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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Mayo Clinic-led Research Study Finds Image-Guided Cryoablation Useful for Painful Metastatic Bone Disease
During a recent multicenter trial led by Mayo Clinic, 62 adults with painful bone metastases were treated with CT guided and monitored cryoablation, a treatment technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic. These patients were treated at eight medical facilities across the … Continue reading
By Nicole Engler |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Cancer, cryoablation, Matthew Callstrom, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Radiology, Research
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Glioma Treatment Study
A new Mayo Clinic study found that children with low-grade brain tumors (gliomas) who undergo aggressive surgery to completely remove the tumor have an increased chance of overall survival. If complete removal is not possible, adding radiation therapy to a less complete … Continue reading
By Adam Brase |
Posted in Cancer, Pediatrics, Research
Tagged brain tumor, Glioma, Laack, Mayo Clinic, Surgery, Treatment
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Gene Screening May Refine Prediction of Heart Attack Risk, Mayo Clinic Researchers say
Testing for 11 specific genetic variations in hundreds of people with no history of heart disease provided information that led to revision of their estimated heart attack risk, say Mayo Clinic researchers. In a study presented today at the American … Continue reading
By Traci Klein |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research
Tagged AHA, Cardiology, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, gene, Heart Attack, Iftikhar Kullo, Mayo Clinic, Research, Screening
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Robotic Assisted Partial Knee Replacement
Orthopedic surgeons at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville now have a new robotic arm system to assist them in replacing a small area of the knee with an implant in people with limited osteoarthritis. This is the only robotic arm … Continue reading
By Kevin Punsky |
Posted in Orthopedics
Tagged Mayo Clinic, O'Connor, Ortiguera, Osteoarthritis, Partial Knee Replacement, Robotics
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Citing Benefits to Treating Patients with Cancer, Mayo Clinic Approves Construction of Pencil Beam Proton Scanning Facilities in Minnesota and Arizona
Mayo Clinic announced plans to establish the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program as part of Mayo’s national three-site cancer center in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida. The new program will employ intensity modulated proton therapy — based on pencil beam … Continue reading
By Nicole Engler |
Posted in Cancer, Radiology
Tagged Foote, Mayo Clinic, proton beam therapy, radiation therapy
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Iron in Coronary Artery Plaque is a Marker of Heart Attack Risk, say Mayo Clinic Researchers
Plaque in a heart artery looks threatening, but cardiologists know that many of these buildups will not erupt, dislodge and block a vessel, causing a heart attack that can be fatal. Some will, however, and the challenge is to figure … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research
Tagged artery, attack, Birgit Kantor, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Mayo Clinic, plaque
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FDA Drug Warnings Inconsistently Followed
Two Mayo Clinic researchers, along with four colleagues from other institutions, have shown that in at least one major example the FDA boxed warning labels on specific medications are not being heeded consistently by physicians. Their findings appear this week … Continue reading
By Robert Nellis |
Posted in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Research
Tagged drug labels, FDA warnings, rosiglitazone
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Mayo Clinic Responds to NCI’s Lung Cancer Trial Results Showing Mortality Benefit with Low-Dose CT
The National Cancer Institute released initial results of the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST), a randomized national trial including more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74. The trial compared the effectiveness of two lung … Continue reading
By Nicole Engler |
Posted in Cancer, Research
Tagged CT, lung cancer, Mayo Clinic, National Cancer Institute, National Lung Screening Trial, NCI, NLST, Screening, Swensen
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Mayo Clinic finds insufficient vitamin D levels in CLL patients linked to cancer progression and death
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found a significant difference in cancer progression and death in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients who had sufficient vitamin D levels in their blood compared to those who didn’t. In the Mayo Clinic study, published … Continue reading
By Nicole Engler |
Posted in Cancer
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