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Too much of CT scans may increase cancer risk | Sindh Today

Washington, April 1 (ANI): Undergoing CT scans a number of times may increase a patient’s risk of cancer, according to a study. We found that while most patients accrue small cumulative cancer risks, 7 percent of the patients in our ...

Multiple CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk - WebMD


MSN Health & Fitness

Multiple CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk
WebMD
By Salynn Boyles March 31, 2009 -- As many as 7% of patients treated at a large US hospital received enough radiation exposure from repeated CT scans to increase their cancer risk, according to a new study. One in three patients included in the study ...
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise U.S. News & World Report
Repeat CT Scans May Boost Cancer Risk MedPage Today
Multiple CT scans raise cancer risk Reuters UK
WPBF - PR Web (press release)
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Virginia M. Moncrieff: Hamid Karzai And The Cancer Of Corruption

Hamid Karzai And The Cancer Of Corruption - The Huffington Post.

US panel sees brain cancer benefit with Roche drug - Reuters


KCBS

US panel sees brain cancer benefit with Roche drug
Reuters
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early data for Roche Holding AG's drug Avastin shows enough promise in treating patients with a certain brain cancer to be considered for quick approval, a US advisory panel said on Tuesday. ...
Roche’s Avastin Backed by US Panel for Brain Cancer Bloomberg
BRIEF-US FDA panel backs data for Roche's Avastin brain cancer use Forbes
FDA panel supports Avastin for brain cancer The Associated Press
Wall Street Journal - Bizjournals.com
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Attacking Liver Cancer With Highly Concentrated Chemo Dose - RedOrbit


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Attacking Liver Cancer With Highly Concentrated Chemo Dose
RedOrbit, TX
Researchers at the National Institutes for Health and other US hospitals are testing a super aggressive form of chemotherapy that targets cancer that has spread to the liver. In the new approach, known as percutaneous hepatic perfusion, or PHP, ...
New liver cancer treatment shows promise abc7.com
Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver WOI
Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver The Associated Press
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Intrinsic Bioprobes inks $1 million deal with National Cancer … - Bizjournals.com


Intrinsic Bioprobes inks $1 million deal with National Cancer ...
Bizjournals.com, NC
Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. secured a $1.13 million contract with the National Cancer Institute to develop technology to detect cancer-related proteins in the early stages of the disease. The Tempe biotech company kicked in another $146088 to help develop ...
Intrinsic Bioprobes, Inc. Enters into a $1.27M Contract with the ... PR Newswire (press release)
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US panel sees brain cancer benefit with Roche drug - Reuters


Washington Times

US panel sees brain cancer benefit with Roche drug
Reuters
VX) drug Avastin shows enough promise in treating patients with a certain brain cancer to be considered for quick approval, a US advisory panel said on Tuesday. The drugmaker is seeking accelerated approval to market the drug for patients diagnosed ...
BRIEF-US FDA panel backs data for Roche's Avastin brain cancer use Forbes
FDA panel supports Avastin for brain cancer The Associated Press
Genentech Is 'Confident' Avastin Meets FDA-Approval Standards Wall Street Journal
FiercePharma - Reuters
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Seve Ballesteros Stays Upbeat During Fight With Cancer — Golf

Senior tour players have been known to call the Champions Tour 'the greatest mulligan in life.' I think Seve Ballesteros, a senior in his own.

Multiple CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk

As many as 7% of patients treated at a large US hospital received enough radiation exposure from repeated CT scans to increase their cancer risk, according to a new study.
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