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Poor, Minority Women More Likely to Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment

African American and Hispanic women with breast cancer are waiting six weeks or more to have surgery or to begin chemotherapy.

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Bristol mum Laura Goodchild was diagnosed with breast cancer… while 26 weeks…

Laura Goodchild was just 27 at the time and her daughter, Iris, had to be delivered eight weeks early so she could start chemotherapy for the aggressive cancer.

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Study to treat deadly form of thyroid cancer shows promise

A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers. Anaplastic thyroid cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Nearly all patients diagnosed with this cancer die from it, and life expectancies are measured in weeks to a few months.

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Medication duloxetine helps reduce pain from chemotherapy

Among patients with painful chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, use of the anti-depressant drug duloxetine for 5 weeks resulted in a greater reduction in pain compared with placebo.

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What is Boost Therapy for Breast Cancer Treatment?

IORT Boost therapy is important in the prevention of breast cancer recurrence, explains Dr. Harness. The boost is traditionally done at the end of 5 weeks, a…

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New tool ‘game-changer’ in breast cancer fight

Manitoba doctors will be able to treat some forms of breast cancer five weeks quicker than they do now because of a new diagnostic tool unveiled on Tuesday.

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Ailing Hugo Chavez undergoing ‘tougher’ cancer treatment

VENEZUELA’S ailing President Hugo Chavez has been undergoing “tougher” new treatment for cancer including chemotherapy at the military hospital where he has been for the last two weeks, his vice-president said.

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Anxiety Before Followup Mesothelioma Scan

The following post is Part I of an article from Jan Egerton, a long-time mesothelioma survivor. Jan has suffered many setbacks during her battle with mesothelioma, and here she discusses her last struggle with chemotherapy and the anxiety leading up to her CT scan. After a terrible few weeks leading up to the appointment for …

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As Dick Nourse’s cancer treatments end, doctors expect full recovery

Former KSL News anchor Dick Nourse has spent the past six weeks undergoing surgery and treatment for throat cancer.

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Well: Life, Interrupted: Crazy, Unsexy Cancer Tips

Every few weeks I host a “girls’ night” at my apartment in Lower Manhattan with a group of friends who are at various stages in their cancer treatments.

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