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Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble

May 17, 2008 – 5:23 pm

FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — Adults who had cancer as children or teens are more likely to experience cardiovascular disease, a new study found.
And the heart problems surface at a much earlier age than in people who did not suffer cancer as children.
Childhood cancer survivors “have approximately a five to 10 times increased risk […]

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Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer

May 17, 2008 – 5:10 pm

FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — A panel of 15 genes may help determine which patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer will experience a recurrence and, therefore, benefit the most from chemotherapy, a new study shows.
By extension, the same genetic signature may also identify patients with less aggressive forms of the cancer who would […]

By DotCancer.Com | Posted in Dotcancer | Also tagged American Society Of Clinical Oncology, Cell Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy, Clinical Outcomes, Disease Recurrence, Gene Expression Profiling, Genetic Characteristics, Genetic Signature, Laboratory Medicine, Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Patients, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute Of Canada, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Princess Margaret Hospital, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Study Author, Tsao, University Of Toronto | Comments (0)