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A direct comparison of both routes for delivering chemoradiation to patients with inoperable head and neck cancer shows both yield similar results, but the intravenous route is more convenient.
Medscape (Oncology) - Wed, 8 November 2006
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The risk for premenopausal breast cancer was especially increased with oral contraceptive use before first full-term pregnancy in parous women, according to researchers.
Medscape (Oncology) - Tue, 7 November 2006
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The largest study on colonoscopic screening to date has found that testing should vary between genders with men being screened before the age of 50 years.
Medscape (Oncology) - Thu, 2 November 2006
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In a large, national program of colorectal-cancer screening in Poland, men were about twice as likely as women to have advanced neoplasia detected on colonoscopy. The yield of colonoscopy among men 40 to 49 years of age was similar to that among women 55 to 59 years of age (in these differing age groups, one advanced neoplasia detected for every 23 men and 22 women screened).
New England Journal of Medicine (Oncology) - Thu, 2 November 2006
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Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that presents unique treatment challenges.
MayoClinic.com (Oncology) - Tue, 31 October 2006
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Although cancer pain can't always be eliminated, it can be controlled to lessen its impact on your normal daily activities. Find out what you and your doctor can do.
MayoClinic.com (Oncology) - Tue, 31 October 2006
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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More than 30,000 participants were enrolled in a screening program for lung cancer based on spiral computed tomography. Stage I lung cancer was detected in 412 participants; their estimated 10-year survival rate after surgical resection was almost 90%.
New England Journal of Medicine (Oncology) - Thu, 26 October 2006
http://www.nejm.org
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care have today (25 October 2006) published an update of its familial breast cancer guideline. The updated version provides recommendations on the use of magnetic resonance scanning (MRI) for breast cancer surveillance.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Oncology) - Wed, 25 October 2006
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Sunitinib offers an option for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors who have failed on imatinib, significantly prolonging survival compared with placebo.
Medscape (Oncology) - Wed, 18 October 2006
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Several new approaches to diagnosing thyroid cancer and detecting whether it has spread to the lymph nodes were reported at the American Thyroid Association meeting last week.
Medscape (Oncology) - Tue, 17 October 2006
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