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Weight Loss Surgery Cuts Cancer (ScienCentral) It's already known that weight-loss surgery for morbid obesity can reduce the risk of diabetes http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218393134&cat=1_3 and heart problems. Now, new research shows that it may also cut a person?s risk of cancer by 80-percent.
Pratt study shows normal rates of brain cancer among workers (Republican-American) EAST HARTFORD ? A study six years in the making of nearly 225,000 people shows that the rates of cancer deaths among workers at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is the same or lower than in Connecticut and the U.S., researchers said Thursday.
Growing Demand On Health Care Resources And Increased Incidence Of Kidney Disease Draw Attention To Peritoneal ... (Medical News Today) While peritoneal dialysis home therapy (PD) was originally introduced 30 years ago to offer patients with kidney failure a better way to filter toxins and fluids from the body overnight or several times a day in the convenience of their home, the economic advantages of PD have taken on increasing imp
TheVisualMD.com launches new animated 3-D views of human body in action (EurekAlert!) ( Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. ) People will soon have access to a state-of-the-art 3-D visual exploration of the cardiovascular system created from medical imaging and computer animations. Anatomical Travelogue's TheVisualMD.com will also include visualizations of asthma, kidney disease, anemia, arthritis, osteoporosis, and colon cancer. The site will be free. Tsiaras will unveil ...
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes (Health Scout) It helped older and younger patients, study says.
New findings may improve treatment of inherited breast cancer (EurekAlert!) ( Cell Press ) Scientists have identified some of the elusive downstream molecules that play a critical role in the development and progression of familial breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the Oct. 10 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, also identifies a compound found in grapes and red wine as an excellent candidate for treatment of some forms of breast cancer.
Cancer kills 20 million people in Africa annually (The Ghanaian Chronicle) Cancer is set to become the newest epidemic in the developing world. It already kills more people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, Tubercloisis (TB) and malaria combined.
Multiple myeloma (Sun-Sentinel) Multiple myeloma What : Uncommon cancer of bone marrow and bone. Caused by abnormal growth in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell in the immune system. Leads to bone disease, anemia, kidney damage.
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with kidney cancer, regardless of age, seem to benefit from and tolerate sorafenib drug therapy equally well, a new study says.
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (healthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests.
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