Cancer treatment speeded by genome superhighway: creator
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:01 PM PDT
(Reuters) - A new supercomputer-based network will allow doctors to use genomic sequencing to speed cancer treatment and could increase survival chances for patients, its creator, billionaire healthcare businessman Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong, said on Tuesday. A group of technology and healthcare companies have formed the superhighway that will accelerate the time for genetic analysis of a patient's ... |
Factbox: Colombia's Santos latest leader treated for cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:13 PM PDT
(Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer on Wednesday. Here is a look at some world leaders who have had cancer while in office: * COLOMBIA'S JUAN MANUEL SANTOS: - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he would undergo surgery for a non-aggressive prostate cancer in a health scare that seemed unlikely to derail his ... |
Colombia's Santos to spend two-three days in hospital after cancer surgery
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:10 PM PDT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will spend two or three days in the hospital after surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer, his doctor said on Tuesday, a day before the 61-year-old was scheduled for the operation. Midway through his four-year term, Santos surprised the Andean nation on Monday night when he announced doctors had discovered a cancerous growth, but the ... |
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