Symptoms May Do Little to Improve Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

February 8, 2010 — Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported that the use of symptoms to trigger medical evaluation for ovarian cancer may not greatly increase early detection of ovarian cancer, and would result in a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in only 1 out of 100 women with symptoms. These results were published in an early online publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on January 28, 2010.

CT Colonography Safe and Effective in Older Individuals

February 8, 2010 — Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have reported that CT colonography is a safe and effective colorectal screening procedure in persons 65-79 years of age. The details of this study appeared in the February, 2010 issue of Radiology.

New Study Suggests that Calcium Supplementation Is Necessary for Vitamin D Prevention of Fractures

February 8, 2010 — Researchers affiliated with the DIPART (vitamin D Individual Patients Analysis of Randomized Trials) group have reported that vitamin D supplementation alone is insufficient to prevent fractures in elderly individuals and that calcium supplementation is needed for a preventive effect. The details of this study appeared in the January 16, 2010 issue of the British Medical Journal.

Symptoms May Do Little to Improve Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

February 5, 2010 — Use of symptoms to trigger medical evaluation for ovarian cancer may not greatly increase early detection of ovarian cancer, and would result in a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in only 1 out of 100 women with symptoms. These results were published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Early Physiotherapy May Prevent Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

February 5, 2010 — Researchers from Spain have reported that women who undergo axillary lymph node dissection for early-stage breast cancer and receive physiotherapy for one year after surgery have less lymphedema than women not receiving such therapy. The details of this study appeared in the January 16, 2010 issue of the British Medical Journal.