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Hormone-receptor-positive cancer management study - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “American and Spanish researchers, led by scientists from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have found potential ways for doctors to improve the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer even if they lack access to costly multi-gene” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study led by @UNC_Lineberger measures progesterone receptor expression 2 improve hormone-receptor-pos #cancer mgmnt http://t.co/vTp80jLP
Nanoparticle delivery for abandoned cancer drug - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Current nanomedicine research has focused on the delivery of established and novel therapeutics. But a UNC team is taking a different approach. They developed nanoparticle carriers to successfully deliver therapeutic doses of a cancer drug that had previo” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @UNC_Lineberger shows potential to revive abandoned #cancer drug by nanoparticle drug delivery http://t.co/x84VOwCT
New clues to how brain cancer cells migrate and invade - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a protein that transports sodium, potassium and chloride may hold clues to how glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer, moves and invades nearby healthy brain tissue. The findings, re” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Research at @HopkinsMedicine yields new clues to how #brain #cancer cells migrate and invade http://t.co/OSpzGsR8 #GBM
New findings at European breast cancer conference - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “An experimental model of breast cancer has yielded exciting new insights into why some breast cancers become resistant to endocrine therapies such as tamoxifen, say researchers from the Hospital of Prato, Italy, and the Breast Center at Baylor College of” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Researchers at @BCMHouston present findings on treatment resistant #breast #cancer http://t.co/9GhK7kCQ
Pitt study of ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Contrary to a trend in treatment, breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes should have an ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy, and if that biopsy is positive these patients should undergo an axillary dissection, a new study shows. The study,” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by #PITT finds #breast #cancer patients w/ positive ultrasound guided axillary node biopsy need dissection http://t.co/QboQ3tO7
Digital breast tomosynthesis cuts recall rates by 40 percent - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to 2D mammography screening results in a 40 percent reduction in patient recall rates compared to routine screening mammography alone, a new study shows. The study, conducted at Yale University School of Medicine in New” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @Yale finds digital #breast tomosynthesis cuts recall rates by 40 percent http://t.co/YXPdGXjC #cancer
Study finds "overmanagement" of benign breast disease - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Contrary to current guidelines, women with benign breast biopsies do not need follow-up at six months; they may not need close surveillance at all, a new study shows. The study, conducted at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., followed 388 patients for” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Moffitt Cancer Center study finds "overmanagement" of benign #breast disease http://t.co/A3LxIWeR #cancer
New form and function of a key protein - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators suggests that safeguarding cell survival and maintaining a balanced immune system is just the start of the myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (MCL1) protein’s work. Nearly 20 years after MC” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Scientists at @StJude discover new form & function of a key protein that may provide a novel #cancer treatment target http://t.co/22W3HOTY
Weight loss led to reduction in inflammation - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Postmenopausal women who were overweight or obese and lost at least 5 percent of their body weight had a measurable reduction in markers of inflammation, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer R” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @HutchinsonCtr finds weight loss led to reduction in inflammation http://t.co/mw0zswpa #cancer #obesity
Stanford study shows anxiety increases cancer severity in mice - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “In a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer then their calm counterparts. The study, published online April 25 in PLoS ONE, found that after hairless mice were dosed with” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @Stanford shows #anxiety increases #cancer severity in mice http://t.co/qwsCwLQB
Gene critical to development and spread of lung cancer - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been identified by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Their study suggests other forms of cancer may also be driven by this gene, matr” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @MayoClinic identifies gene critical to development and spread of #lung #cancer http://t.co/ahYCDqAz
Protein prevents DNA damage in the developing brain - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have rewritten the job description of the protein TopBP1 after demonstrating that it guards early brain cells from DNA damage. Such damage might foreshadow later problems, including cancer.” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Study by @StJude finds protein prevents DNA damage in the developing #brain & might serve as a tumor suppressor http://t.co/jqA2ZT89 #cancer
Multi-center study looks at "breakdowns" in cancer care - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Cancer care is increasingly complex, and as many as one in five cancer patients may experience "breakdowns" in their care, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Such breakdowns include communication problems between patients and th” View full resource at cancer.gov
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Multi-center study looks at "breakdowns" in #cancer care http://t.co/ypvGlwEP #CRN #UWashington
NCI Cancer Bulletin for April 17, 2012 - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “NCI Cancer Bulletin for April 17, 2012 - National Cancer Institute” View full resource at cancer.gov
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NCI Cancer Bulletin Health News
A new issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin is now available http://t.co/JVU2VwWi
Lifelines: Cancer Education Information for Multicultural Media - National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov — “Articles and videos about cancer topics that are tailored to minority communities affected by cancer health disparities.” View full resource at cancer.gov
Most Recently Shared on April 15, 2012 at 2:42 am By:
Michael Fisch Physician, Doctor, Internist, Pain Medicine Physician, and Oncologist
Amazing resources: MT @nciprevention: Culturally relevant cancer info from the NCI: http://t.co/T89Ps1gP #healthequity #publichealth #bcsm
