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Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Children’s Cancer Measuresemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Following a three month consultation period , this is the... (Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed)
Source: PCCAS: Full newsfeed - November 20, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations

Prostate specific antigen levels reduced by statin therapyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Study results show that statin use reduces prostate-specific antigen levels in patients with prostate cancer. (Source: MedWire News - Lipidology)
Source: MedWire News - Lipidology - November 20, 2009 Category: Lipidology Source Type: news

Recurrence after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery for esophageal cancer: Does the pattern of recurrence differ for patients with complete response and those with partial or no response?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Most esophageal cancer recurrences after neoadjuvant therapy and surgery are distant, and survival time after recurrence is short regardless of pathologic response. Fewer patients achieving complete response had recurrences, and distant recurrences in these patients manifest later than in patients showing partial response and those showing no response. Only pathologic response is significantly associated with disease recurrence, suggesting that tumor biology and chemosensitivity are critical in long-term patient outcome. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Robert A. Meguid, Craig M. Hooker, Joshua T. Taylor, Laurence R. Kleinberg, Stephen M. Cattaneo, Marc S. Sussman, Stephen C. Yang, Richard F. Heitmiller, Arlene A. Forastiere, Malcolm V. Brock Tags: General Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

Anatomic segmentectomy for stage I non–small-cell lung cancer: Comparison of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open approachemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Video-assisted thoracic surgery segmentectomy can be performed with acceptable morbidity, mortality, recurrence, and survival. The video-assisted thoracic surgery approach affords a shorter length of stay and fewer postoperative pulmonary complications compared with open techniques. The potential benefits and limitations of segmentectomy will need to be further evaluated by prospective, randomized trials. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Matthew J. Schuchert, Brian L. Pettiford, Arjun Pennathur, Ghulam Abbas, Omar Awais, John Close, Arman Kilic, Robert Jack, James R. Landreneau, Joshua P. Landreneau, David O. Wilson, James D. Luketich, Rodney J. Landreneau Tags: General Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

Discussionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Dr Giancarlo Roviaro (Milan, Italy). I would like to thank Dr Schuchert and coworkers for presenting this good experience in anatomic segmentectomies, which once again seems to confirm the validity of VATS in the treatment of early-stage lung cancer. The paper is good, well done, and the analysis of the patients, of the outcomes and of survival, is totally correct. Before asking you my questions, I would like to make some personal observations regarding the so-called VATS lobectomies and anatomic resections. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic Surgery Source Type: journals

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Children’s Cancer Measuresemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Following a three month consultation period , this is the... (Source: Children's NSF Newsfeed)
Source: Children's NSF Newsfeed - November 20, 2009 Category: Child Development Source Type: organizations

Physiological responses of postprandial red rock crabs (Cancer productus) during emersionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
I. J. McGaw, D. L. Curtis, J. D. Ede, K. J. Ong, F. van Breukelen, and G. G. Goss - The physiological responses of unfed and postprandial red rock crabs (Cancer productus J.W. Randal, 1840) were investigated during periods of emersion. During aerial exposure, oxygen... (Source: Canadian Journal of Zoology)
Source: Canadian Journal of Zoology - November 20, 2009 Category: Zoology Source Type: journals

News Analysis: Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in Medicineemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Backers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KEVIN SACK Tags: Mammography Tests and Testing Medicine and Health Health Insurance and Managed Care American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: news

Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer, study findsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
High irradiances of low-level laser therapy should not be used over melanomas. Researchers studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory "cold laser," finding that it caused increased tumor growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

New cervical cancer screening guidelines releasedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

First Mammograms, Now Changes For Pap Smearsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Children’s Cancer Measuresemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Following a three month consultation period , this is the... (Source: Modernisation)
Source: Modernisation - November 20, 2009 Category: UK Health Source Type: organizations

Featured Article: Signaling: A Ras and NF-kappaB pas de deuxemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Two studies reveal a crucial role for NF-kappaB signaling in cancers that possess activating mutations in KRAS. (Source: Nature Signaling Update)
Source: Nature Signaling Update - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: info

Selected Update: Cancer stem cells: Symmetry is keyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The tumor suppressor protein p53 regulates the polarity of mammary stem cell division. (Source: Nature Signaling Update)
Source: Nature Signaling Update - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: info

