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Cancer From The Sun - The Scourge Of Malignant Melanoma Skin Cancer by Healthy Living .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 12 Apr 2009 11:21pm dangerous cancers known. And more than 52,3237 people are told that they have melanoma every year just inside the USA. Risks for getting Malignant Melanoma The most common risk... to get melanoma skin cancer. This might likely be related to the fact that they are more likely to get skin damage by sun exposure. But, this is not a hard and fast fact. Those Read on »

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & Breast Cancer; Stool DNA Testing & Cancer of the Colon & Rectum by Robert W. Posted Sun 08 Feb 2009 8:55pm Health Report: Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) & Breast Cancer Stool DNA Testing & Cancer of the Colon & Rectum "A critical weekly review of important new... there are several available options for colorectal cancer screening, colonoscopy remains the “gold standard” screening test, as it allows for evaluation of the entire colon and rectum Read on »

Colon Cancer Test Predicts Risk of Cancer Recurrence by catattack Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:13pm According to a press release from Genomic Health, the Oncotype DX® colon cancer assay—a genomic test similar to one already in use for breast cancer—has been shown to predict the risk of cancer recurrence among patients with Stage II colon cancer. This test may eventually help guide colon cancer treatment decisions. For the complete article from Cancer Read on »

Rosetta Genomics Cancer Test now Available in 48 States – Cancer of the Unknown by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 19 Jun 2009 4:14pm means the drugs used to fight the tumor could be different than those used for lung cancer. They also have a similar process in place for colon cancer. The lab tests are around.... Rosetta Genomics Gains CLIA Certification in Three More States | GenomeWeb Daily News | DxPGx | GenomeWeb Related Reading: Rosetta Genomics Publishes Data on Lung Cancer Test Read on »

The impact of HPV vaccines and screening tests on cervical cancer prevention: A National Cancer Institute Science Writers' Semi by Cancer.gov Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 9:00pm The impact of HPV vaccines and screening tests on cervical cancer prevention: A National Cancer Institute Science Writers' Seminar... Prevention: The Evolution of Cervical Cancer Screening from Pap to HPV Testing Allan Hildesheim, Ph.D., Chief, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, DCEG: Efficacy Read on »

Cancer Community Alarmed at CMS Policy Lumping Life-Saving Cancer Therapy With Diagnostic Testing For Major Funding Cuts by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 01 Sep 2009 5:36pm /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released by US Oncology: Concerned members of the cancer community, including physicians, patient organizations and other care... therapy in with diagnostic testing services in receiving major Medicare funding cuts. In support of their cause, a bipartisan letter led by Reps. Parker Griffith (D-AL), Sue Myrick Read on »

A New Laser-based Diagnostic to Detect Malignant Breast Cancer Tumors by Irv Arons Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 1:28pm (and writing) about medical and surgical lasers. So, when I read this story about a new hand-held device for detecting breast cancers using laser diagnostics, I decided to look... with the permission of the Director of the BLI, Dr. Bruce Tromberg and Tom Vasich of UCI. Using Lasers to Improve Cancer Care In 2003, UC-Irvine Beckman Laser Institute (BLI Read on »

Revlimid Raises Secondary Cancer Risk for Second Primary Malignancies by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 May 2012 12:00am A new subdiscipline within oncology is getting increased attention -- survivorship (see: Cancer Survivorship, an Emerging Subdiscipline in Oncology ; Cancer Survivorship and the Role of PCPs in Continuing Care of Cancer Patients ). As cancer increasingly comes to be viewed as a chronic disease, more attention is being paid to the lon ... Read on »

Questions About a New Ovarian Cancer Test for Women by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 4:41am . A new test for ovarian cancer called OvaSure has been developed by researchers at Yale and is now available. However, serious doubts have been raised about the test. To quote... and not rush to take the test. If necessary, I would talk to more than one and probably talk with an oncologist who specializes in ovarian cancer. You can never ask too many questions Read on »

Further tests for bowel cancer by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm If the biopsy shows that there is a cancer in the large bowel, further tests are often needed to find out the size and position of the cancer, and to see whether it has... treatment, these tests may be done again to check on your progress. Although tests are useful in diagnosing bowel cancer, no single test can give all the necessary information Read on »