Clinical Trials Update: May 16, 2008
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- Pancreatic Cancer
Mastectomies on the Increase
Trend coincides with increased use of MRI before surgeries, researchers report New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice
Technique expands natural killer cells in cord blood more than 30-fold Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Could help docs determine who would benefit most from chemo after surgery, study says Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
New tool could allow physicians to determine much sooner if therapy is working Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics
Study participants lived insulin-free for at least a year or two
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Ustekinumab injections every 3 months a more convenient regimen than current therapies Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Problems surface at younger age than in people who didn't have cancer as children, study finds Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes
Findings may help efforts to develop new ways to treat the disease Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances
Treatment guidelines quickly disseminated to community physicians, audit finds Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients
Study found women with deficiency were more likely to suffer recurrence, die from disease Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries
Study finds mortality and survival rates equal for both procedures Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients
Study finds chronic disease sufferers gain benefit from calcitriol, an oral form | 
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