Cancer Test Spots Need for Chemotherapy, Study Says
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A genetic test that grades breast- cancer aggressiveness also identifies low-risk women who don&#39;t need chemotherapy, potentially sparing 50,000 each year from a toxic treatment that doesn&#39;t help them, researchers said.
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In general, chemotherapy appears to increase the risk of stroke in patients with breast cancer. However, researchers report in the October 20th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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NEW YORK  - Many Americans are still  failing to get two of the most effective tests for catching  colon cancer early, according to researchers with the American  Cancer Society.
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New research finds that almost half of U.S. women diagnosed with a specific form of breast cancer need not undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy.
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Tumor cells found in the blood of  breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest  that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in  check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are likely to be aggressive. A team from the University of Texas, in the US, found cancer cells that overexpressed a particular protein were more likely to be fatal.
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Last March, the federal government issued an unusually detailed alert to the nation's 5.5 million health care workers: The powerful drugs used in chemotherapy can themselves cause cancer and pose a risk to nurses, pharmacists and others who handle them.
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Breast cancer patients who take a multivitamin or extra vitamin E experience a smaller decrease in important immune cells, a common side effect of chemotherapy, new research suggests.
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Some types of chemotherapy are known to be potentially damaging to the heart, but for most women with breast cancer the benefits appear to outweigh the risks, French researchers report.
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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&#39;t, giving
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A new blood test holds promise for improving the treatment of advanced breast cancer, researchers report. The test, which looks for malignant cells in the blood, gives
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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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Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
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An acne-like rash may be good news for  colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy  for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on  Thursday.
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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 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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A saliva test may be any easy way to spot certain tumours, including breast cancer, doctors believe.