Doctors Advise Chemo Before Rectal Cancer Surgery
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Administering chemotherapy and radiation before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.
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For the first time, cancer experts are advising women of certain symptoms that might alert them to ovarian cancer, a disease that is hard to spot early and one of the deadliest cancers.
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The government and Genentech are warning doctors that Avastin, which is used to treat colorectal cancer, increases patients' risk of potentially lethal heart ailments.
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NEW YORK  - Women who undergo mastectomy  for breast cancer can have their breast rebuilt at the time of  surgery without delaying chemotherapy, if this treatment is  also needed, new research shows.
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Men may be able to halve their  risk of aggressive prostate cancer by adding large amounts of  broccoli and cauliflower to their menu. However, the overall  risk of prostate cancer was not changed.
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Doctors are closer to predicting which  cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side  effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major  medical meeting said on Tuesday.
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New data presented today has shown Xeloda, a targeted oral chemotherapy, improves disease outcomes and saves money when used as post surgery (adjuvant therapy) colon cancer treatment.
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NEW YORK  - Research has shown that women who undergo chemotherapy after surgery for early-stage breast cancer have an improved chance of survival. Now, investigators have evidence that therapy can be safely delayed for up to 12 weeks - but waiting longer may adversely affect the outcome.
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Women with early ovarian cancer may benefit from chemotherapy in addition to surgery. It&#39;s not clear, however, which women would most benefit, or which
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When a cancerous lump is discovered in a woman&#39;s breast, a lumpectomy, or removal of the lump, may be performed, followed by radiation.
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Former president Joseph Estrada is scheduled to undergo a series of pre-surgery tests at 8 am on Tuesday at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, DZMM reported.
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NEW YORK  - Taking 1,000 to 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D each day may safely reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to pooled data from published studies.
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US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist announced Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation to treat his thyroid cancer.
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Robin Roberts, who had surgery last month for breast cancer, was to begin chemotherapy Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Rates of malignant melanoma and   skin cancer are increased before a diagnosis of Parkinson's   disease, new research suggests. This casts doubt on the notion   that levodopa therapy for Parkinson's disease may contribute to   the observed higher risk of malignant melanoma in such   patients.
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A study published today in the American Gastroenterological Associationâs journal Gastroenterology concludes that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer.
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Breast cancer patients need less anaesthetic if relaxed by hypnosis before an operation, US research suggests.