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Women from the United States feel more in control after doing a mammogram
A study conducted during the period 31st of August – 6th of September 2011, concluded that 9 in 10 women interviewed feel more in control with their health after doing a mammogram.
The same study concluded that 86% of the women interviewed performed at least one mammogram in the last two years.
A mammography is an X-ray process used to detect any type of masses or micro calcifications in the human breast. Mammography scans helped reduce the mortality rate among women with up to 30% since 1990. Every doctor recommends women to have at least one mammography annually starting with the age of 40. In the present stage, mammography is almost the only way in which breast cancer can be detected and for doctors is one of the most valuable tools.
Breast cancer is currently one of the most common forms of cancer for women. It comprises almost 30% of all the types of cancer in women. Nevertheless, men
New technique for visualizing ovarian cancer during surgery
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women, after breast cancer. Up to 80.000 women are diagnosed annually with ovarian cancer in the United States.
This type of cancer is very hard to detect because the symptoms are very common (frequent urination, difficulty eating) and can be easily confounded with other diseases. Also, it is very hard to operate on this type of cancer because surgeons attempt to remove the entire tumor
A disorder in genes predisposes certain people to developing leukemia
The defect was found in GATA2 gene which controls the transition of blood forming cells to white blood cells. This raises the risks for people carrying the mutation to develop myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia. These two diseases are a form of blood cancer.
The researchers studied four families that weren't related one to another. Over generations, all the four families had relatives that suffered from myeloid leukemia and during the observation, the persons' disease occurred in
Calcium in combination with other minerals can help prevent bowel cancer
Researchers are currently studying a way in which bowel cancer could be prevented through the use of calcium in combination with other medicines containing minerals.
This premise was determined by researchers after observing that a higher level of calcium helps avoid the increase in the precancerous cells from the bowel and now they are studying whether calcium in combination with other elements can help better reduce the risks of cancer, than a treatment based on calcium alone.
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Study on Cialis shows significant improvements
On the 12th of October 2011, Eli Lilly and Company made public the announcement regarding the pivotal study of Cialis Phase III which led to significant improvements regarding the effectiveness of this ED solution. The main objective of Cialis tablets of 5 mg is successfully fulfilled: it improves the ED condition as well the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. This study was also included and approved by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration). In this way,
