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Amgen Pill Useful Against Stubborn Thyroid Cancer
Amgen's once-a-day pill to starve tumors can help many patients with hard-to-treat thyroid cancer, either by shrinking tumors or slowing their growth, researchers reported on Wednesday. more...

Doctors Extract Cancer Cells From Blood Sample
An experimental process that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported on Wednesday. more...

GM-CSF Improves Rituximab Response In Follicular Lymphoma
The addition of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to therapy with rituximab results in high response rates in patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma, French researchers report. more...

New Device Provides Real-Time Assessment of Lung Cancer Status
Using a recently developed device, US researchers have shown that mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene may arise in circulating lung cancer cells. more...

Cells in Blood May Help Cancers Spread: US Study
Normal cells in the blood that play a role in healing wounds may also be creating the right conditions for cancer cells to spread, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. more...

HER-2 Improves Survival in Patients with Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis
HER-2 status is a strong predictor of survival in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer, according to Boston-based researchers. more...

High Fat Diet May Help Prostate Cancer Spread
Diets high in saturated fat may increase the risk of prostate cancer progression, researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston report. more...

Broccoli May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Just a few more portions of broccoli each week may protect men from prostate cancer, British researchers reported on Wednesday. more...

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