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Early stage breast cancer: How to know whether to forgo chemo

Friday, 13 October 2017, 11:42 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

There has been substantial publicity about the MINDACT trial, which could lead to changes in breast cancer treatment. The study's results suggest that women with a certain genetic profile would have a...

Don't take opioids off the market - make it harder to abuse them

Wednesday, 11 October 2017, 11:39 Last update: about 10 years ago The Conversation

How can we combat the opioid epidemic? One of the government's most recent suggestions is to take Opana ER, an opioid indicated for very severe pain, off the market. The request, filed by the...

Face your Fear: Early Diagnosis of Cancer

Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 16:20 Last update: about 10 years ago

Early diagnosis of cancer greatly increases chances of survival and promises a better quality of life. Cancer that is diagnosed at an early stage is more likely to be treated successfully. ...

Face your Fear: Screening for Cancer

Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 16:18 Last update: about 10 years ago

Screening can save lives by detecting cancers at an early stage and in some cases, even prevent cancers from developing in the first place. Cancer screening is intended for healthy people without any...

The big question: Will cancer immune therapy work for me?

Sunday, 8 October 2017, 15:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Dennis Lyon was a genetic train wreck. Cancer was ravaging his liver, lungs, bones and brain, and tests showed so many tumor mutations that drugs targeting one or two wouldn't do much good. It seemed...

Studying 1 million people to end cookie-cutter health care

Saturday, 7 October 2017, 15:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact. Today, health care is based on...

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