bladder-cancer screening.
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Many cancers detected late in US: study
Almost half of cervical and colorectal cancers in the United States are diagnosed in the late stages of the disease when treatment is unlikely to help, a US government survey said Wednesday.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Researchers unlock 30 new genes responsible for early onset puberty
University of Minnesota School of Public Health researcher Ellen Demerath, Ph.D., is among an international group of researchers that has identified 30 new genes responsible for determining the age of sexual maturation in ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Socioeconomic status predicts survival of Canadian cancer patients
A new analysis from Canada has found that cancer patients from poorer communities have a greater chance of dying prematurely than individuals from more affluent backgrounds even though cancer stage at time of diagnosis is ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Survey: Men may not be adequately involved in decisions about prostate cancer screening
Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Oncology
Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The term originates from the Greek onkos (ονκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy, meaning "study of".
Oncology is concerned with:
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