News articles tagged with 'recurrence'
Some women worry too much about breast cancer returning, U-M study finds
— 28 Mar 2011 15:02 | HealthMost women face only a small risk of breast cancer coming back after they complete their treatment. Yet a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre finds…
New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test
— 9 Mar 2011 18:41 | HealthBowel cancer patients whose tumours contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical study…
New study alters long-held beliefs about shingles
— 1 Feb 2011 21:41 | HealthFor decades, medical wisdom about shingles has been that it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The commonly-held belief is that patients are protected from a recurrence of the herpes…
Is different approach needed for acute diverticulitis in younger patients?
— 25 Jan 2011 19:14 | HealthAcute diverticulitis is the most common complication of diverticular disease, and its clinical presentation varies from mild local inflammation to full-blown perforation. After resolution…
Strong social ties benefit breast cancer patients
— 21 Jan 2011 19:05 | HealthBreast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research from…
Outcomes after recurrence of oral cancer vary by timing, site
— 3 Jan 2011 18:11 | HealthPatients who have recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma tend to do worse if the new cancer appears at the same site early or if it appears in the lymph nodes six months or longer…
Liver cancer in cirrhotic patients effectively treated with radiofrequency ablation
— 16 Dec 2010 16:43 | HealthResearchers from Italy determined that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective therapy for managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients. The high repeatability…
Circulating tumour cells predicted recurrence, death in patients with early-stage breast cancer
— 10 Dec 2010 20:39 | HealthThe presence of one to four circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in the blood of early-stage breast cancer patients almost doubled patient's risk of cancer relapse and death, and five or…
Fewer guessing games for lung cancer patients
— 7 Dec 2010 18:01 | HealthA study published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine identified positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans as a potentially useful tool for…
Prostate cancer clinical stage does not predict recurrence
— 22 Nov 2010 10:13 | HealthA new study challenges the current staging system that determines the extent or severity of prostate cancer that has not metastasised. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed…