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HIV Is No Barrier To Successful Liver Transplant For Cancer Treatment

As people infected with HIV live longer with antiretroviral drug therapy, more of them are developing hepatocellular carcinoma , which is particularly aggressive among this population.

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Cancer treatment unit aims to relax patients

WELCOMING APPEARANCE: An artist’s impression of how the two-storey radiotherapy unit could look when the building is finished at Worcestershire Royal Hospital next year.

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Answers to your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she’d had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Scheduled imaging studies provide little help detecting relapse of aggressive lymphoma

Imaging scans following treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The overwhelming majority of patients with this aggressive lymphoma already have symptoms, an abnormal physical exam or an abnormal blood test at the time of relapse, the researchers say. The findings will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting May 31-June 4 in Chicago.

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Most cancer patients would like to talk with their doctors about financial concerns

Most cancer patients would like to talk about the cost of their care with their doctors, but often don’t because they fear the discussion could compromise the quality of their treatment, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report. Yet many patients who do broach the subject of finances believe it helps decrease costs. The study is slated for presentation June 3 at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

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Non-Surgical Treatments For Multiple Tumors Move One Step Closer

A study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours of the brain and nervous system. The study is published in Brain: A Journal of Neurology…

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Remax ‘desperately’ needs items for breast cancer yard sale

HUNTSVILLE With just days to go before the annual Yard Sale for the Cure fundraising event, Remax North Country Realty is feeling the pressure.

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Boss in skydive for Crocus Cancer Appeal

Bradford businessman Mohammed Ishfaq hopes a dramatic video of him plunging 15,000 feet through the sky will encourage others to face their fears to raise cash for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal.

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Video: St. Jude provides childhood cancer treatment at no charge

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital works to provide top-quality treatment for children with cancer, at no cost to the families.

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Think pink for breast cancer support

Wear something pink and get to the Fairfield Baptist Church for a Pink Ribbon Breakfast ‘brunch’ to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

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