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Failures in the Management of Elderly Women with Breast Cancer -- Mar 28, 2006
Older women were less likely to have their cancer detected by mammography screening ... surgery, but they were more likely to be given hormone treatment such as ... RxPG NEWS,
Avastin Helps Breast Cancer Patients: Study -- Mar 23, 2006
Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France. The illness is treated with surgery and radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone treatment, or a ... Cancerpage.com,
In 2005 Important Advances Made in Breast Cancer Treatment and ... -- Mar 6, 2006
...this year showed aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are an effective hormone treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone-positive early-stage breast cancer. ... eMaxHealth.com,
New Drug Lets Thyroid Cancer Patients Avoid Nasty Side Effects ... -- Mar 10, 2006
Thyroid cancer is first treated by surgical removal of the gland in the ... were randomized to a group that received their thyroid hormone treatment, L-thyroxine ... eMaxHealth.com,
Study Favors Immediate Prostate Treatment -- Feb 27, 2006
...men found little harm in waiting or using hormone treatment instead of ... Cancer specialists urged caution in interpreting the findings because they come from ... WDTN,
One eye on the future -- Mar 18, 2006
...forgoing – foolishly, as he admits – an operation when the cancer was first ... For the past 18 months, hormone treatment has been keeping the problem under ... Sunday Herald,
Plant hormones can ease discomforts of menopause -- Mar 11, 2006
Using that data, he creates a bio-identical hormone treatment custom-fit to their ... estrogen in HRT caused increases in blood clots, breast cancer, heart attacks ... Press & Sun-Bulletin,
Hormonal Therapies Treat Acne in Women -- Mar 10, 2006
Hormone treatment therapies may help some women control these outbreaks ... sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays age the skin and can cause skin cancer, wrinkles and ... Fashion Monitor Toronto,
Healthy woman's cancer trial intrigue -- Mar 5, 2006
II trial was launched to test anastrozole - also known as Arimidex - which has already been shown to be the most effective hormone treatment for breast cancer. ... ic Wales,
Risk for low sexual desire increases in women after surgical ... -- Feb 28, 2006
In case of premature menopause, hormone treatment should be considered ... the important role of ovaries - prophylactic ovariectomy to prevent ovarian cancer is the ... EurekAlert (press release),
Look for the complete picture, nutritionist urges -- Mar 7, 2006
Initiative, the massive study that a few years ago showed hormone treatment after menopause ... to a low-fat diet had the same rates of breast cancer, colon cancer ... San Diego Union Tribune,
Nephew's experience spurs survivor on -- Mar 13, 2006
...in January. In between, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and is under hormone treatment to keep that at bay. The prognosis ... Manawatu Standard,
Surge in cases of breast cancer -- 25 Jan 2006
...body. Tamoxifen is also a hormone treatment but works differently by preventing breast cancer cells from picking up oestrogen. For ... Yorkshire Post Today,
Recombinant TSH therapy promises better quality of life for ... -- Jan 22, 2006
Thyroid cancer is first treated by surgical removal of the gland in the ... were randomized to a group that received their thyroid hormone treatment, L-thyroxine ... RxPG NEWS,
Neglected to death -- Jan 19, 2006
We decided on hormone treatment because of the circumstances - lack of insurance and lack of ... is not usual for a young woman with advanced breast cancer, but it ... Ha'aretz (subscription),
Older Women Have Worse Survival From Breast Cancer -- Jan 18, 2006
Older women were less likely to have their cancer detected by mammography screening ... surgery, but they were more likely to be given hormone treatment such as ... Science Daily (press release)
BREAST CANCER -- A quick study -- Jan 17, 2006
...of drugs called aromatase inhibitors has been shown to help women whose breast cancer does not respond to tamoxifen, the standard hormone treatment for cancers ... Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,
Checking in on Hayden Fry -- Jan 20, 2006
