Category Archives: Cancer

Have Fun in the Sun, But Be Sun Smart (& Join #SkinCancerChat)

May 9th, 2013 - 1:33 pm

Melanoma is rising faster than any other form of cancer, and it’s happening to young people _ especially to young women, and even teens. To learn the latest on skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment and to share your questions … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Cartoon-Style PSAs Take Aim at Rise in Melanoma Among Young People

April 29th, 2013 - 2:04 pm

  Melanoma is deadly and it’s on the rise, particularly among teens and young adults. Research shows it’s up eightfold among women and fourfold among young men under 40. Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D., says, “We’re seeing melanoma happen more often … Continue reading →

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Gene Variations that Predict Chemo Side Effects

April 10th, 2013 - 8:55 am

Seemingly benign differences in genetic code from one person to the next could influence who develops side effects to chemotherapy. A Mayo Clinic study identified gene variations that can predispose people to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, a condition that is hard to … Continue reading →

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Software Identifies Risk Posed by Lung Nodules

April 10th, 2013 - 8:51 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyQYIZ9ifDo A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancerous nodule in the lungs. Tobias Peikert, M.D., a Mayo Clinic pulmonologist and senior author of … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Reports Solid 2012 Financial Performance

February 27th, 2013 - 11:04 am

Mayo Clinic today reported a solid 2012 financial performance as it works to provide high-quality care at lower cost, strengthen its destination medical center practice and deliver expertise to patients and physicians in new ways. Mayo Clinic reported annual revenue … Continue reading →

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Cancer Patients May Not be Getting Adequate Care for Debilitating Fatigue

December 18th, 2012 - 2:16 pm

Many people who have been through cancer and its treatment have trouble with their recovery because of severe, debilitating fatigue that can last for months or even years. But, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study appearing in Supportive Care … Continue reading →

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Identifying Genes That Can Predict if Breast Cancer Drug Is Working

December 11th, 2012 - 1:49 pm

Adding the drug trastuzumab to chemotherapy prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival in a large number of women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. But trastuzumab does not stop tumors from returning in about 25 percent of patients — and oncologists … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Evolving Roles of Palliative and Hospice Care

November 15th, 2012 - 11:11 am

Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while both often play a key role then, palliative care also can provide pain relief, symptom control, emotional comfort and spiritual support as patients recover from … Continue reading →

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Can Get Gout Too

November 12th, 2012 - 11:20 am

Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in … Continue reading →

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Metastatic Melanoma and Pregnancy

November 9th, 2012 - 3:42 pm

The number of melanoma cases has been growing steadily in recent decades. Since the 1970s, it is estimated that, on average, the number of malignant melanoma cases has increased 10 percent every year worldwide. Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., dermatologist and researcher … Continue reading →

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