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<title>Medical News, Articles, Blogs and Discussions / Published News / Surgery and related</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Due date calculator]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/due-date-calculator/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/due-date-calculator/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:12:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lehan</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
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<description><![CDATA[See your due date.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pregnancy Symptoms]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/pregnancy-symptoms/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/pregnancy-symptoms/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:51:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Goldade</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
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<description><![CDATA[common pregnancy symptoms - nausea, vomiting, baby in the bag.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Being breast-fed may lower breast cancer risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Being_breast-fed_may_lower_breast_cancer_risk-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Being_breast-fed_may_lower_breast_cancer_risk-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 07:22:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Being_breast-fed_may_lower_breast_cancer_risk-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Adult women who were breast-fed as infants may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast-fed, unless they were first-born,  research shows.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prostate cancer deaths fall after screening program]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Prostate_cancer_deaths_fall_after_screening_program-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Prostate_cancer_deaths_fall_after_screening_program-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 07:22:27 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
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<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prostate cancer deaths fell substantially in the decade after one Austrian state began free PSA screening tests for all men ages 45 to 75, according to a new study.  <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hair sample may provide breast cancer diagnosis]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hair_sample_may_provide_breast_cancer_diagnosis-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hair_sample_may_provide_breast_cancer_diagnosis-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:37:32 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hair_sample_may_provide_breast_cancer_diagnosis-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hair from women with breast cancer can be distinguished from hair obtained from women without the disease, researchers in Australia report.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plastic Politics: How Plastic Surgery Gives Politicians A Lift]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Plastic_Politics_How_Plastic_Surgery_Gives_Politicians_A_Lift/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Plastic_Politics_How_Plastic_Surgery_Gives_Politicians_A_Lift/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:18:50 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rfenlaw</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Plastic_Politics_How_Plastic_Surgery_Gives_Politicians_A_Lift/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Never before has appearance mattered so much in American politics.  Would Hilary even stand a chance without Botox? See before and after photos of politicians who have gone under the knife or needle to enhance their public perception leading up to election time.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colon Cancer Risk In U.S. Traced To Common Ancester]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colon_Cancer_Risk_In_U-S-_Traced_To_Common_Ancester/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colon_Cancer_Risk_In_U-S-_Traced_To_Common_Ancester/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:58:51 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colon_Cancer_Risk_In_U-S-_Traced_To_Common_Ancester/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A married couple who sailed from England to America around 1630 may be the ancestors of hundreds of people alive today who are at risk for a hereditary form of colon cancer.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Data Confirm Benefit Of Extended Adjuvant Treatment With Arimidex (Anastrozole)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Data_Confirm_Benefit_Of_Extended_Adjuvant_Treatment_With_Arimidex_Anastrozole/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Data_Confirm_Benefit_Of_Extended_Adjuvant_Treatment_With_Arimidex_Anastrozole/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:17:05 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Data_Confirm_Benefit_Of_Extended_Adjuvant_Treatment_With_Arimidex_Anastrozole/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[New data published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute(JNCI) demonstrate the significant benefits of extended adjuvant treatment with Arimidex (anastrozole) for postmenopausal women who have completed five years of treatment with tamoxifen for hormone receptor-positive early breast canc<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tykerb Reduced Brain Tumours Spread From Breast Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Tykerb_Reduced_Brain_Tumours_Spread_From_Breast_Cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Tykerb_Reduced_Brain_Tumours_Spread_From_Breast_Cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:38:25 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Tykerb_Reduced_Brain_Tumours_Spread_From_Breast_Cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When used in combination with another breast cancer drug, Tykerb (lapatinib)  appeared to reduce the size of brain tumours in women whose breast cancer had spread