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MEDICAL NEWS

Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice

2:00 PM EST

Findings reflect those of population studies in humans, researchers say

DAILY NEWS SUMMARY

Health Highlights: Sept. 1, 2010

The Daily News Summary is a single article covering the most important news published in the previous 24 hours.

JOURNAL UPDATE

Debulking of Ovarian Cancer Can Be Before or After Chemo

5:00 PM EST

In advanced disease, outcome depends mostly on size of residual tumor, not chemotherapy timing

DISCUSSION

RE: The right hypochondrium... Is it really “right”? A territorial dispute

By Tamer M. Fouad, M.D.

Dear Dr. Kamath,
Thank you for this stimulating article. In clinical practice nowadays,…

MEDICAL FOCUS

Anal cancer

By Tamer M. Fouad, M.D.

Anal cancer is typically a squamous cell carcinoma that arises near the squamocolumnar junction…

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CONFERENCE SUMMARY

World Cancer Congress, Aug. 18-21, 2010

CONFERENCE NEWS

ASCO: HPV Status Affects Oropharyngeal Cancer Survival

June 07, 2010

Patients with HPV-positive tumors have substantially reduced risk of death

FDA APPROVALS

Tasigna Approval Widened to Include Early Stages of Rare Leukemia

June 18, 2010

But users are at greater risk of heart disorder

ALERTS

Specialties See Modest Compensation Increases in ‘09

But provider organizations still operating at a loss; compensation in North down substantially

FYI

Health Tip: Take Steps Against Colon Polyps

And reduce colon cancer risk

BLOGS

Are the ligaments of Berry the only reason why the thyroid moves up with deglutition?

Author: M. Aroon Kamath, M.D.

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