...“Had I not had prostate cancer, I’d probably still be coaching ... He underwent seed implant therapy (radiation) and hormone treatment (used to reduce tumors). ... HawkTalkOnline.com (subscription),
In 2005, Advances Made in Breast Cancer Treatment and Detection -- Dec 28, 2005
...this year showed aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are an effective hormone treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone-positive early-stage breast cancer. ... Newswise (press release)
Elderly Breast Cancer Patients Have Poorer Survival -- Jan 16, 2006
...had radiotherapy and chemotherapy less often than younger breast cancer patients, the ... conserving surgery, but more likely to receive hormone treatment, such as ... Forbes
Women Aged 70-84 Years Have Up To A 13% Lower Chance Of Surviving ... -- Jan 17, 2006
Older women were less likely to have their cancer detected by mammography screening ... surgery, but they were more likely to be given hormone treatment, such as ... Medical News Today (press release),
Bach Mai distinguishes itself as leader in treating thyroid cancer -- Jan 3, 2006
If the doctors continued to conduct only thyroid surgery without iodine and hormone treatment, the proportion of people with thyroid cancer relapse would be ... VietNamNet Bridge,
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR -- Dec 25, 2005
...pay women to donate their cells, subject them to hormone treatment that must ... lupus, joint pain, baldness, stroke, brain damage, infertility, cancer and death ... NorthJersey.com,
US study to test hormone benefits in younger women -- Jan 5, 2006
...perhaps stop because of the risk of heart attack, stroke and some forms of cancer. ... with a mean age of 62.7, yet most women begin hormone treatment much younger ... Hindustan Times,
Radiation Benefit for Breast Cancer Shown -- Dec 15, 2005
May, the group reported the first data demonstrating that chemotherapy and hormone treatment had dramatically reduced the death rate from early breast cancer. ... Washington Post,
Breast cancer survival rate boosted by radiotherapy -- Dec 19, 2005
...a rule breast cancer is treated with surgery and radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone treatment, or a combination of them, depending on the cancer and stage ... News-Medical.net,
Breast cancer drug 'halves risk' -- Dec 8, 2005
Generally, they are more aggressive and resistant to hormone treatment than other cancers. The new research results, presented at a breast cancer meeting in ... Daily Mail - UK,
EU Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products Recommends Orphan Drug ... -- Dec 14, 2005
...individuals in Europe(2). Current treatments for thyroid cancer include surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone treatment, external radiation or chemotherapy. ... news aktuell (Pressemitteilung),
EU Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products Recommends Orphan Drug ... -- Dec 14, 2005
Current treatments for thyroid cancer include surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone treatment, external radiation or chemotherapy. ... PharmaLive.com (press release),
Chemo given less importance -- Dec 10, 2005
...treated another way,� said Dr. Eric Winer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Center in ... nurse in San Antonio, last week was started on a hormone treatment rather than ... Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail (subscription),
Women, It's Never Too Early to Protect Your Heart -- Dec 6, 2005
Another option is hormone treatment, he said ... found hormone-replacement therapy given to menopausal women could increase the risk of breast cancer, heart attack ... Forbes
Prostate cancer vaccine -- Nov 23, 2005
When that occurs and they become resistant to hormone treatment. ... a vaccine designed to stimulate the patient's immune system to fight prostate cancer is being ... WHDH-TV,
Drug aids breast cancer patients -- Oct 29, 2005
Throughout the morning other women's health topics were discussed, including a new hormone treatment for breast cancer, nutrition and herbal interaction, and ... St. Augustine Record,
Reported by: Dr. Deanna Lites -- Oct 27, 2005
...difference. She got preventive chemotherapy and hormone treatment, even while she was cancer free, to keep the cancer from coming back. ... WHDH-TV,
Men ignorant on cancer -- Nov 3, 2005
Patient John Essex, aged 62, said: "I went to a specialist cancer centre and was amazed to find that they had no idea that hormone treatment can cause breast ... StaffNurse.com,
