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One of the "Easy Cancers"
A patient remembers the day he was diagnosed. Writing on a patient support group forum, he recalls, "I had one of the first oncologists I saw tell me 'you got the cancer I can treat. One pill a day and you carry on. Who's luckier than you?'"
New Perspectives on How a Killer Works
Scientists are beginnning to understand why liver cancer is so aggressive. Hong Kong researchers may have uncovered a mechanism that can effectively treat this nearly always fatal disease.
Treating More Than the Breast Cancer
Older women diagnosed with breast cancer often have other health problems which can affect their overall survival. So it's important for primary care physicians to work with oncologists to treat the whole woman.
Heart Transplant Patients Have Higher Skin Cancer Risk
Those receiving heart transplants expect there will be numerous risks from the procedure itself to infections following the operation. There may be additional, unexpected disease risks though, according to a new study.
Pfizer and Acura Announce FDA Approval of Oxecta
Pfizer Inc. and Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. announce the marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of OXECTATM (oxycodone HCl, USP) Tablets CII. OXECTA is indicated for the management of acute and chronic moderate to severe pain where the use of an opioid analgesic is appropriate.
Deadly Disordered Pair
Scientists are linking more and more diseases together - autism and epilespy, gum disease and heart disease, type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. New evidence suggests another pairing.
New Benefits of Folate and Folic Acid
Eating lots of green leafy vegetables has long been a staple of healthy eating. Researchers now say that folate may also lower the risks of colorectal cancer.
Preventing Lung Cancer may be Possible
Even though someone has quit smoking, he or she still has an elevated risk of developing lung cancer. New research has discovered a common drug may decrease some of those risks.
New Drug to Treat Breakthrough Cancer Pain
Breakthrough pain in cancer can come on suddenly without warning and be debilitating. It's so intense that even narcotic pain killers don't touch it. Cancer patients now have a new alternative.
Evolving Mammogram Strategy
Just like a good bra, one size definitely does not fit all when it comes to considering when to begin mammograms. In another step toward personalized healthcare, a new study suggests standards should be modified regarding when to begin mammograms.