Selected Update: Cancer: CpG-siRNA deals double blow to tumoursemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
An oligonucleotide fusion construct consisting of a Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist joined to small interfering RNA (siRNA) against Stat3 inhibits tumor growth in mouse models. (Source: Nature Signaling Update)
Source: Nature Signaling Update - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: info

Research Library: KLF17 is a negative regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis in breast canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Nature Signaling Update)
Source: Nature Signaling Update - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: info

Molecule Page: Rgs1email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
RGS1 is a GTPase activating protein (GAP) for G[alpha]i and G[alpha]q. Transient transfection assays have shown that RGS1 attenuates G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated signaling pathways. By contrast, RGS1 is reported to dramatically accelerate the activation kinetics of G[beta][gamma]-activated inwardly rectifying K+ channels in reconstituted Xenopus oocytes. RGS1 expression is modulated in a variety of patho-physiological conditions including cancer, innate immune response through Toll-like receptor activation, and infection. (Source: Nature Signaling Update)
Source: Nature Signaling Update - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Source Type: info

European medical advisory committee does not recommend approval of Avastin for deadly form of brain canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Roche announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), which is responsible for conducting the initial assessment of medicinal products that have been filed for marketing authorisation in Europe, has issued a negative opinion relating to the approval of Avastin (bevacizumab) alone or in combination with irinotecan chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or progressive glioblastoma (GBM), the most aggressive type of primary malignant brain cancer. (Source: Roche Media News)
Source: Roche Media News - November 20, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: organizations

Outpatient administration of radioactive iodine after total thyroidectomy for pediatric thyroid cancer: A report of three casesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Radioactive iodine is used as an anti-cancer reagent for papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas. Patients that are administered a large dose of radioactive iodine are required to stay alone in an isolated room for several days. Some young children with thyroid carcinoma who cannot take care of themselves are not able to undergo this therapy. We tried outpatient administration of 131I for these patients. In Japan, administration for outpatients is restricted to 500MBq (13.5mCi). We administrated 13mCi 131I to three patients suffering from pediatric thyroid carcinomas. One patient with recurrent follicular car...
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - November 20, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Toru Takano, Katsunari Yane, Takaharu Oue, Naoki Otsuki, Ken-ichi Nibu, Yoh Hidaka Tags: Case reports Source Type: journals

New gastric cancer drug approvedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A drug to treat the seventh most common cancer in Europe has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Tories call for NHS pricing reformemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said NHS drugs should have a "value based pricing" system to prevent patients being denied medicines after a row broke out over advanced liver cancer treatment (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - November 20, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Morphine Supports Tumor Cell Proliferation and Angiogenesisemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Morphine and other opiate-based painkillers appear to foster the growth of cancer cells. Two new studies, conducted in cell lines and in mice, add evidence to this previously reported observation. Morphine... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Lapatinib monotherapy feasible for HER2-positive metastatic breast canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Lapatinib monotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has relapsed after trastuzumab treatment, Japanese research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Lapatinib monotherapy feasible for HER2-positive metastatic breast canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Lapatinib monotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has relapsed after trastuzumab treatment, Japanese research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

AS feasible for favorable-risk prostate cancer patientsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Active surveillance is a feasible treatment option for men with favorable-risk prostate cancer, and for those who are over 70 years old with intermediate-risk disease, say Canadian researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Prostate Cancer - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

New guidelines push back age for Pap smearsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New Creative Approaches to Pancreatic Cancer Improve Drug Deliveryemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Pancreatic cancer remains the deadliest of cancer, but new approaches that improve the delivery of drugs to the tumor appear to hold promise. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 20, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: info

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Children’s Cancer Measuresemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Following a three month consultation period , this is the... (Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed)
Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: organizations

Annual evidence update on lung canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This is the 5th Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on lung cancer... (Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed)
Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: organizations

CAM National Baseline Reportemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Department of Health has published 'CAM National... (Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed)
Source: Cancer Plan Newsfeed - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: organizations

