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Substituting with smokeless tobacco saves lives, research suggests

Substituting smokeless tobacco products can save smokers’ lives, and there is a scientific foundation that proves it, according to one researcher whose work shows that smokers can greatly reduce their risk of disease and death by replacing smoking products with e-cigarettes or modern, spit-free smokeless tobacco.
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Avastin Before Breast Cancer Surgery Could Help Save Lives – ABC News

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Avastin Before Breast Cancer Surgery Could Help Save Lives ABC News Taking Avastin before breast cancer surgery could significantly shrink tumors and reduce the chance of recurrence in women with less common but more aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to two new studies. The US Food and Drug Administration … Avastin fights early breast cancer in 2 studiesCBS News Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancersFox News Breast Cancer Survival – Why Avastin And Sutent Don't HelpMedical News Today Detroit Free Press -FiercePharma -abc7.com all 188 news articles »

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Breast cancer screening saves lives – but it causes harm, too – Daily Telegraph

For nearly 25 years, the NHS has had a policy of encouraging women over 50 to have their breasts regularly screened for cancer. The policy is aggressively promoted: a woman in the target group will get a letter offering an appointment, and if she decides …
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21st Century Pediatric Cancer Sourcebook: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Burkitt, B-Cell, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma – Clinical Data for Patients, Families, and Physicians
Authoritative information and practical advice from the nation’s cancer experts about childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), includ…

The Official Patient’s Sourcebook on Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process….

Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Burkitt, B-Cell, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: Pediatric Cancer Guide to Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis, Clinical Trials (DVD-ROM)
This up-to-date and comprehensive DVD-ROM disc provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from the nation’s cancer ex…

Updated biopsies could save breast cancer patients’ lives: Study – Vancouver Sun

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Updated biopsies could save breast cancer patients' lives: Study Vancouver Sun Dr. Mark Clemons is a medical oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital cancer centre and co-author of new study on women with progressive or recurring breast cancer that would benefit from genetic … Avoiding alcohol in adolescence may reduce breast cancer riskAmerican Medical News New study adds to breast cancer screening controversyCTV.ca (blog) Study Adds Support to Mammograms Starting at Age 40WebMD FiercePharma -Fox News -BiotechStockTrader.com all 305 news articles »

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Local doctors, prostate cancer survivors say PSA tests save lives – msnbc.com

Don’t tell Gilles Vanasse that prostate cancer screenings are unnecessary. One saved his bladder. Vanasse, 70, has no family history of prostate cancer, but two years ago his prostate specific antigen score jumped from two to four. While still considered …
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2011 Pediatric Cancer Toolkit: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Burkitt, B-Cell, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)
This up-to-date and comprehensive ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc set provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from…

What You Need to Know About Acute Myelogenous Leukemia – It’s Your Life, Live It!
As an Oncology Nurse. I had only one protocol in mind while writing this ebook. That was to show you the most successful cancer tr…

Essential Series: Lymphoma
Essential Series: Lymphoma A collection of selected reports – All You Need to Know About Lymphoma Asking Your Doctor about Lympho…

Physical Activity Goals Can Greatly Benefit Lives Of RA Patients

According to an investigation now available in Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), investigators from The Netherlands report physical activity goals are more likely to be achieved if the patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a higher level of self-efficacy for physical activity. Achievement of physical activity goals is linked with lower self-reported arthritis pains and increased health-related quality of life (HRQOL)…
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New Type Of Hormone Therapy Extends Prostate Cancer Patients’ Lives, Study Finds

The drug abiraterone acetate gave men with advanced prostate cancer an average of four months of extra life, according to Phase III trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine today. Abiraterone acetate, trade name Zytiga™, was discovered at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in what is now the Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit…
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Taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer can save lives and money, study suggests

Tamoxifen, taken by certain women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, saves lives and reduces medical costs, a new study suggests. The study’s results suggest that the benefits of tamoxifen to prevent cancer can sufficiently compensate for its side effects in post-menopausal women under age 55 years who have an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
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Study Shows Treatment With Eribulin Extends Lives Of Heavily Pre-Treated Breast Cancer Patients Compared With Treatments Of Physician’s Choice

Extending the lives of women who have had extensive treatment for breast cancer that has spread is not a lost cause, conclude authors of a study published Online First in The Lancet. The study shows that monotherapy with the drug eribulin extends the lives of breast cancer patients by a median 2.5 months compared with the treatment of the physician’s choice (median survival 13.1 vs 10.6 months)…

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