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American Ginseng Helps With Cancer Treatment Fatigue

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:31:09 +0000

Results from a study funded in part by the National Cancer Institute and carried out by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN suggests that American ginseng can cut down on cancer-related fatigue compared to placebo.

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Hereditary Colon Cancer: Multiple Gene vs. Single Gene Testing

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:37:43 +0000

Brittany C. Thomas, a certified genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, discusses appropriate utilization of Mayo Clinic’s Hereditary Colon Cancer Multi-Gene Panel…

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Certain breast cancer patients may benefit from combined HER-2 targeted treatment without chemotherapy

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:33:51 +0000

In a report that appears online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers have shown that a subset of breast cancer patients who have tumors overexpressing a protein called the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2 positive) may benefit from a combination of targeted treatments that zero in on the breast cancer cells themselves. That could enable some women to avoid the “sledgehammer” of typical chemotherapy drugs that kill normal and tumor cells alike and avoid triggering resistance in tumor cells. Institutions taking part in the study were: the Baylor College of Medicine (home to the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center), Vanderbilt University (home of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center), the University of Alabama Birmingham (home of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center), the University of Chicago (home of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center), the Mayo Clinic, and the Methodist Hospital.

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New Mayo software identifies and stratifies risk posed by lung nodules

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:37:52 +0000

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Mayo Clinic has developed a new software tool to noninvasively characterize pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a common type of cancerous nodule in the lungs. Results from a pilot study of the computer-aided nodule assessment and risk yield (CANARY) are published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

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Speaking of Health Episode 47 – "Colon Cancer"

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:39:34 +0000

Colon cancer is a disease that, if found early, can often be treated and prevented. In this month’s episode of Speaking of Health, David Brokl, M.D., Mayo Cl…

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Development Of Different Types Of Ovarian Cancer Driven By Novel Gene

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:38:14 +0000

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified a novel gene that can contribute to a woman’s susceptibility for developing ovarian cancer. Researchers identified the gene, called HNF1B, through large-scale analysis of more than 16,000 women with ovarian cancer and more than 26,000 healthy women. Results of the study are published in the current issue of the journal Nature Communications…

During Cancer Treatment, ‘Quality Of Life’ Therapy Improves Health

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:31:23 +0000

Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients’ sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their standard routines showed a decline in quality of life measures, the study found. The findings are published this month in Cancer…

Jake Owen Keeps Positive Mindset as His Father Steve Undergoes Cancer Treatment

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:35:51 +0000

Jake Owen ‘s father Steve starts radiation treatment Wednesday at the Mayo Clinic after being diagnosed with cancer two months ago.

Zytiga has been found to prolong prostate cancer survival

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:32:28 +0000

Mayo Clinic writes that prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men.

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Bevacizumab And Dasatinib Combination Shows Promise In Fighting Glioblastoma

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:31:17 +0000

The drug bevacizumab, also known by the trade name Avastin, shrinks tumors briefly in patients with an aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme, but then they often grow again and spread throughout the brain for reasons no one previously has understood. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers have found out why this happens…

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