Test Predicts Who Will Benefit From Chemo
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won't, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
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SUNDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- A test to detect ovarian cancer by identifying three proteins found in the blood of women with the disease has been developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Aug. 18, 2004 - The number of tumor cells in the blood of women with advanced-stage breast cancer predicts the success of their treatment, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Patients of breast cancer and the like may feel happy, for a new technology -- CellSearch System -- that counts cancer cells in the blood can help predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more ...
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Scientists have identified a protein in urine that has shown some effectiveness as a diagnostic test for breast cancer. But breast cancer experts who have seen the study, to be published soon
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It's running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported yesterday.
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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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A genetic test for patients with  early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be  helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far  outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported Wednesday.
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A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.
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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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More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.
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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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Identifying the properties of the cancer stem cells could provide crucial information and lead to more potent treatments, researchers say.
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U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can provide women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.