Tag Archives: Thyroid Cancer

Fighting Cancer with Cancer: Mayo Clinic Finds Promising Use for Thyroid Cancer Gene

June 1st, 2011 - 9:27 am

You’ve heard of fighting fire with fire, but fighting cancer with cancer? A Mayo Clinic Study has found that A mutant gene long thought to accelerate tumor growth in thyroid cancer patients actually inhibits the spread of malignant cells, showing … Continue reading →

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Targeted Therapy Substantially Decreases Progression Rate in Patients With an Aggressive Form of Thyroid Cancer

September 16th, 2010 - 9:55 am

The drug pazopanib may help revolutionize the care of patients with metastatic, rapidly progressive differentiated thyroid cancers, say researchers at Mayo Clinic who are publishing findings of a phase II clinical trial in The Lancet Oncology. The researchers studied 37 … 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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New Treatment Approach to Rare Cancer Results in Prolonged Survival

May 26th, 2010 - 9:39 am

ASCO Abstract # 5591 Aggressive treatment of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma has dramatically increased survival in the small group of patients who chose to undergo it, say physicians at Mayo Clinic. Their findings will be presented at the annual meeting of … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Say Drug Shows Dramatic Results in Fight Against Some Thyroid Cancers

May 12th, 2009 - 6:46 am

A medication that helps stop the growth of new blood vessels has produced dramatic benefits for some patients with aggressive thyroid cancer, research from Mayo Clinic indicates. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Mayo … Continue reading →

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