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Canadian study: Screening mammograms do not cut breast cancer deaths
A study published today in the journal BMJ says annual screening mammograms in women ages 40 to 59 do not reduce deaths from breast cancer any better than a physical examination or usual care.
Grand Rounds: Targeting Polarity Pathways for Cancer Treatment
Panagiotis Z. Anastasiadis, Ph.D., presents Targeting Polarity Pathways for Cancer Treatment.
Lymphoma patients event-free two years after diagnosis have a normal life expectancy
Newly diagnosed patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who do not experience any cancer-related outcome events for two years after diagnosis have essentially the same life expectancy as they did prior to diagnosis, a Mayo ...
Precursor of multiple myeloma more common in blacks than whites, Mayo study finds
Blacks may be twice as likely as whites to develop multiple myeloma because they are also more likely to have a precursor condition known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
Faster tumor analysis software speeds cancer discoveries
With the glut of data generated through next-generation sequencing, interpretation has become the new bottleneck in scientific discovery and clinical application.
Minority disparities evident in prostate cancer survival rate, Mayo Clinic study shows
A Mayo Clinic study reviewed data on more than 290,000 men with prostate cancer from the past 20 years and found that African-American men are at increased risk of poorer survival rate following prostate cancer treatment compared with other minority groups.
Tissue testing during breast cancer lumpectomies prevents need for re-operation 96 percent of time
Unique laboratory testing during breast cancer lumpectomies to make sure surgeons removed all the cancerous tissue spares patients the need for a repeat operation in roughly 96 percent of cases at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Chemo after radiation therapy improves brain cancer survival
A clinical trial co-led by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers found that adding chemotherapy following radiation treatment improved survival for adults with low-grade gliomas by more than five years.
Needle-guided tumor destruction procedures offer near-equivalent lengths of local cancer control compared with surgery for patients with small kidney cancer tumors, according to the results of a large study published in the journal European Urology.
Mayo Clinic researchers help to shine new light on bladder cancer tumors
Mayo Clinic researchers help to shine new light on bladder cancer tumors.
Mayo Clinic Study of Kidney Surgery and Chronic Kidney Disease
Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease
Judy C. Boughey, M.D., presents Less Invasive Axillary Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women who Present With Node-Positive Breast Cancer — Results From a Prospective Clinical Trial: ACOSOG Z1071.