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 [Ultrasound for Cancer Treatment] |
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Ultrasound scans might be most familiar for getting a peek at a developing fetus, but the technology could also be used to treat cancer. A partnership between UC Davis, Siemens Medical Systems and ImaRx Inc., funded by a National Cancer Institute grant, will study ways to deliver drugs to tumors using focused ultrasound.
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[New Insight Into Children's Eye Cancer] |
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Specific cells in the eye that develop into retinoblastoma - the most common eye cancer in young children - have been identified by Toronto Western Hospital scientists.
The discovery may help in the development of targeted treatment for eye tumors. According to the American Cancer Society, about 250 US children are affected by retinoblastomas each ... |
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[SARS virus detector starts sale ] |
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A reagent kit to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus antigen has been approved to be produced and sold by the State Food and Drag Administration (SFDA).
The reagent is able to find out SARS virus in the blood of a patient who became ill one to ten days before, the SFDA said.
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[Two Drugs Found to Help in Prostate and Brain Cancers] |
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The drug Taxotere can extend the lives of prostate cancer patients after hormonal therapy fails, giving men a new last-ditch option for treatment, according to the results of two clinical trials presented here Monday.
Another study showed for the first time that adding chemotherapy to radiation treatment prolongs survival for people with a type of ... |
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