to the brain. This was the main result of an extended arm of a phase 2 clinical trial, said the drug company GlaxoSmithKline Plc to the <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stem Cells Found In Degenerating Spinal Discs]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Stem_Cells_Found_In_Degenerating_Spinal_Discs/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Stem_Cells_Found_In_Degenerating_Spinal_Discs/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:44:48 PST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Stem_Cells_Found_In_Degenerating_Spinal_Discs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Orthopedic researchers at Jefferson Medical College have for the first time found stem cells in the intervertebral discs of the human spine, suggesting that such cells might someday be used to help repair degenerating discs and remedy lower back and neck pain.Reporting November 1, 2007 in the journ<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Therapy may cut lung cancer risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Therapy_may_cut_lung_cancer_risk/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Therapy_may_cut_lung_cancer_risk/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:35:46 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Therapy_may_cut_lung_cancer_risk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer     (HealthDay)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Drug_Promising_Against_Tough-to-Treat_Kidney_Cancer_____HealthDay/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Drug_Promising_Against_Tough-to-Treat_Kidney_Cancer_____HealthDay/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:28:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Drug_Promising_Against_Tough-to-Treat_Kidney_Cancer_____HealthDay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug called axitinib shows promise for treating people with what's known as cytokine-refractory metastatic kidney cancer -- a group of patients who typically have a poor response to drug treatment.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Women with breast cancer have less dermatitis when treated with IMRT]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Women_with_breast_cancer_have_less_dermatitis_when_treated_with_IMRT/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Women_with_breast_cancer_have_less_dermatitis_when_treated_with_IMRT/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:29:10 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Women_with_breast_cancer_have_less_dermatitis_when_treated_with_IMRT/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[All women treated with radiation therapy for breast cancer are at risk of developing dermatitis -- a sometimes-painful skin condition caused by radiation as it makes its way through the skin to the tumor area and tissue within the breast.  But researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center say women being<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Extensive Review Supports Safety Of Silicone Breast Implants]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Extensive_Review_Supports_Safety_Of_Silicone_Breast_Implants/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Extensive_Review_Supports_Safety_Of_Silicone_Breast_Implants/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:26:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Extensive_Review_Supports_Safety_Of_Silicone_Breast_Implants/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An exhaustive review the first in almost a decade, including the latest evidence on the health effects of silicone breast implants finds no increase in the risk of cancers, connective tissue diseases, or other serious chronic diseases. [click link for full article]<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Killing Blindness And Poverty With One Stone]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Killing_Blindness_And_Poverty_With_One_Stone/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Killing_Blindness_And_Poverty_With_One_Stone/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:18:55 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Killing_Blindness_And_Poverty_With_One_Stone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Research has shown that the poor who live at a socio-economic disadvantage run a higher risk of blindness.  A study in published in the special issue of Clinical and Experimental Optometry finds that many cases of blindness in developing countries are unnecessary and suggests eradicating blindness <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Ixempra for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Ixempra_for_Advanced_Breast_Cancer_Patients/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Ixempra_for_Advanced_Breast_Cancer_Patients/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:26:03 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Ixempra_for_Advanced_Breast_Cancer_Patients/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ixempra (ixabepilone), a new anti-cancer treatment, for use in patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer who have not responded to certain other cancer drugs.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Women Are Choosing Double Mastectomy Even When Breast Cancer Is Confined To A Single Breast]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/More_Women_Are_Choosing_Double_Mastectomy_Even_When_Breast_Cancer_Is_Confined_To_A_Single_Breast/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/More_Women_Are_Choosing_Double_Mastectomy_Even_When_Breast_Cancer_Is_Confined_To_A_Single_Breast/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:20:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/More_Women_Are_Choosing_Double_Mastectomy_Even_When_Breast_Cancer_Is_Confined_To_A_Single_Breast/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers are reporting a 150 percent increase between 1998 and 2003 in American women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breast-a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). This is the first study to examine these trends on a national le<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Avastin seen as helpful against deadly brain