Monthly Archives: May 2010

Defining Cancer Risk and Development in Rare Cancer-Producing Syndrome

May 28th, 2010 - 12:00 pm

ASCO Abstract # 1510 Patients with the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS), a rare genetic disorder that increases the risk of benign and malignant tumors, could be at a higher risk for colon cancer than once … Continue reading →

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Transplant Study

May 28th, 2010 - 11:13 am

A new Mayo Clinic study, published in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology, disputes a long-held hypothesis that a donor’s race has an impact on the success of liver transplants. Donor race has been associated with graft failure after liver … Continue reading →

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Simple Test Could Appropriately Reduce Use of Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer Patients

May 26th, 2010 - 12:21 pm

ASCO Abstract # 3518 Patients with stage II colon cancer who have a specific defect in the ability to repair their DNA do not benefit from a common type of chemotherapy, says a research team from Mayo Clinic. They do … Continue reading →

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New Treatment Approach to Rare Cancer Results in Prolonged Survival

May 26th, 2010 - 9:39 am

ASCO Abstract # 5591 Aggressive treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma has dramatically increased survival in the small group of patients who chose to undergo it, say physicians at Mayo Clinic. Their findings will be presented at the annual meeting of … Continue reading →

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Study Identifies Promising Treatment for Aggressive Lymphoma

May 26th, 2010 - 9:39 am

ASCO Abstract # 8037 New research illustrates that some patients with transformed lymphoma showed “remarkable” response to lenalidomide, an oral drug with few side effects. The international study, involving 24 medical centers in the United States and Europe, will be … Continue reading →

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National Trial Shows Carotid Artery Surgery and Stenting Equally Effective in Preventing Stroke

May 24th, 2010 - 3:32 pm

Physicians now have two safe and effective options in tailoring treatments for their patients at risk for stroke, says a researcher at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida who led a large national clinical trial. Results of that study, testing … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic to Host Second Social Media Summit

May 17th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Mayo Clinic today announced the program for its second health care social media summit, produced in collaboration with Ragan Communications, which will be held Sept. 27-29, 2010 at Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville, Fla. campus. Pre-conference workshops will be held on Monday, Sept. … Continue reading →

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Obese Women at risk for later-diagnosed, late-state breast cancer

May 14th, 2010 - 7:29 am

In the following video, Barbara Pockaj, M.D., a surgeon at the Breast Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses a Mayo Clinic study that found that obese women (defined as those with a body mass index of 30 percent or … Continue reading →

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Lifestyle Factors and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study

May 11th, 2010 - 3:21 pm

A new study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic in collaboration with six other U.S. institutions has found that patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who smoked, consumed alcohol or were obese before their cancer diagnosis had poorer overall survival, compared to … Continue reading →

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Stereotactic Radiosurgery is Safe and Effective for Selected Children with Arteriovenous Malformations

May 11th, 2010 - 2:43 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study has found that Gamma Knife™ stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe and effective option for selected children with arteriovenous malformations. This study was presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in Philadelphia last … Continue reading →

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