Researchers have discovered that resveratrol — a compound found in red wine — when combined with rapamycin can have a tumor-suppressing effect on breast cancer cells that are resistant to rapamycin alone. The research also indicates that the PTEN tumor-suppressing gene contributes to resveratrol’s anti-tumor effects in this treatment combination.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ, or non-invasive breast cancer, is typically treated with either breast-conserving surgery — with or without follow-up radiation — or mastectomy. The treatment choice depends on clinical factors, the treating surgeon, and patient preferences. Long-term health outcomes (disease-free survival) depend on the treatments received. According to a new study, however, health outcomes also are associated with the treating surgeon.
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Type 2 diabetes is often an under-diagnosed disease that is probably the more challenging to treat of the two types of diabetes. Find out how it can be managed and what is the state of play in the search for a cure.
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Doctors are calling for women to receive more information about the pitfalls of breast cancer screening, as well as the benefits, after some women who received false-positive results faced serious anxiety and reduced quality of life for at least a year. The study of 385 women found that the 233 with false-positive results – where the mammogram is abnormal but no cancer is present – had to undergo more diagnostic procedures than women with breast cancer before they were given the all clear. And women who had a tendency to be anxious fared much worse if they received a false-positive – estimated to happen in 60% of abnormal mammograms – than if they were actually diagnosed with breast cancer.
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If not treated in time, diabetes can lead to other health hazards. In this article I tell you all about diabetes glucose levels and how to control it easily.
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Asthma is a serious respiratory condition, which can prove very handicapping and sometimes even deadly. Drugs will help you with the physiological symptoms and might give prompt relief in case of an attack. Nonetheless those drugs have several negative side effects. Hypnotherapy can offer a safe and effective alternative.
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 MedIndia |
New Highly Accurate Technique to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
MedIndia Prostate cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over age 75. It is also the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. Microscopic study of tissues remains … |
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Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
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This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves
Motley Fool Later this year, Exelixis will begin testing its prostate cancer drug cabozantinib as a possible treatment for other types of cancer. Vertex's VX-770 received positive data from a drug trial, showing improved lung function in some patients with cystic … |
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 Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Raymond Frank Stuermer, 76: Generosity was all encompassing
Atlanta Journal Constitution Furniture and religious articles he fashioned for churches and parochial schools. Raymond Frank Stuermer, 76, died Feb. 19 at his Dunwoody residence of prostate cancer complications. His memorial service is 3 pm Saturday at St. Patrick's Episcopal … |
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