tumor]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Avastin_seen_as_helpful_against_deadly_brain_tumor-2/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Avastin_seen_as_helpful_against_deadly_brain_tumor-2/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:57:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Avastin_seen_as_helpful_against_deadly_brain_tumor-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Genentech Inc colon and lung cancer drug Avastin, along with standard chemotherapy, increases survival rates of patients with a very deadly type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb Late-Stage Breast Cancer Drug Ixempra]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Bristol-Myers_Squibb_Late-Stage_Breast_Cancer_Drug_Ixempra/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Bristol-Myers_Squibb_Late-Stage_Breast_Cancer_Drug_Ixempra/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:52:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/FDA_Approves_Bristol-Myers_Squibb_Late-Stage_Breast_Cancer_Drug_Ixempra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An FDA spokesperson on Tuesday said the agency approved Bristol-Myers Squibb's chemotherapy drug Ixempra for use as a breast cancer treatment for women who have not responded to other treatments, as well as for use in combination with  [click link for full article]<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hope Offered For Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors Via Drug Combination]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hope_Offered_For_Patients_With_Deadly_Brain_Tumors_Via_Drug_Combination/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hope_Offered_For_Patients_With_Deadly_Brain_Tumors_Via_Drug_Combination/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:47:33 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hope_Offered_For_Patients_With_Deadly_Brain_Tumors_Via_Drug_Combination/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brain cancer patients with the poorest prognosis -- those with a type of deadly tumor known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) -- may survive longer with a drug that chokes off a tumor's blood supply. [click link for full article]<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunlight Exposure May Decrease Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Sunlight_Exposure_May_Decrease_Risk_Of_Advanced_Breast_Cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Sunlight_Exposure_May_Decrease_Risk_Of_Advanced_Breast_Cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:31:23 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Sunlight_Exposure_May_Decrease_Risk_Of_Advanced_Breast_Cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A research team from the Northern California Cancer Center, the University of Southern California, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine has found that increased exposure to sunlight which increases levels of vitamin D in the body -- may decrease the risk of advanced breast cancer. [click l<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Some breast cancers don't respond to chemotherapy]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Some_breast_cancers_dont_respond_to_chemotherapy/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Some_breast_cancers_dont_respond_to_chemotherapy/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:30:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Some_breast_cancers_dont_respond_to_chemotherapy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An analysis of the results of several studies confirm previous reports suggesting that chemotherapy offers little or no survival benefits for young women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers and, if given, it should not be the sole second-phase, or &quot;adjuva<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer Simulator Allows Visually Impaired To Drive]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Computer_Simulator_Allows_Visually_Impaired_To_Drive-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Computer_Simulator_Allows_Visually_Impaired_To_Drive-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:58:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Computer_Simulator_Allows_Visually_Impaired_To_Drive-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers from the University of Granada [http://www.ugr.es], in collaboration with the University of Murcia, has developed a visual aid device which significantly improves the vision of sight impaired patients; especially those suffering from pathologies with a slow progression that ca<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elevated Homocysteine Levels Have Impact On Vision]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Elevated_Homocysteine_Levels_Have_Impact_On_Vision/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Elevated_Homocysteine_Levels_Have_Impact_On_Vision/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:00:46 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Elevated_Homocysteine_Levels_Have_Impact_On_Vision/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Homocysteine, an amino acid believed to contribute to heart attack, stroke and dementia, likely also is a player in retinal damage and vision loss, researchers say.Homocysteine levels rise when folic acid levels drop, a common problem for Americans whose diets are often poor in folate-rich fruits, <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bristol breast cancer drug aims at sickest women]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Bristol_breast_cancer_drug_aims_at_sickest_women/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Bristol_breast_cancer_drug_aims_at_sickest_women/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:54:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Bristol_breast_cancer_drug_aims_at_sickest_women/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new type of treatment for advanced breast cancer could win U.S. approval this week and offer an option for patients whose cancer has continued to spread despite treatment with existing therapies.rnrn  rn<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hip size of mothers linked to breast cancer in