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February 1, 2012
Crab-like robot built to remove stomach cancer
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Inspired by Singapore's famous chilli crab dish, researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars.
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January 3, 2012
Soy may not protect against stomach cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japan suggests that protection doesn't extend to stomach cancer.
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June 21, 2011
Docs generally following cancer patient guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most older cancer patients are getting treatment that is in line with current expert guidelines, suggests a new study that looked at variations in surgical care for several cancers.
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October 11, 2010
Avastin helps in ovarian cancer but effects fade
MILAN (Reuters) - Roche's blockbuster drug Avastin helps women with ovarian cancer live longer without their disease getting worse, but its effect peaks at 12 months and then diminishes, researchers said on Monday.
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September 29, 2010
UK NICE backs some Herceptin use in gastric cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog has recommended the National Health Service should pay for Roche's cancer drug Herceptin in some cases for patients where stomach cancer has spread.
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July 6, 2010
UK health body rejects Herceptin for stomach cancer
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog has rejected Roche's cancer drug Herceptin for patients with stomach cancer, which means they will not get the drug paid for by the country's taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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January 15, 2010
Mediterranean diet protects against stomach cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating the Mediterranean way can help reduce your risk of stomach cancer, a large study from Europe shows.
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December 31, 2009
Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that smoking raises a person's risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects.
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November 30, 2009
Drop in smoking cuts cancer deaths in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - A decline in smoking in Europe and better screening mean fewer people are dying of cancer, but lung cancer deaths in women are rising in places like Scotland and Hungary where more women smoke, doctors said on Monday.
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June 1, 2009
Herceptin improves stomach cancer survival: study
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Herceptin, the breast cancer drug developed by Genentech, reduces the risk of death for certain stomach cancer patients by 26 percent compared with chemotherapy alone, according to new research.
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April 30, 2009
Stomach surgery snags likelier in heavy patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After surgery to remove stomach cancer, overweight patients are more likely to experience complications than normal-weight patients, Japanese researchers report.
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April 6, 2009
Broccoli sprouts may help prevent stomach cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating broccoli sprouts can help keep stomach cancer-causing bacteria at bay, new research from Japan shows.
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December 29, 2008
Novartis licenses vaccine candidates from U.S. group
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG will license a program of vaccines from U.S. group AlphaVax against cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, which can cause disability in newborn babies, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.
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December 19, 2008
Gut bacteria primarily past from mother to child
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mother-to-child transmission appears to be the most common route of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan.
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November 19, 2008
Gender and age impact stomach cancer prognosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men and younger women fare worse with stomach, or "gastric" cancer than patients in other gender and age groups, research shows.
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August 22, 2008
Asians with gastric cancer have better prognosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survival rates are higher for Asian/Pacific Islanders with early gastric cancers compared with patients of other racial or ethnic groups with similar-stage stomach cancers, research shows.
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August 1, 2008
Getting rid of bacteria cuts stomach cancer risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who have surgery to remove stomach cancer can cut the risk that it will return by getting antibiotics to eliminate a type of bacteria infecting the stomach's lining, researchers said on Thursday.
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May 27, 2008
Early treatment of stomach bug may cut cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Experiments in mice show that promptly treating a stomach infection that can trigger cancer seems to reduce the likelihood of that happening.
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February 22, 2008
Low cholesterol linked to stomach cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with very low cholesterol levels seem to be at increased risk of developing stomach cancer, Japanese researchers report.
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December 20, 2007
Female hormones may affect risk of stomach cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have been fertile for a higher than average number of years, which occurs when menstruation begins early and menopause begins late, seem to be protected to some degree against developing stomach, or "gastric" cancer, according to a report in the journal Gut.
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November 6, 2007
New versions of curry ingredient to fight cancer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have created two synthetic versions of an ingredient in curry that is noted for its potential to fight cancer.
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June 4, 2007
Experimental combo helps stomach cancer patients
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Combining the experimental oral drug S-1 with cisplatin improved chances of survival in patients with stomach cancer compared with patient treated with S-1 alone, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis and Japan's Taiho Pharmaceutical said.
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February 26, 2007
Vitamin A may reduce stomach cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High intakes of vitamin A apparently reduce the risk of developing gastric cancer, Swedish researchers report.