Small bowel cancer
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Dr. Anshu GuptaSmall bowel cancerCancers affecting the small bowel are rare. In the UK approximately 750 people are diagnosed with a small bowel cancer each year.The small bowel forms part o ...
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PET in small bowel cancer
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Mark Levin
The small bowel represents approximately 75% of the length of the overall GI tract and contains 90% of the gastrointestinal tract surface area but < 5% of GI cancers occur in the ...
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Amrubicin for small cell lung cancer
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Mark Levin
... usly treated SCLC have shown impressive results. Amrubicin has been granted Fast Track product designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer after first-line chemotherapy. Amrubicin is being studied in clicnal trials and there are currenlty seven such trials ongoing ( http://clinicaltrials.g ...
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Small cell cervical cancer
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Mark LevinSmall cell carcinoma of the cervix is a rare cancer, comprising less than 3% of all cervical neoplasms. It uniformly has a poor prognosis, and has a high mortality even with e ...
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Saturated Fat Linked to Small Intestine Cancer...
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DiseaseProof
A new study in Cancer Research claims eating foods high in saturated fat, like red meat, may heighten the risk of cancer in the small intestine. HealthDay News Reports:Previous research had identified a link between red and processed meats and cancer of the large intestine, but this is the first prospe ...
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CT staging of non-small cell lung cancer
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Mark Levin
In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the determination of stage is important in terms of therapeutic and prognostic implications. Careful initial diagnostic evaluation to define th ...
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Melanoma Drug Fails – Small Biotech Company Cancer Drug Research Halted
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Medical Quack
... the stock value. BD Synta Pharmaceuticals' grand dreams fall apart over safety issues with a new melanoma medicine.Just days ago, Synta Pharmaceuticalswas one of the hottest small biotech companies. It was nearing completion of final stage testing of a potent new drug to combat melanoma that already had the imprimatur of GlaxoSmithKline, Synta's p ...
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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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LungHealth ..
... mber-one culprit is going to be cigarettes. ANNOUNCER: There are two main types of lung cancer. CHRISTOPHER G. AZZOLI, MD: The most common form of lung cancer is called non-small cell lung cancer. About 15 percent of lung cancer is small cell lung cancer. ANNOUNCER: Lung cancers don't tend to stay put. They often tend to spread, and how they do ...
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