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Erlotinib promising for advanced head and neck cancer
Erlotinib as a single agent prolongs survival in patients with refractory squamous cell cancer of the head and neck, results […]
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Breast cancer vaccine tests encouraging
Denmark’s biotech firm Pharmexa on Monday announced positive results from first clinical tests of its breast cancer vaccine. “The...
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may cause rapid bone loss
A detailed review of the literature confirms that men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are at […]
Symptom severity influences treatment delays in lung cancer patients
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with advanced disease receive quicker diagnosis and treatment despite their poorer prognosis than do...
Postoperative analgesia in children with PCEA
A recent study has shown that patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) may be able to provide adequate post-operative analgesia in the […]
Recurrent Morning Headaches: Prevalence and Risk Factors
A recent study has shown that 1 in 13 individuals in the general population are affected by recurrent morning headaches, […]
New TAXUS stent more effective for angioplasties
A new finding from the TAXUS IV trial shows that a novel stent can reduce rates of restenosis in patients […]
Cancer Treatment Increasingly Aggressive
The care of cancer patients near the end of life may be getting more aggressive, perhaps overly aggressive, researchers report. […]
Exciting research on our doorstep
More than 30 new medical research projects, costing over $4.3 million, have been started by the Western Australian Institute for […]
Vietnam Authorities Confirm 5th death from bird flu
Vietnamese officials and the WHO have confirmed that an eight-year-old girl was suffering from the bird flu sweeping the country […]
Exciting research on our doorstep
More than 30 new medical research projects, costing over $4.3 million, have been started by the Western Australian Institute for […]
Methadone not more effective than morphine for cancer pain
In a multinational study of first-line opioids for cancer pain, methadone failed to displace morphine as the preferred agent for […]
Telomerase pulsed dendritic cells could aid renal cell carcinoma immunotherapy
Although renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is immunologically susceptible, it lacks specific tumor antigens for the induction of specific immunotherapy....
Genetic link to SARS succeptibility
Scientists in Hong Kong believe they have discovered a link between ones genetics and the potentially life threatening SARS infection. […]
Flu vaccine proving ineffective against US strain
The 2003-2004 influenza vaccine seems to offer little protection against the strain that has dominated this year’s flu season in […]
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