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Bone Drug Suppresses Wandering Tumor Cells In Breast Cancer Patients And May Reduce Metastatic Disease by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Thu 03 Jun 2010 5:23am . When the drug was given along with chemotherapy for three months before breast cancer surgery, it reduced the number of women who had tumor cells in their bone marrow at the time... Breast cancer cells taken from a patient’s bone marrow. The cancer cells are stained to make them easy to spot among the normal cells of the bone marrow. The bone Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Brain Tumors by Med RX Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Brain Tumors: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Stereotactic Biopsy Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Brain Tumors. You can connect with experts and other people who have Brain Tumorsin the Wellsphere communities. If you're interested in finding Read on »

FDA Clears Test that Helps Identify Type of Cancer in Tumor Sample by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Sun 03 Aug 2008 4:03pm tumor. The Pathwork Tissue of Origin test compares the genetic material of a patient’s tumor with genetic information on malignant tumor types stored in a database. It uses a microarray technology to analyze thousands of pieces of genetic material at one time. The test considers 15 common malignant tumor types, including bladder, breast, and colorectal Read on »

Abbott to Offer Automated HE4 Ovarian Cancer Test to Monitor for Tumor Recurrence by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 12:00am " of epithelial ovarian cancer. The test, currently an investigational device in the US, is expected to be "the first automated HE4 test available in US," according to Abbott....The HE4... cancers "rarely express HE4," the Architect HE4 "should not be used as a cancer screening test." Rather is designed "to be used as an aid in monitoring recurrence or progressive Read on »

Tumor Cell Profiling...the tests ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Nov 2008 4:17pm Tumor Cell Profiling... the tests show if your cancer cells were killed by exposure to one or more of the 20 or so different anti-cancer drugs that might otherwise have... Physician Invents Test For New Drugs That Cut Off Tumor's Blood Supply http://www.weisenthalcancer.com/index.htm Technorati Tags: Cancer, Tumor, Research, Lab Test Read on »

Tumor typing - or testing the ge... by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 2:27pm Tumor typing - or testing the genetic signature of a cancer - is currently helping doctors distinguish between more aggressive and less agressive cancers. As a result, they can recommend treatment that will be most effective for individual patients. Now, researchers have developed a similar test for lung cancer. The Lung Metagene Predictor Read on »

The Frontal Bone’s Connected to the Parietal Bone’s Connected to the Occipital Bone… by Emily Posted Wed 15 Sep 2010 12:00am Oh my goodness, I’ve my first Anatomy quiz in 9hours and I am not ready! A migraine hit last night and stopped my study session cold. I’ve got to hurry to bed so I can keep learning in the morning. Breakfast. Three local prune plums from the farmers’ market, and a WW Sandwich Thin with 2T Wegman’s chunky pb and Croft ... Read on »

Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor by Kathlyn S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history. The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either Read on »

Health Tip: Learn the Benefits of a Bone-Density Test by HealthFinder Posted Mon 14 Feb 2011 12:00pm osteoporosis (HealthDay News) -- A bone-density test can help your doctor determine if you have osteoporosis or are at risk of the disease. The test measures the amount of bone in your spine, hip and other parts of your skeleton. The National Osteoporosis Read on »

New Bone Testing Method Can Help Treatment of Osteoporosis by Anthony Cirillo Patient Expert

Posted Tue 22 Feb 2011 9:00am can lead to a fracture. Currently, the key technology used to assess a patient's risk of fracture is a bone density test. Utilizing data from a CT scan and a mathematical... A new method for identifying bones at high risk of fracture, and for monitoring the effectiveness of new bone-strengthening drugs Read on »