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Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Health
- August 1, 2008
Low doses of drug used to treat opioid addiction worked without toxic effects, study finds
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Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow
Health
- July 31, 2008
Could one day lead to treatments for baldness, researchers say
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Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading
Health
- July 11, 2008
'Smart bomb' curbs metastasis with fewer side effects, study finds
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Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Health
- July 8, 2008
Study says Medicare Modernization Act yet to show drop-off in access predicted by critics
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Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch
Health
- July 1, 2008
Research could pave the way for better treatments of certain malignancies
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Health Buzz: Fake Cancer Cures and Other Health News
Health
- June 18, 2008
Diabetes and depression, exercise and eating less, and a look at the quality of medicine
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Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Health
- June 10, 2008
Increased expenses for chemotherapy may affect treatment decisions, expert says
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Health Buzz: Antibacterial Wipes and Other Health News
Health
- June 4, 2008
Chemotherapy, infants' Vitamin D deficiency, and the wisdom of breakfast
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Ted Kennedy's Expanded Cancer Arsenal
By Bernadine Healy M.D. -
Health
- June 3, 2008
Unlike a decade ago, chemotherapy is now a powerful weapon against brain tumors.
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Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Health
- June 1, 2008
Study finds those with normal version of particular gene respond well to targeted therapy
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Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Health
- June 1, 2008
Chemo was more effective after a protein in growths was inhibited, researchers say
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Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Health
- June 1, 2008
Widely prescribed blood-boosters might stimulate malignant cells, hasten death, study says
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Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Health
- June 1, 2008
Narcolepsy drug also helped with severe fatigue among patients on chemotherapy
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How 11-year-old Breanna Beat Cancer
By Sarah Baldauf -
Health
- May 29, 2008
It wasn't "growing pains" that made the 11-year-old's joints painful. It was leukemia.
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Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Health
- May 27, 2008
Research review suggests they may help cancer cells resist chemo, radiation
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Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers
Health
- May 19, 2008
Study finds slightly elevated chance of bladder, colorectal and lung malignancies
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Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Health
- May 16, 2008
Could help docs determine who would benefit most from chemo after surgery, study says
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Not All Colon Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy: Study
Health
- May 16, 2008
DNA mismatch in some early stage cases makes therapy of little benefit, shortens survival
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Health
- May 16, 2008
Problems surface at younger age than in people who didn't have cancer as children, study finds
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HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes
Health
- May 14, 2008
Patients more likely to survive using chemoradiation, and new treatments may follow
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