Blair to speak out on poor prostate cancer treatment -- Oct 29, 2005
...and given six months to live. That was in February, but the hormone treatment is working well.'. Tomorrow's speeches are part of ... Guardian Unlimited,
Alcohol Raises Risk of Specific Breast Cancers -- Nov 2, 2005
Heather Feigelson, PhD, tells WebMD that the association makes sense because alcohol use and hormone treatment have independently been linked to an increase in ... FOX News
Hot flash from the boardroom -- Oct 23, 2005
...breast cancer and strokes. Many doctors still recommend short-term hormone treatment. "In an executive position ... you have to ... Seattle Times,
Keeping abreast -- Oct 22, 2005
Usually, it consists of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone treatment and even biological treatments, with different permutations depending on the ... Malaysia Star,
Vitamin Boosts Prostate-Cancer Survival, Fails Goal, Study Says -- Nov 2, 2005
...to January 2004. The participants had advanced prostate cancer and had received hormone treatment and not chemotherapy. DN-101 is ... Bloomberg
Scientists hail breast cancer breakthrough -- Oct 19, 2005
...time we saw something as big as this – it wasn't quite as big as this – was when we worked out that tamoxifen, the mainstay of hormone treatment for breast ... ABC Online,
WOMEN IN PILLS RISK -- Oct 21, 2005
WOMEN with breast cancer are taking "drug holidays" to escape hot flushes and night sweats caused by hormone treatment. Research ... Glasgow Daily Record,
Exercise Helps the Recovery of Breast Cancer Survivors -- Nov 3, 2005
...cancer diagnosis, walks them through the recovery process, and tackles the issues of adjuvant therapy – radiation, chemotherapy and/or hormone treatment. ... PR Web (press release),
Arc of New London raises $200 for Norwich boy -- Oct 21, 2005
His parents were told by Justin's doctors growth hormone treatment could prevent the need for surgery down the line, but the Simpson's insurance company said ... Norwich Bulletin,
Hammering pain -- Oct 27, 2005
Also, some women get relief from birth control pills or other hormone treatment "to stabilize the estrogen and prevent the drop that seems to trigger the ... Louisville Courier-Journal,
Side Effects Trouble Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy -- Oct 21, 2005
...to ensure compliance.". Prescribing hormone treatment in tablet form rather than shots is standard practice, Ganz said. "Right now ... Forbes
Violent transsexual shipped out -- Oct 14, 2005
...prisoners who meet certain criteria. The department also made hormone treatment more readily available. Toews said while taxpayers ... Toronto Sun,
News from the Committee for Research into Natural Medicine (CRNM) -- Oct 27, 2005
Since hormone treatment of menopausal symptoms has come under criticism, some alternative products have been very intensively promoted. ... European Public Health Alliance,
Transgender Student Shares Story -- Oct 18, 2005
A metoplasty uses material from clitoral growth resulting from hormone treatment to construct a penis and allows a person to pee standing up and have sexual ... The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Alendronate After Parathyroid Hormone Treatment Maintains Gains in ... -- Aug 10, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 10 - Increases in bone mineral density (BMD) accrued during 1 year of monotherapy with parathyroid hormone are conserved or even ... Medscape (subscription)
FDA OKs Tercica growth-disorder drug -- Sep 1, 2005
He said the company hasn't yet set a price for Increlex, although it will be based on the current cost of growth-hormone treatment, or about $20,000 a year per ... Inside Bay Area,
Guide to Breast Enhancements -- Sep 3, 2005
...breast tissue growth. The phytoestrogens are non-hormonal and all natural; hence, it’s not a hormone treatment. The herbal components ... Fashion Monitor Toronto,
Combo Therapy Stalls Return of Prostate Cancer -- Aug 9, 2005
Essentially, the body becomes immune to the hormone treatment and tests show that cancer may be developing, even though tumors can't yet be seen. ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
Hormone Changes in Aging Adults Probed -- Aug 9, 2005
...clinical trial with an expected enrollment of 40 men with hypothalamic or pituitary hormone deficiency is examining whether dual hormone treatment with both ... Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),
