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Benefits Of Vitamin A For Lung Cancer Patients Is Uncertain
In a major clinical trial exploring treatment of stage I non-small-cell lung cancer, the vitamin-A-type drug isotretinoin failed to protect patients from developing more tumors in the lungs and upper airways. The trial results were reported in the 18 April 2001 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. more
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National Cancer Institute Provides Grant For The Development Of A Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection Device
Welch Allyn, Inc. and SpectRx, Inc. today announced the two companies have received a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a biophotonic non-invasive cervical cancer product, which in clinical studies has shown to be more effective in identifying cancers and precancers than conventional Pap tests. The grant will be used to help determine the optimum hardware and software configurations of the product to detect precancerous and cancerous conditions of the cervix in real-time. more
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Artificial Lung On The Horizon
A University of Pittsburgh researcher who has developed a device that functions like a temporary set of lungs could have a tremendous impact for the nearly 750,000 patients with emphysema, chest trauma or acute respiratory distress, about 150,000 of whom die each year. more
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Once Daily Vioxx Can Reduce Chronic Low Back Pain
In the first studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Vioxx® (rofecoxib) once daily in patients with chronic low back pain, Vioxx significantly reduced chronic low back pain and was generally well tolerated. Researchers presented the findings of two four-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center studies for an investigational use of Vioxx at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society. more
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Mammograms May Cut Death Rates From Breast Cancer
Women who get regular mammograms may reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by more than 60 percent--about twice the amount seen in large formal studies, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society. It is important to note, that "regular" means every two years in this analysis, which followed women in Sweden, where the recommendations differ from those in the US. It is also important to note that free mammography is offered to all women over 40 years of age to women in Sweden on this "regular" basis. more
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