Category Archives: Cancer

Study Finds Ruxolitinib Effective in Reducing Symptoms for Myelofibrosis Patients


For patients diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder that disrupts the body’s normal production of blood cells, new hope may be on the horizon. A study, published in the March 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, … Continue reading

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Oral Cancer Study


Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. A recent Mayo Clinic study found that transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of oral cancers, conducted through the patient’s mouth, provided excellent results in removing … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mayo Clinic Physicians Named to National Melanoma Dream Team


Mayo Clinic’s Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D. and Svetomir Markovic, M.D., Ph.D. have been named to The Stand Up To Cancer (SUTC) and Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) Melanoma Dream Team. The Dream Team, an all star line up of national melanoma … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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