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Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- New chemotherapy agents for metastatic colon cancer improve patient survival but are costly, says a new study. (original story)

Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better (Reuters)

Reuters - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday. (original story)

VA fined $227K for flawed cancer treatments in Pa. (AP)

AP - The Department of Veterans Affairs was fined $227,500 after incorrect radiation doses were given to 97 veterans with prostate cancer at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, a federal agency announced Wednesday. (original story)

Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Plugging certain genetic data into the standard risk-assessment model for breast cancer won't do much to help gauge a woman's odds for getting the disease, a new study shows. (original story)

New attack on cancer forces cells to grow old & die (Reuters)

Reuters - Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday. (original story)

Colonoscopy Not Needed for Most With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) aren't at increased risk for polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and, in most cases, don't require a colonoscopy, U.S. researchers say. (original story)

US launches new breast cancer treatment study (AFP)

AFP - Researchers launched a clinical study Wednesday to test new treatments for aggressive breast cancer in a rare alliance between the US government and five major drug companies. (original story)

Chemotherapy Shows Us at Our Worst

Often the people we love most get to see the worst of us. They are the ones who stand by us during our battle with breast cancer. (original story)

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Breast cancer refers to cancers originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas. There are (original story)

New radiation therapy shows promise in lung cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Aiming powerful beams of radiation precisely at tumors helped control their growth and helped people with early stage but inoperable lung cancer live longer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. (original story)





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