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The National Cancer Institute does not recommend any dietary supplement for the prevention of cancer, but recognizes garlic as one of several vegetables with potential anticancer properties
We anticipated we'd find rising rates, as other studies are suggesting, but we found an even higher incidence than the National Cancer Institute had reportedMore quotes »
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Healthy Lifestyle Choices Could Cut Cancer Rates: Report
cancer and colon cancer," Schnabel noted. "More widespread uptake of these screening strategies could alter the outcomes for these cancers in a very significant way." More information The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about cancer prevention . Read more »
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Spouses of Cancer Patients May Have Raised Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
the study uncovered an association between caring for a spouse with cancer and heart risks, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. More information The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about family caregivers for patients with cancer. Read more »
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Gene Discovery Gives Clues to a Childhood Cancer
with and without neuroblastomas and found that a specific "copy number variation" -- a kind of genetic trait -- doubles the risk of a child developing the disease. More information Learn more about neuroblastoma from the U.S. National Cancer Institute . Read more »
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Many Docs Order Unneeded Lung Cancer Screening Tests: Survey
from the applied research program within the division of cancer control and population sciences at the U.S. National Cancer Institute."And guidelines are developed by expert groups that generally have a very thoughtful process for evaluating scientific evidence Read more »
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LI people on the move, March 13, 2012
of South Carolina . His decade as deputy director of MUSC's Hollings Cancer Center led to its emergence as a National Cancer Institute -designated Cancer Center in 2009. Dr. Eric L. Freeman of South Island Orthopaedic Group in Cedarhurst has joined Mercy Medical Read more »
Around the web
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Kenya: Lack of Screening, Vaccines for Cervical Cancer Costs Lives
completely of her dignity and her womanhood - she can't even get intimate," Muchiri says. According to the American National Cancer Institute, widespread vaccination has the potential to reduce deaths from cervical cancer around the world by as much as two 5/31/12 from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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Tau Therapeutics and NCI Launch Phase Ib Clinical Trial in Brain Cancer
for the treatment of solid tumors, announced today that it has opened enrollment for a Phase Ib clinical trial with the National Cancer Institute’s Adult Brain Tumor Consortium (ABTC) using the company’s first product candidate mibefradil. The trial will introduce 5/31/12 from Business Wire Read more »
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Researchers identify a 'life-and-death' molecule on chronic leukemia cells
Byrd, who is the D. Warren Brown Chair of Leukemia Research. Funding from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the NIH/National Cancer Institute (grant nos. CA140158, CA095426, CA133250, and CA107106), Mr. and Mrs. Michael Thomas, the Harry Mangurian Foundation from EurekAlert Read more »
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Inherited DNA Change Explains Overactive Leukemia Gene
care, a strategy that leads to better methods of prevention, detection and treatment. Ohio State is one of only 40 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of only seven centers funded by the NCI to conduct both phase from Check Orphan Read more »
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Karmanos Cancer Center receives HealthGrades' 2012 Outstanding Patient Experience Award
based on survey responses from patients treated at those facilities. The Karmanos Cancer Center is one of only 41 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States and is the only hospital in Michigan solely dedicated from PR Newswire Read more »
