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Corrected: Developers of cancer pill tout biopsy/tweak method

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tests of tumor samples taken before and after treatment with an experimental melanoma pill helped researchers find the right dose in early stage testing, an approach that may boost the drug's chances of success and aid in developing others, ...

Japanese maestro Ozawa makes brief post-cancer comeback

MATSUMOTO, Japan (Reuters Life!) - Japan's most famous orchestral conductor, Seiji Ozawa, returned briefly to the stage Sunday following a nine month battle with throat cancer. Ozawa arrived to open the Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto city, central Japan, to deafening applause, ...

U.S. comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. comedian Robert Schimmel died on Friday night in a Phoenix hospital from injuries he sustained in a car accident, his public relations firm said on Saturday. Schimmel, 60, was a passenger in his 19-year-old daughter's car on ...

No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate treatment. ...

Prostate biopsy can cause urinary, erectile problems

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Biopsies taken to diagnose prostate cancer commonly cause temporary erectile dysfunction and, in some cases, lingering urinary problems, according to a new study. The findings, reported in the Journal of Urology, highlight the fact that even the ...

Even when prostate cancer returns, most survive

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who show signs that their disease has returned after prostate cancer treatment are still more likely to die of other causes, a new study in US veterans shows. Nevertheless, researchers say the study underscores the need ...

More painkillers needed for cancer patients: experts

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Cancer patients, particularly in developing regions, are in dire need of painkillers and affordable drugs, experts said. "It's shocking and shameful the number of people who suffer needlessly because of the lack of access to analgesics," John Seffrin, ...

Ancient brew may reduce gut damage after chemotherapy

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An ancient Chinese brew may help reduce the intestinal damage caused by chemotherapy given to colon and rectal cancer patients, researchers said on Thursday. To meet growing consumer demands, researchers in the field of traditional medicine are trying ...

Paraguayan President found to have second lymphoma

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has a second lymphoma nodule in his chest, doctors said on Saturday, a day after revealing he had cancer. Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop, took office as president of the poor, soy-exporting nation two ...

Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells. Such a test is important as imatinib resistance ...
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