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Prognostic factors for resected T3 laryngeal cancer identified
Italian researchers have identified several factors that predict disease-free and overall survival following resection of T3 N0 M0 laryngeal...
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High serum selenium levels are associated with a lower oesophageal cancer risk
Higher serum selenium levels are associated with a reduced risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with Barrett’s oesophagus,...
U.S. gov’t issues warning on asbestos in insulation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned consumers on Wednesday to check their attics for an asbestos-containing insulation material that...
H. pylori infection may protect against esophageal cancer
By lowering levels of stomach acid, infection with Helicobacter pylori may reduce the risk of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, according […]
Hope for Aids vaccine
The search for an Aids vaccine could be a step closer. The search for an Aids vaccine could be a […]
Sars experts: ‘We were too slow’
Health experts have admitted they responded too slowly to the Sars outbreak. Health experts have admitted they responded too slowly […]
Success for New Cancer Drug
A drug that starves tumors of oxygen and nutrients has prolonged the lives of patients with colorectal cancer in a […]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-multi-country outbreak – Update …
Philippines removed from list of areas with recent local transmission WHO has today removed the Philippines from its list of […]
Taiwan fears worse Sars outbreak
Taiwan has announced 12 new deaths from the Sars virus, and a top health official warned there was worse to […]
China Says SARS Peaks in Cities, No Rural Outbreak
GENEVA (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that SARS had peaked in big cities like Beijing and there was no […]
Electronic device can detect scent of lung cancer
A novel ‘electronic nose’ shows promise for detecting lung cancer, according to study findings presented here at here at the […]
Young black women with breast cancer fare worse than white women
Among breast cancer patients younger than 65 years, stage-specific survival rates are lower for black women than for white women, […]
Quality of care indicators developed for treatment of prostate cancer
Researchers from California have developed nearly 50 quality of care indicators for the treatment of early stage prostate cancer – […]
Smoking Ups Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer: Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with two or more family members with pancreatic cancer should be encouraged to kick […]
Singapore SARS deadline near miss
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Singapore reported its first SARS case in 19 days on Sunday, missing by a day the World […]
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