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Innovation, Research

Melanoma mortality rates vary across the country

January 24, 2019

Via: Medical News Today

Researchers from the University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City set out to determine if there were any differences in survival rates for people with melanoma depending on where they live. As it turns out, the answer may be […]


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New cancer drug safely boosts radiation therapy

November 14, 2018

Via: Medical News Today

Cancer continues to be one of the top causes of death in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, there will be 1,735,350 new cancer cases by the end of 2018, of which 609,640 people will die as […]


Innovation, Research

Breast cancer screening: How does it truly impact survival?

November 12, 2018

Via: Medical News Today

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women, and the National Cancer Institute estimate that 266,120 new cases will have been diagnosed in the United States by the end of 2018. According to the World Health […]


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Genomic test can help avoid chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

June 4, 2018

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

A new National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded clinical trial (TAILORx) has revealed that the use of Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score can help 70% of hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2-negative, axillary lymph node­-negative breast cancer patients to avoid chemotherapy and […]