Study questions treatment used in heart disease
Surprising results suggest that raising patients’ good cholesterol did not seem to matter against heart disease.
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Question by Dk: What is the level of protection for the subsequent similar disease after getting influenza (swine flu)?
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BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM) (Company or BSD) today announced the inclusion of hyperthermia and chemotherapy as a recommended cancer treatment for Stage IV (metastatic) sarcomas in the “Practice Guidelines in Oncology ” (V.2.2010), … The published study results demonstrated that the addition of regional hyperthermia, using the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System, to chemotherapy (EIA) resulted in a significant reduction in disease progression or death, with a median … Read more...

Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of “triple-negative” breast cancer, a relatively uncommon but particularly aggressive subtype of the disease. Read more...

The Lancet Oncology , the premier worldwide journal for original oncology research, published the results of this Phase III clinical study of hyperthermia, “Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy alone or with regional hyperthermia for localised high- risk … The published study results demonstrated that the addition of regional hyperthermia, using the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System, to chemotherapy (EIA) resulted in a significant reduction in disease progression or death, with a median … Read more...

NEW YORK – MAMMOGRAPHY is less accurate at spotting breast cancer if a woman has had the disease before, according to a US government-funded study. Breast cancer survivors are more likely to develop new tumours than women without a history of breast cancer, but little is known in detail about screening for survivors. Read more...

Screening mammography is less accurate at spotting breast cancer if a woman has had the disease before, according to a new government-funded study Read more...

Mammography is less accurate at spotting breast cancer if a woman has had the disease before, according to a U.S. government-funded study. Read more...