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Category Archives: Cancer
Finding Colon Cancer Before it’s Cancer
Journalists: For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. More accurate and more sensitive. When it comes to cancer screenings, those are two attributes you really want. Well, results of two studies suggest that a … Continue reading
By briankilen |
Posted in Cancer, Gastroenterology, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahlquist, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, DNA stool test, Mayo Clinic
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Mayo Clinic Studies Identify Risk Factors in Rising Trend of Liver Cancer
Doctors have known for years that the incidence of deadly liver cancer is on the rise, but what is causing that trend has remained a mystery. Two Mayo Clinic studies published in the January 3 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings … Continue reading
By nickhanson |
Posted in Cancer, Education
Tagged Abdirashid Shire, Cancer, Center for Translational Science Activities, cirrhosis, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatolog, Liver Cancer, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Obesity, rochester epidemiology project, W Ray Kim
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Fighting Cancer 40 Years Later
December 23rd marks the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971. The bill strengthened the National Cancer Institute and helped establish much of the funding and research infrastructure required to mount a national effort against cancer. James Ingle, … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Breast Cancer, Cancer, Ingle, Mayo Clinic, National Cancer Act
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Obesity Lowers Survival Chances After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Journalists: For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Clinic found. … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer, Research
Tagged esophageal cancer, Mayo Clinic, Obesity, Yoon
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Mayo Clinic breaking ground for $182 million Proton Beam Therapy facility in Phoenix
Mayo Clinic will break ground for a cutting edge cancer therapy facility on December 13 at its hospital campus in Phoenix. Construction begins this month for a massive $182 million facility to house Mayo Clinic’s Proton Beam Therapy program – … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Arizona, groundbreaking, Mayo Clinic, phoenix, proton beam, proton beam therapy, radiation oncology, Steven Schild
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Obesity may play a role in poor breast cancer outcomes
Journalists: For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight or overweight, according to a study presented at the 2011 … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer, Research, Women's Health
Tagged Breast Cancer, Crozier, Mayo Clinic, Obesity, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
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Large doses of vitamin E boost prostate cancer risk
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that mega doses of vitamin E significantly increase the risk of prostate cancer in men by 17 percent. The study is based on data from the Selenium … Continue reading
By briankilen |
Posted in Cancer, Urology
Tagged Cancer, Jama, Karnes, prostate cancer, risk, urology, Vitamin E
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Breast Cancer Prevention Tip from Mayo Clinic PM&R
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Carmen Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, recommends 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic exercise per day to help prevent many diseases, including breast cancer. She says … Continue reading
By Bryan Anderson |
Posted in Cancer, Rehabilitation, Women's Health
Tagged Breast Cancer, exercise, Mayo Clinic, PM&R, Preventive Medicine, Terzic
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PSA Screening – Mayo Clinic
A new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises healthy men not to get prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening tests . The recommendation has created confusion and renewed an ongoing debate about the risks and benefits of PSA … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Mayo Clinic, prostate cancer, Prostate Cancer Screening, Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA
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