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External-Beam Radiation Therapy For Localized Prostate Cancer Linked To Bladder, Lung And Colorectal Cancer
15 May 2008
Patients undergoing external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for localized prostate cancer may be at an increased risk for secondary malignancy, according to a study from researchers in Canada, Italy and the United States...
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Despite Seeing Cancer Specialists, Blacks Not Receiving Chemotherapy For Rectal Cancer
15 May 2008
Black patients and white patients are seeing rectal cancer specialists at similar rates, but blacks are still less likely to receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to a new study from the University of Michigan...
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Diagnostic Accuracy May Not Be Improved By PET Imaging In Early Head And Neck Cancer
15 May 2008
Positron emission tomography with a radioactive tracer (18F-FDG PET) may not improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head and neck cancer who have no clinical evidence of disease in neighboring lymph...
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