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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It's running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer.
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A urine test that detects proteins  given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer  faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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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.
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A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.
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A test can help doctors determine which lung cancer patients will respond to a leading chemotherapy drug and avoid ineffective treatments and side effects in those who don't, Spanish researchers said on Monday.
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A urine test that detects proteins given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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A new test invented by a Redwood City medical laboratory can accurately predict which women are likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer and whether they need to undergo debilitating chemotherapy to avoid it.
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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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Researchers who found a genetic pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new lung cancer drug said on Monday they were looking for patients to help them confirm their findings.
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A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment, scientists believe. Women with five or more tumour cells in their blood sample would have aggressive disease needing more treatment.
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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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Women with early-stage breast cancer may soon get another gene test to help predict whether they are likely to have a recurrence in five to 10 years, information that could influence how aggressively the initial tumor is treated.
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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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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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Genes associated with prostate cancer have been discovered, which could be used to spot future sufferers.