U.S. guidelines call for fewer Pap tests for womenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists are recommending fewer Pap smears for most women in their 20s. They say tests every two years is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer in women under 30. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Polyhomeotic protein induces hyperplastic tissue overgrowth through the activation of the JAK/STAT pathway.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Epigenetic mechanisms controlling cellular proliferation are essential to animal development. Moreover, altered levels of expression of the epigenetic regulator proteins are associated with the development and progression of human diseases like cancer. We have studied the effects of high levels of Polyhomeotic (PH) protein, a member of the Polycomb Group (PcG), during the proliferation of the imaginal discs in Drosophila. Overexpression of PH protein causes induction of proliferation, accompanied with induction of JNK-dependent apoptosis. As a result, massive hyperplastic overgrowth is produced and the corresponding di...
Source: Cell Cycle - November 20, 2009 Category: Cytology Authors: González I, Simón R, Busturia A Tags: Cell Cycle Source Type: journals

Experts contest review article declaring breast MRI causes more harm than good by encouraging radical Rxemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A review article asserting breast MRI does not improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up surgeries, or reduce the risk of local recurrences drew the ire of the breast imaging community. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Report: You Don't Need Pap Smears Every Yearemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Change Ahead for Cervical Cancer Detectionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Women in their 20s Should Get Pap Smear Every Two Years, Not Annually, OB/GYN Organization Says (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. Jan M. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin cancer Source Type: news

Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus A Risk Factor For Gallbladder, Biliary And Pancreatic Cancer?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes and gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). A research article published on November 14, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team, lead by Dr. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news

News Analysis: Medical Science and Practice in Conflictemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Backers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KEVIN SACK Tags: Mammography Tests and Testing Medicine and Health Health Insurance and Managed Care American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: news

New Guidelines Suggest Less Frequent Pap Smearsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer

Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort. Collaboration of experts from various fields is, therefore, necessary to take cancer-related research and medical practice to the next level. (Source: Prostate News From Medical News Today)
Source: Prostate News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort. Collaboration of experts from various fields is, therefore, necessary to take cancer-related research and medical practice to the next level. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Insurers Say They Won't Alter Mammogram Coverage Despite New Guidelinesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Insurance companies say mammogram coverage is unlikely to change despite the debate over the effectiveness of breast cancer screenings for women in their forties. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast cancer Source Type: news

Investigation of incidental hypercalcaemiaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BMJ Online First)
Source: BMJ Online First - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Joshi, D., Center, J. R, Eisman, J. A Tags: Neurogastroenterology, Infectious diseases, Urology, Immunology (including allergy), Pain (neurology), Endocrine cancer, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Urological surgery, Calcium and bone, Metabolic disorders, Thyroid disease PRACTICE Source Type: journals

Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment Reversalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that it will retract an Oct. 1 payment policy for small doses of Avastin. Avastin, a cancer drug, is used in smaller doses to treat eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news

HHS Sec. Sebelius Says New Mammogram Guidelines Will Not Change Federal Policiesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said that federal health insurance programs will not alter their mammogram coverage policies following new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the New York Times reports. The guidelines, released earlier this week, promote mammograms every two years for most women starting at age 50. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast cancer Source Type: news

Esteemed Endorsements Recognize Promising Future Of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging/Molecular Breast Imaging (BSGI/MBI) has been recognized and endorsed by two highly esteemed organizations for the fight against breast cancer: The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Surgeons. Both societies published articles supporting the further application of this breakthrough imaging technology for the early detection of breast cancer. (Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today)
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast cancer Source Type: news

NICE Appraisal Of Sorafenib For Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinomaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients for whom surgery or therapies in the region the cancer arose have failed or are not suitable. In its latest draft guidance, published yesterday (19 November 2009), NICE does not recommend sorafenib. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Esteemed Endorsements Recognize Promising Future Of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging/Molecular Breast Imaging (BSGI/MBI) has been recognized and endorsed by two highly esteemed organizations for the fight against breast cancer: The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Surgeons. Both societies published articles supporting the further application of this breakthrough imaging technology for the early detection of breast cancer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast cancer Source Type: news

NICE Appraisal Of Sorafenib For Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinomaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients for whom surgery or therapies in the region the cancer arose have failed or are not suitable. In its latest draft guidance, published yesterday (19 November 2009), NICE does not recommend sorafenib. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Cancer antigen 19-9 for prognosis of pancreatic cancer resectabilityemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A record from the CRD Health Techology Assessment Database. Published in July 2009. (Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Pancreas)
Source: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Library - Pancreas - November 20, 2009 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: organizations