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Study raises concerns over unnecessary imaging after thyroid cancer
7/21/2016
Increased imaging after initial treatment does not necessarily equal better care.
Many skin cancer patients still too likely to sunburn
7/21/2016
A recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins concludes that a substantial number of people with a history of the most frequent kind of nonmelanoma skin cancers still get sunburned at the same...
Rare mutations in bowel cancer may identify patients with a better prognosis
7/21/2016
Correlation between rare mutation in bowel cancers and a better prognosis raises possibility that patients with some tumors may not need chemotherapy after surgery.
New treatment developed to prevent nausea, vomiting caused by chemo
7/21/2016
A drug that blocks neurotransmitters could reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, research co-authored by a Sanford Health physician and published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
Lower risk of bowel cancer death linked to high omega 3 intake after diagnosis
7/20/2016
People with the disease may benefit from boosting dietary oily fish content, say researchers.
Genetic drivers of immune response to cancer discovered through 'big data' analysis
7/20/2016
Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified over 100 new genetic regions that affect the immune response to cancer.
IVF treatment not associated with increased risk of breast cancer
7/20/2016
Among women undergoing fertility treatment in the Netherlands between 1980 and 1995, the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) compared with non-IVF treatment was not associated with increased risk...
Genetic cause of 15 percent of colorectal cancer diagnoses identified
7/20/2016
Findings open up 'precision medicine' approach to prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Simple measures reduce risk of death in cancer patients in ICU
7/20/2016
Daily meetings between physicians, implementation of care protocols and the presence of pharmacists are associated with increase in survival rates.
Some adolescent cancer survivors may require more comprehensive mental health screening
7/19/2016
Research from the Childhood Cancer Survivors Study has identified distinct profiles of psychological symptoms in adolescent cancer survivors; a finding that is expected to advance mental health...