Topic: National Cancer Institute
AP Features | 2009-10-02 18:32:26
<div><p>Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?</p><p>Texas is ready to try by investing $3 billion over the next decade in cancer research and prevention, which would make the ...
AP News | 2009-09-23 21:01:22
<div id="subtitle">Studies: Doubling chemotherapy dose helped adults with acute myeloid leukemia</div><div><p>Adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug, two new studies found.</p><p>Doctors said ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-08-31 21:27:27
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases rates of falsely positive results, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.</p><p>The high number of "false-positives" is a "steep price" to pay ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-08-27 20:36:24
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and the racial disparity in stage at diagnosis has decreased significantly, researchers report today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.</p><p>"Traditionally, blacks are ...
