Articles tagged with: cancers
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Every November, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other organizations join to recognize Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a national campaign aimed at raising attention to lung cancer and its impact on our Nation’s health. Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, is largely […]
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Lung cancer can affect anyone, but not everyone is listening … … In preparation for Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, my colleague Liat Kobza and I recently set up a camera and asked six Stanford physicians to share their thoughts about the disease. We were shocked by what we heard: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer […]
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Comparing Treatments for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer In a large clinical trial, short-term hormone therapy in combination with radiation therapy proved a more effective treatment than radiation therapy alone for men with intermediate-risk, early-stage prostate cancer. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has enabled earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer. But treatments for prostate cancer were mostly developed and […]
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A Detailed Look at Ovarian Cancer An analysis of genomic changes in ovarian cancer now provides the most comprehensive and integrated view of cancer genetics for any cancer type to date. Last year, nearly 22,000 women nationwide were diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 14,000 women died from it. Ovarian cancer is a complex disease […]
National Cancer Institute (NCI) announces plans to reinvigorate clinical trials. Consolidation of cooperative group program is designed to bring enhanced efficiencies to oncological sciences The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced major changes to be made in the long-established Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program that conducts many of the nationwide trials of new cancer therapies. […]
