News tagged with secondary cancers

Frequent CT scanning for testicular cancer surveillance associated with secondary malignancies

UC Davis cancer researchers have found that older men with early-stage testicular cancer who opt for surveillance with regular CT scans over lymph node removal are at greater risk for secondary cancers. The findings, published ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

34 percent of Galician secondary schools exceed maximum recommended radon levels

Researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have analysed levels of radon, a natural radioactive gas, in 58 secondary schools in Galicia. The results show that 34% of these schools exceed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Urgent steps needed to tackle inadequate support for women with secondary breast cancer

The support provided for women with secondary breast cancer is inadequate and urgent steps are needed to provide better services for patients with this progressive incurable disease, which kills half a million women worldwide ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence, secondary cancer among head and neck cancer patients

Eighteen single-point genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence for early-stage head and neck cancer patients and their likelihood of developing a second type of cancer, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0