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New study shows patients with high-risk profile MammaPrint benefit from chemotherapy
01 year ago
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in Health Care Services
New Study Demonstrates Patients With High-Risk MammaPrint Profile Benefit From Chemotherapy
Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer Research and Treatment has published an important study demonstrating the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with a high-risk of breast cancer recurrence according to the MammaPrint test.
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BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System combined with chemotherapy promising for children with high-risk tumors
01 year ago
by admin
in Health Care Services
BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System combined with chemotherapy promising for children with high-risk tumors
BSD Medical Corporation today reported clinical study data showing that hyperthermia, using the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System, combined with chemotherapy has the potential to improve control rate and long-term survival for the treatment of children with high-risk cancer who have a dismal prognosis.
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Selecting high-risk patients for heart screening
01 year ago
by admin
in Health Conditions
Selecting high-risk patients for heart screening
( BMJ-British Medical Journal ) Using routine data from electronic patient records to select individuals at high risk of developing heart disease, rather than screening all adults aged 40-74 years of age, is just as effective at saving lives but will be cheaper to run, according to research published on bmj.com today.
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Study: Bone drug lowers breast cancer risk 38% in high-risk women
01 year ago
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in Health Conditions
Study: Bone drug lowers breast cancer risk 38% in high-risk women
Raloxifene, also known as Evista, is shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer without the side effects of Tamoxifen.
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