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Good nutrition can be your ally in the fight against cancer, helping to manage symptoms and aid healing and recovery. Through the links in the column to the right, find practical advice on nutrition before, during, and after treatment, including guidance on what to eat (and when), easy recipes, and useful tips.

Latest Cancer News
Preoperative PET-CT Reduces Number of Thoracotomies but Does Not Improve Survival of Patients with NSCLC

July 2, 2009 — Researchers from Denmark have reported that “The use of PET-CT for preoperative staging of NSCLC [non–small cell lung cancer] reduced both the total number of thoracotomies and the number of futile thoracotomies but did not affect overall mortality.” The details of this study appeared in the July 2, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

CIN Associated with Long-term Risk of Recurrence and Invasive Cervical Cancer

July 2, 2009 — Researchers from Canada have reported that women who have undergone treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) have a long-term increased risk of developing invasive carcinoma or a recurrence of CIN and, as such, need long-term surveillance. The details of this study appeared in the May 20, 2009 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

PET/CT Improves Detection of Inoperable Lung Cancer

July 2, 2009 — Preoperative lung cancer staging with combined PET/CT imaging allows some patients to avoid futile surgery. These results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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