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Immutep Announces Final Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Metastatic Breast Cancer
Immutep S.A. announced the publication of a clinical research paper showing that its lead product, IMP321, given with first-line paclitaxel achieved clinical benefit in 90 per cent of metastatic breast carcinoma (MBC) patients. Correlations were observed with both the patients' monocyte (i.e...
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PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese) Breast Implants - UK Test Results
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received encouraging results of UK testing on the silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the French company Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP). The tests found no evidence of genotoxicity (potential for cancer) or chemical toxicity of the filler material in the implants...
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Newly Developed Prediction Tool Helps Estimate Local Recurrence In Patients With Non-Invasive Breast Cancer
The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an area of discussion and confusion for patients and physicians alike. While the mortality rates for DCIS remain low, the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation therapy and hormone treatment...
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Acupuncture Helps Ease Side Effects And Symptoms Of Some Cancers
Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects -- such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting -- associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments...
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Using PET/CT In The Detection Of Breast Cancer Metastases
About one-third of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have their cancer travel, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, with the bone being the most common site of initial detectable spread...
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