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Record-breaking Relay for Life at St. John’s Queens Courier Tue, 01 May 2012 13:57 PM PDT St. John’s University’s seventh annual Relay for Life â€" a walk-a-thon to raise funds for cancer research â€"broke the school’s previous records for donations and participation. This year’s Relay collected a grand total of $79,280, “the most ever in St. John’s history,” Mary Pelkowski, associate dean of student engagement, said, adding that 1,462 students and [...] Brachytherapy as Effective for Local Breast Cancer Control as Whole Breast Irradiation According to New Study Business Wire Tue, 01 May 2012 13:53 PM PDT COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation, also known as brachytherapy, is equally effective-if not moreso-in preventing local breast cancer recurrence than Whole Breast Irradiation, according to a study Association Between Treatment With Brachytherapy vs Whole-Breast Irradiation and Subsequent Mastectomy, Complications ... Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 01 May 2012 13:50 PM PDT Context Brachytherapy is a radiation treatment that uses an implanted radioactive source. In recent years, use of breast brachytherapy after lumpectomy for early breast cancer has increased substantially despite a lack of randomized trial data comparing its effectiveness with standard whole-breast irradiation (WBI). Because results of long-term randomized trials will not be reported for years ... Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identify drivers of sarcoma growth and survival EurekAlert! Tue, 01 May 2012 13:49 PM PDT ( H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute ) To better understand the signaling pathways active in sarcomas, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center used state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based proteomics to characterize a family of protein enzymes that act as "on" or "off" switches important in the biology of cancer. The tyrosine kinases they identified, the researchers said, could act ... APBI Brachytherapy Associated with Higher Rate of Later Mastectomy, Increased Toxicities, and Post-Operative ... Newswise Tue, 01 May 2012 13:47 PM PDT Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy, the localized form of radiation therapy growing increasingly popular as a treatment choice for women with early-stage breast cancer, is associated with higher rate of later mastectomy, increased radiation-related toxicities and post-operative complications, compared to traditional whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to ... JAMA Breast Cancer Study: Opposing View Newswise Tue, 01 May 2012 13:47 PM PDT One of the leading experts on radiation therapy for breast cancer says a new study in JAMA -- about breast cancer treatment - has misleading information and may unnecessarily deter women from getting breast brachytherapy, a safe and effective treatment. Researchers Identify "Drivers" of Sarcoma Growth and Survival Newswise Tue, 01 May 2012 13:47 PM PDT To better understand the signaling pathways active in sarcomas, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center used state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based proteomics to characterize a family of protein enzymes that act as "on" or "off" switches important in the biology of cancer. The tyrosine kinases they identified, the researchers said, could act as "drivers" for the growth and survival of sarcomas. Joseph A. "Joe" DiPaola Jr., Sun photographer Baltimore Sun Tue, 01 May 2012 13:45 PM PDT He spent nearly five decades as a news photographer before retiring in the 1980s Joseph A. "Joe" DiPaola Jr., an award-winning Baltimore Sun photographer whose 1962 picture of the controversial nose-to-nose Preakness finish resulted in the suspension of a jockey, died Friday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. Popular breast cancer treatment increases risk of mastectomy Los Angeles Times Tue, 01 May 2012 13:39 PM PDT Brachytherapy is an increasingly popular option for women with early-stage breast cancer. After a lumpectomy to remove abnormal tissue, doctors insert either a series of tubes or a catheter attached to a small balloon into the breast. A radioactive source is then delivered to the surgical site, where it can kill off any remaining cancer cells within about 1 centimeter. After five days of ... Health, Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older Lung Cancer Patients, Study Finds UCSF News Office Tue, 01 May 2012 13:39 PM PDT In a study of patients 65 and older with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), younger patients were more likely to receive treatment than older patients, regardless of overall health and prognosis.

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