daughters]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_size_of_mothers_linked_to_breast_cancer_in_daughters/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_size_of_mothers_linked_to_breast_cancer_in_daughters/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:47:17 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_size_of_mothers_linked_to_breast_cancer_in_daughters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health &amp; Science University discovered a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer. Wide, round hips, t<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Artificial Cornea Saves Eyesight]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Artificial_Cornea_Saves_Eyesight/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Artificial_Cornea_Saves_Eyesight/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:36:52 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Artificial_Cornea_Saves_Eyesight/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every year, in Germany alone, around 7000 people wait for a new cornea to save their eyesight. But donor corneas are in short supply. In an EU project, researchers have developed an artificial cornea which is to be clinically tested in early 2008.A patient whose cornea is damaged through a congenit<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hip Fractures Far Riskier To Women Than Breast, Ovarian And Uterine Cancer Combined]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_Fractures_Far_Riskier_To_Women_Than_Breast_Ovarian_And_Uterine_Cancer_Combined/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_Fractures_Far_Riskier_To_Women_Than_Breast_Ovarian_And_Uterine_Cancer_Combined/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:12:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Hip_Fractures_Far_Riskier_To_Women_Than_Breast_Ovarian_And_Uterine_Cancer_Combined/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Osteoporosis is now a significant public health issue in the United States. In the special J. Robert Gladden Society supplement of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,  Patricia A. Thomas, MD, a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Kansas, Scho<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colonoscopy Remains The Most Effective Screening Option For Colon Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colonoscopy_Remains_The_Most_Effective_Screening_Option_For_Colon_Cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colonoscopy_Remains_The_Most_Effective_Screening_Option_For_Colon_Cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:23:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Colonoscopy_Remains_The_Most_Effective_Screening_Option_For_Colon_Cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[According to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), colonoscopy remains    the most effective screening option for colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy is widely accepted as the best method for colon cancer screening because it  allows the trained physician to thoroughly evaluate the<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dietary calcium could possibly prevent the spread of breast cancer to bone]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Dietary_calcium_could_possibly_prevent_the_spread_of_breast_cancer_to_bone/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Dietary_calcium_could_possibly_prevent_the_spread_of_breast_cancer_to_bone/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:45:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Dietary_calcium_could_possibly_prevent_the_spread_of_breast_cancer_to_bone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A strong skeleton is less likely to be penetrated by metastasizing cancer cells, so a fortified glass of milk might be the way to block cancer's spread, according to researchers at the ANZAC Research Institute in Concord, Australia.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breast cancer survival better after 40: study     (AFP)]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Breast_cancer_survival_better_after_40_study_____AFP/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Breast_cancer_survival_better_after_40_study_____AFP/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:27:27 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Breast_cancer_survival_better_after_40_study_____AFP/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AFP - Women stand a better chance of surviving breast cancer if they are over 40 years old when diagnosed, new research released Wednesday showed.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Early detection almost eliminates breast cancer risk: study]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Early_detection_almost_eliminates_breast_cancer_risk_study/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Early_detection_almost_eliminates_breast_cancer_risk_study/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:25:39 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Early_detection_almost_eliminates_breast_cancer_risk_study/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A report released today confirms women have a very high chance of surviving breast cancer if it is detected early.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Technology Reported For Colorectal Cancer Screening]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Technology_Reported_For_Colorectal_Cancer_Screening/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Technology_Reported_For_Colorectal_Cancer_Screening/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:53:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Technology_Reported_For_Colorectal_Cancer_Screening/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Colorectal cancer is one of the deadliest but most preventable causes of death in the United States. The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute supports clinically proven technologies that increase the number of patients who are screened for the disease.At the American College of<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roche's Herceptin Combined With Chemotherapy More Effective In Eliminating Breast Cancer Tumors Than Chemotherapy