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Did You Know the Price of Cancer Drugs Differ Widely Depending on Which Country it Comes From?New survey revealed huge variation in the price of cancer drugs in high-income counties. Some countries are charged more than double the price others pay
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False Positives in Breast Cancer and their ImportanceResearchers found that around 180,000 of the mammograms were false positives, the test detected a tissue abnormality but an additional imaging or biopsy
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The End of Pediatric Cancer ResearchAmerican Cancer Society estimates that in 2016, there will be 1.7 million new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. Approximately 10,000 of these cancer diagnoses
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Waking a Sleeping Cancer CellResearchers have shown that cancer cells that are dormant in the skeleton can be awakened by changes in the bone that surrounds them.
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False-Positive Mammograms Associated With Greater Future Risk of CancerNew study found women with a false-positive result who were referred for further imaging had a 39% greater chance of developing breast cancer within 10 years.
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Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk: Eat Potatoes...New Study SaysStudy found that for every 100g of fruit consumed daily, the risk of developing stomach cancer is reduced by five percent. The risk was additionally reduced by
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Brain Cancer Experimental TreatmentIt incorporates a chemotherapy drug delivered directly into patients’ tumors; the plan gives hope to people with a highly aggressive type of brain cancer.
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Affordable Care Act Positively Impacts Cancer OutcomesCatching cervical cancer in its earliest stages substantially increases the changes of successful treatment and survival rates. Early diagnosis also improves
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Childhood Cancer Survivors May Face Other Health IssuesTwo new studies suggest that childhood cancer survivors face a higher than average risk of hospitalization and cognitive challenges later in life.
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New Lung Cancer Drug ApprovedLung cancer tumors can be different, therefore treatment options need to be tailored towards the specific type of lung cancer in a particular patient. Portrazza