Tag Archives: Cancer

Mayo Clinic-led Research Study Finds Image-Guided Cryoablation Useful for Painful Metastatic Bone Disease

November 30th, 2010 - 3:59 pm

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 →

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Medical Experts for Media – Cancer

August 16th, 2010 - 3:50 pm

Jan Buckner, M.D. Edward Creagan, M.D. Matthew Goetz, M.D. Stephanie Hines, M.D. Amber Isley, M.D. Judith Kaur, M.D. Charles Loprinzi, M.D. Sarah A. McLaughlin, M.D. Ruben Mesa, M.D. Timothy Moynihan, M.D. Edith Perez, M.D. Sandhya Pruthi, M.D. S. Vincent Rajkumar, … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Study Shows Drug May Be Effective in Treating Cancer Related Fatigue in Some Patients

June 2nd, 2010 - 8:38 am

ASCO Abstract Number: 9004 Cancer-related fatigue is often a major problem for cancer patients, beginning at diagnosis, during treatment and after completing therapy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) recently completed a study testing … Continue reading →

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Restricting Use of Iron to Tumors Might be Novel Cancer Treatment

June 1st, 2010 - 9:46 am

Researchers at Mayo Clinic report in the July 2010 issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation the first demonstration of a molecular mechanism by which a tumor oncogene can drive the use of iron, which is a critical component for … Continue reading →

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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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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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Combined PET-CT Imaging Appears to Help Detect Cancers in Patients with Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders

January 11th, 2010 - 4:32 pm

A Mayo Clinic study found that combined positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan of the whole body appears to detect cancer in individuals with paraneoplastic neurologic disorders more accurately than some other commonly used tests. This study was posted online … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Prove Key Cancer Theory

December 2nd, 2009 - 4:22 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have proven the long-standing theory that changes in the number of whole chromosomes — called aneuploidy — can cause cancer by eliminating tumor suppressor genes. Their findings, which appear in the current issue of the journal Cancer … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Associated with Survival in Lymphoma Patients

December 2nd, 2009 - 8:58 am

A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival.  The results will be presented at the annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Brain Tumors: Best Treatments for Long-Term Survival

December 3rd, 2008 - 8:08 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients survived significantly longer when surgery was … Continue reading →

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