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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 […]

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Vitamin D tied to cancer outcome

May 17, 2008 – 5:05 pm

Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D when they’re diagnosed have a higher risk of their cancer spreading and are more likely to die from the disease, according to new research from scientists in Toronto.
Women with vitamin D deficiency had almost twice the risk of the cancer spreading, and they were 73 percent […]

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