Daily and Cyclic Parathyroid Hormone in Women Receiving ... -- Aug 10, 2005
Background We evaluated whether patients with osteoporosis treated with long-term alendronate have a response to parathyroid hormone treatment and whether short ... New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),
Bone building drugs may work best in sequence -- Aug 10, 2005
...week’s Journal, a research team led by Felicia Cosman from Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY, concluded that giving the hormone treatment in three ... Newsweek
"Tricking the Brain" to Lose Weight -- Aug 30, 2005
...a 'magic bullet' to cure obesity intensified recently, when a team of British researchers announced they may have found a new hormone treatment that controls ... eDiets.com,
Fury - and some praise - for Brogden -- Aug 29, 2005
Ms Chikarovski said she was insulted often during her time in politics, including one time by Mr Carr who said she needed hormone treatment for her deep voice. ... The Age (subscription),
Brain: Weight loss trick -- Aug 29, 2005
A new hormone treatment that controls appetite by alerting the brain that the stomach is full could be the "magic bullet" to cure obesity, according to ... Health24.com,
Risk of Breast Cancer Overestimated with Hormone Replacement ... -- Aug 5, 2005
However taking this hormone treatment could be associated with increased chances of breast cancer and recently anxiety has been expressed. ... MedIndia,
Friday's 9PM 4 Your Health Stories -- Aug 26, 2005
...obesity. The Lancet study found a new hormone treatment that controls appetite by telling the brain that your stomach is full. Subjects ... KRON 4,
Fertility Treatment -- Aug 12, 2005
The most frequently used treatments that are licensed by the HFEA are: ovulation induction (hormone treatment); artificial insemination, using the partner's ... Politics.co.uk,
DEADLY PRESCRIPTION MIX-UPS -- Aug 24, 2005
Italy. Vivelle, which is a hormone treatment for menopause and osteoporosis in the United States, is a birth-control pill in Austria. ... National Center for Policy Analysis,
Drug names can fool travelers abroad -- Aug 22, 2005
Italy. And Vivelle, which in the US is a hormone treatment for menopause and osteoporosis, is a birth-control pill in Austria. The ... Baltimore Sun,
Period pain 'cripples women's careers' -- Aug 7, 2005
But new treatments such as endometrial ablation - removing the lining of the womb - or inserting the hormone treatment Mirena into the womb have led to a ... Daily Mail - UK,
An uphill struggle -- Aug 19, 2005
...treatment. He must take a replacement hormone treatment daily for the rest of his life. He takes his health problems in stride most days. ... San Francisco Chronicle,
Smokers age more quickly than others: study -- Aug 21, 2005
University Hospital. Men were selected in order to reduce the possible affects of cosmetics and hormone treatment on the study. The ... Gulf Times,
Do your azaleas snap? It's a signal that the plant is ready -- Aug 4, 2005
Some will never root, or only with very sophisticated treatment and hormone treatment. You will, for example, never get an oak cutting to root. ... Jackson Sun,
Early estrogen therapy to prevent heart disease focus of Yale ... -- Aug 16, 2005
Women in WHI were postmenopausal, with a mean age of 62.7, yet most women begin hormone treatment much younger, at the onset of menopausal symptoms. ... innovations report,
HRT Link to Breast Cancer 'Minimal' ; EXPERTS CLAIM ADVICE TO DROP ... -- Aug 5, 2005
EXPERTS today criticised a research study that led to thousands of women "needlessly" abandoning their hormone replacement therapy. ... RedNova.com,
Robbery spree to pay for sex swap -- Aug 5, 2005
A man who admitted carrying out more than 70 burglaries to pay for hormone treatment to help him become a woman has been jailed for four years. ... BBC News,
Nastech Pharmaceutical Pulls Stock Offer -- Aug 5, 2005
Nastech said it had planned to use the proceeds to fund its intranasal parathyroid hormone treatment and research and development of its other products. ... Forbes
Diabetes UK worried at loss of choice -- Aug 14, 2005
Of those, 350,000 have type 1 diabetes, which means they are dependent on hormone treatment so that their bodies can convert sugar into energy and regulate ... Guardian Unlimited,
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