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It may be possible to save more lives by reversing drug resistance in lung cancer patients, scientists say. read more »
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A new study by scientists at Minnesota`s Mayo Clinic has found that Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) such as aspirin can cut the risk of men of developing an enlarged prostate by half. read more »
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Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) neuroscientist Professor Brent Reynolds and colleagues in the US and Italy say they have identified a naturally-occurring protein that dramatically inhibits brain cancer stem cells in laboratory animals. read more »
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A team of surgeons at a hospital in Valencia carried out a pioneering first double hand transplant, it was announced on Monday. read more »
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Grandmother Pauline Meacham, 65, is one of the first Britons to have a "brain bypass" to treat a large tumour. read more »
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One year after millions of post-menopausal women in the United States stopped using Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) in 2002, the number of new breast cancer cases dropped by 7% nationwide. Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center believe the two are linked - that the read more »
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A diet with 20% of calories from fat, or less, may help reduce risk of breast cancer recurrence, particularly for women with hormone-receptor-negative disease, according to a large trial. read more »
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Successful implementation of forthcoming NICE guidelines for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery and other high-risk surgical procedures(1) may become more achievable in the future with the availability of a new oral agent, called dabigatran etexila read more »
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Kidney transplantation is associated with a significant increase in the risk of cancer, including a tripling of the risk for cancer at 18 sites, researchers here reported. read more »
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