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Tapeworms Can Transmit Cancer to HumansThis is the first known transmission of cancer cells from a parasite to a human. This case involves an HIV patient from Columbia who developed multiple tumors
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Should Patients Diagnosed with Early Cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, DCIS, Treat It?New study argues that this non-invasive form of cancer is being over-diagnosed and over-treated. This is an argument that has been made by many experts
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Scorpions to Help in the Fight Against CancerTumor paint was developed after researchers had a patient who underwent brain tumor surgery which left much of the tumor behind because the surgeon thought
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What does Dense Breast Tissue mean for You?Statistics show that more than 40 percent of women have dense breasts but many are never told that their form of breast tissue makes cancer more difficult to
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New Mammogram Guidelines- What you Need to KnowThe American Cancer Society’s new recommendations suggest women with an average risk start yearly mammograms at age 45 instead of 40. They also said at 55
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Racial Gap in Diagnosing & Treating Breast CancerBreast cancer has been less common in black women than in white woman for decades. However, the death rate for black women is much higher.
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First Virus Approved to Treat CancerOncologists inject a dose of herpes virus directly into the skin tumor. Herpes virus prefers to infect cancer cells, bursting them into bits. Once the immune
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Genetic Chances of CancerAll cancer is caused by genetic mutations. A mix of lifestyle and environmental factors are responsible for many harmful changes to DNA causing cells to grow
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What are the Odds of a Cancer Drug Actually Being a Breakthrough?Oncologist searched internet for recent news articles about cancer treatment and found that half of drugs dubbed with superlatives hadn’t been approved by FDA
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Constipation Drug Could Improve Survival of Cancer PatientsNew research asserts that methylnaltrexone appears to extend survival in people receiving opioid for advanced cancer pain. Methylnaltrexone is approved for