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News, Reviews, and Articles on Carcinoid Tumors
A woman, the priest and their son Oct 17, 2009
The highlight of his day is lumbering to the mailbox, leaning on his mother, who was told recently by doctors that she had carcinoid tumors in her appendix and colon ... The highlight of his day is lumbering to the mailbox, leaning on his mother, who was told recently by doctors that she had carcinoid tumors in her appendix and colon. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
FDA approves cancer drug studied at Norton Apr 9, 2009
The institute also is conducting a study of the same treatment in patients with neuroendocrine carcinoid tumors. This is one of the exciting new drugs that targets tumors more directly and with less toxicity than conventional treatments, Dr. John Hamm, research director at the NCI and lead investigator for the trial, said in the release. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine Feb 7, 2009
During the study, 60 adenocarcinomas and 80 carcinoid tumors of the small intestine were diagnosed among the participants, and an elevated risk for these cancers was associated with saturated fat intake, the NCI researchers reported in the current issue of the journal Cancer Research. "Furthermore, there is some evidence to suggest that cancers of the small and large bowel both arise from adenomatous polyp precursor lesions, suggesting the adenoma-carcinoma sequence is relevant to both sites.... (MEDLINEplus)
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