Blood type influences lung cancer mortality
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An analysis of data from a  Danish study shows that inflammation factors are stronger  predictors of lung cancer mortality in individuals with blood  type O than those with other blood types.
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People with Down's syndrome suffer  cancer less than most other people and a study in mice  published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they  produce higher levels of a certain protein.
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MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The largest study of its kind has come up with hard, cold numbers that pinpoint the risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may be able to determine the effectiveness of anti-angiogenic cancer drugs by measuring levels of a type of blood cell.
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COPENHAGEN - Sept. 13, 2004 â- new study shows that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may be better than standard imaging techniques like CT or &quot;CAT&quot; scans in predicting survival in patients with
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NEW YORK  - The findings of a new study confirm that lung cancer among nonsmokers is more common in women than in men.
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Genes play a key role in the development of lung cancer, boosting risk up to 3.5-fold among family members, according to a study of the Icelandic population in the Dec. 22 Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Some allergic conditions may increase the risk of developing blood cancer as an adult, research suggests.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chinese researchers have identified a liver cancer marker in blood that may help identify patients with early-stage liver cancer and predict how well they&#39;ll do after treatment.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients who have it.
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Jewish women of Eastern European descent  who have ovarian cancer and carry certain genetic changes live  longer than those without the mutations, according to a study  published on Tuesday.
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Researchers singled out the deaths of more than 300,000 cancer patients, because deaths from cancer are usually more predictable and less sudden than those from heart attacks, strokes or other ailments.
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Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
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Among individuals who develop lung cancer, there appear to be differences between smokers and nonsmokers in survival rates and in individuals patient characteristics, researchers report. They say the findings indicate that lung cancer in nonsmokers is a specific disease, which has implications for research and clinical trials.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from certain skin allergies are more likely to develop blood-related cancers when they get older.
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NEW YORK  - Having isolated arthritis in one knee could be an early warning sign for lung cancer, Italian researchers suggest.
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Immune systems can perhaps accept tissues from people with other blood types, Canadian researchers find.