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Oct

26

As Nation Focuses On Reforming Healthcare, Neurosurgeons Release The First Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Treatment Guidelines For Brain Metastases Patients

While the nation is debating how best to reform healthcare, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announce a new significant tool to improve the quality of care for patients who suffer from brain tumors.

Oct

26

Barrett's Esophagus Patients Have Same Survival Rates As General Population

New Mayo Clinic research has found that survival rates of patients with Barrett's esophagus which can be a precursor for esophageal cancer, are no different than the survival rates for the general population. These findings were presented today at the 2009 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Oct

23

Myriad Pharmaceuticals' Azixa Is Efficacious In A Model Of Human Brain Cancer And Its Activity Is Additive With Avastin

Myriad Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced the presentation of non-clinical data demonstrating the potent anti-cancer activity of Azixa(TM) (MPC-6827), its small molecule microtubule destabilizing agent, in a model of brain cancer. Azixa is currently in two phase 2 studies for the treatment of primary brain tumors and one phase 2 trial for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Oct

23

Biomoda Enters Final Stage Of Patient Testing For Phase II Lung Cancer Clinical Study

Biomoda, Inc., a diagnostics company focused on the development of accurate, inexpensive and noninvasive in-vitro tests for the early detection of cancer, has met its recruitment goal for New Mexico veterans with a history of heavy smoking required to complete the Phase II clinical trial of Biomoda's early-stage diagnostic for lung cancer.

Oct

22

Chronic Pain Treatments Work Better Together, Says Anesthesiologist

People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs. A new, federally-funded study by Queen's University researchers has found that taking the drugs together is a more effective treatment than taking either of them individually.

Oct

22

Studies From Emory University Describe New Findings In Head And Neck Cancer

According to a study from the United States, Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) pathways may have significant implications for the prevention and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). COX-2 is overexpressed in both premalignant lesions and invasive HNSCC.

Oct

22

Prediction Model Superior To Traditional Criteria In Bladder Treatment Decision

A statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy.

Oct

22

University of Virginia Researchers Develop Breakthrough Method That Could Eliminate Trial and Error Aspect of Many Cancer Treatments

Cancer patients don't have time to waste, yet many must endure a tedious process of elimination as physicians try several different treatments until identifying the one that is most effective against their particular type of tumor. Now researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have developed a breakthrough method that could one day eliminate this trial and error approach to treating many cancers.

Oct

20

Exercise Helps Brain After Radiation

Exercise may protect against both memory-loss and depressive mood after whole-brain radiation treatments, U.S. researchers say. The study, presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Chicago, found mice with access to an exercise wheel less likely to suffer a decline in erasable memory after radiation and less likely to show depressive-like behavior.

Oct

20

Research Indicates Vegetable Juice Can Make It Easy And Enjoyable For People To Increase Vegetable Intake

Decades of studies have documented the link between eating a diet rich in vegetables and multiple health benefits, yet nearly eight out of 10 people worldwide fall short of the daily recommendation.(1) Research presented at the International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables suggests the best approach may be to focus on the factors that are often behind this vegetable gap: convenience and enjoyment.

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