Alone]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Roches_Herceptin_Combined_With_Chemotherapy_More_Effective_In_Eliminating_Breast_Cancer_Tumors_Than_Chemotherapy_Alone/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Roches_Herceptin_Combined_With_Chemotherapy_More_Effective_In_Eliminating_Breast_Cancer_Tumors_Than_Chemotherapy_Alone/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:36:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Roches_Herceptin_Combined_With_Chemotherapy_More_Effective_In_Eliminating_Breast_Cancer_Tumors_Than_Chemotherapy_Alone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Roche's breast cancer drug Herceptin when used together with chemotherapy is three times more effective in eradicating tumors in women with inflammatory breast cancer than chemotherapy alone, according to a study presented by the company on Wednesday at the European Cancer Organization's conferen<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Evidence Of Prolactin's Possible Role In Breast Cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Evidence_Of_Prolactins_Possible_Role_In_Breast_Cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Evidence_Of_Prolactins_Possible_Role_In_Breast_Cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:03:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/New_Evidence_Of_Prolactins_Possible_Role_In_Breast_Cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have discovered new molecular evidence of the role of the hormone prolactin in breast cancer. They have found that prolactin, a pituitary hormone that normally stimulates breast development and milk production, initiates a new &quot;sig<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Residual fetal cells in women may provide protection against breast cancer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Residual_fetal_cells_in_women_may_provide_protection_against_breast_cancer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Residual_fetal_cells_in_women_may_provide_protection_against_breast_cancer/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:59:32 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Residual_fetal_cells_in_women_may_provide_protection_against_breast_cancer/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fetal cells that persist in a woman's body long after pregnancy -- a common occurrence known in scientific circles as fetal microchimerism -- in some cases may reduce the woman's risk of breast cancer, according to researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study Of Esophageal Cancer Patients Found That Marital Status Affected Quality Of Life]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Study_Of_Esophageal_Cancer_Patients_Found_That_Marital_Status_Affected_Quality_Of_Life/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Study_Of_Esophageal_Cancer_Patients_Found_That_Marital_Status_Affected_Quality_Of_Life/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:08:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Study_Of_Esophageal_Cancer_Patients_Found_That_Marital_Status_Affected_Quality_Of_Life/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a surprising finding, American scientists have discovered that when battling oesophageal cancer, married patients don't fare as well as their single counterparts in certain aspects of their quality of life.In the study, presented at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) in Barcelona, 212 oeso<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PET Scans Can Accurately Detect A Breast Tumour's Response To Chemotherapy: Another Step Towards Personalised Cancer Treatment]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/PET_Scans_Can_Accurately_Detect_A_Breast_Tumours_Response_To_Chemotherapy_Another_Step_Towards_Personalised_Cancer_Treatment/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/PET_Scans_Can_Accurately_Detect_A_Breast_Tumours_Response_To_Chemotherapy_Another_Step_Towards_Personalised_Cancer_Treatment/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:43:23 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/PET_Scans_Can_Accurately_Detect_A_Breast_Tumours_Response_To_Chemotherapy_Another_Step_Towards_Personalised_Cancer_Treatment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers in Australia have shown that positron emission tomography (PET) that uses a radioactive sugar molecule is more useful than mammography and ultrasound in predicting a breast tumour's response to chemotherapy and, therefore, the patient's ultimate likelihood of survival. [click link for<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beating prostate cancer may depend on season]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Beating_prostate_cancer_may_depend_on_season/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Beating_prostate_cancer_may_depend_on_season/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:28:04 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Beating_prostate_cancer_may_depend_on_season/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers from Norway and Oregon Health and Science University have found that the season in which a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer may affect his survival.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Promising Response To New Chemotherapy Regimen In Difficult-To-Treat Childhood Brainstem Gliomas]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Promising_Response_To_New_Chemotherapy_Regimen_In_Difficult-To-Treat_Childhood_Brainstem_Gliomas/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Promising_Response_To_New_Chemotherapy_Regimen_In_Difficult-To-Treat_Childhood_Brainstem_Gliomas/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:21:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sudhakar</dc:creator>
<category>Surgery and related</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/Surgeryandrelated/Promising_Response_To_New_Chemotherapy_Regimen_In_Difficult-To-Treat_Childhood_Brainstem_Gliomas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Childhood brainstem gliomas (BSGs) are rare but can be very difficult to treat successfully and they tend to have poor survival rates. However, a team of Spanish researchers have found that a chemotherapy regimen of irinotecan and cisplatin (I/C) produced rapid clinical responses and shrank the tum<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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