Posts Tagged Cancer Patients

Senators fail to agree on privacy approach

During marathon hearing, politicians worry about everything from Facebook to peer-to-peer software, spam, NebuAd, cancer patients, and advertising, with no consensus on what to do next.

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Published on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT

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Gene test hope for cancer therapy

NHS patients are to be offered personalised cancer treatment under a pilot scheme to carry out genetic tests on individuals’ tumours.

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Published on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:11:37 GMT

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Poor ‘missing out on cancer care’

Cancer patients from poor areas are more likely to be diagnosed late and go to hospital as an emergency, a study suggests.

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Published on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:15:33 GMT

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Fuel aid plea for cancer patients

The UK’s leading cancer specialist calls for sufferers facing spiralling winter fuel bills to be given urgent help.

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Published on Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:54:18 GMT

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Feeding ’speeds surgery recovery’

Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests.

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Published on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:01:24 GMT

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Cancer patients face parking fees

More than half of patients are not getting free or discounted parking when they visit hospital, a poll shows.

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Published on Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:13:35 GMT

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Researchers accelerate proton cancer treatment

Technology being developed at Lawrence Livermore lab could soon make more precise radiation therapy widely available to cancer patients by making the specialized machines more compact.

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Published on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:45:09 PDT

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US Study: Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Death Risk

A study in Journal of the American Medical Association shows aspirin can prevent colorectal cancer deaths in patients already diagnosed with disease 

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Published on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:57:38 +0200

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Immune therapy Alzheimer’s hope

An immune system therapy given to cancer patients could have the added benefit of reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Published on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:06:56 GMT

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Ministers to unveil cancer pledge

Patients in England thought to have cancer will have the right to see a specialist within two weeks, ministers will announce.

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Published on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:33:17 GMT

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