Navigation Links
Mayo Clinic: Obese patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes
Date:12/8/2011

obese patients, and found that patients fared best in Arm C. In this arm, the difference between BMI and outcome was not statistically significant, Dr. Crozier says. Herceptin was powerful enough to provide an equal benefit in patients with vastly varying body weights, she says.

"We are continually searching for approaches that will help our patients have the best outcome possible after their diagnosis of breast cancer, and this study suggests that excess body weight may make a difference," says senior investigator Edith Perez, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's breast program in Florida.


'/>"/>

Contact: Joe Dangor
dangor.yusuf@mayo.edu
507-284-5005
Mayo Clinic
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Mayo Clinic: Young women with rheumatoid arthritis at more risk for broken bones
2. Mayo Clinic: Short training course significantly improves detection of precancerous polyps
3. Mayo Clinic: Primary physicians may hold key to suicide prevention
4. Mayo Clinic: Flaxseed no cure for hot flashes during breast cancer or menopause
5. Mayo Clinic: Raoul Tibes, M.D., Ph.D., to receive Career Development Award
6. Atlanta School of Massage Celebrates 30th Anniversary with a New Green Design and New Name for its Teaching Clinic: SensAbility
7. Vitamin D Levels Tied to Diabetes Risk in Obese Kids
8. Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
9. Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study
10. Outlook Good for Obese Kids Who Lose Weight
11. Primary care-based weight intervention helps obese patients reduce weight
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/24/2013)... This week is National EMS Week, which recognizes and ... best emergency care and to improve health communications in ... educate the public that all can play a role ... link, and a very important one. According to the ... arrest can triple a victim’s chance of survival. , ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... York, New York (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 ... the 2010 DePuy hip recall continue to move forward ... According to documents filed in California’s San Francisco ... been seeking an expedited trial of her DePuy hip ... (Tilman v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., et al., No. CGC11508806; ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... HealthDay Reporter , , FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) ... remarkable. But it was a physical challenge in her ... her sport. "I was an 11-year-old girl with ... was diagnosed by my orthopedic surgeon," said Lewis, who ... Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons so ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... (HealthDay News) -- Patients hospitalized for heart failure appear ... on Mondays or in the morning, a new study ... highest among heart failure patients admitted in January, on ... scheduled to present their findings Saturday in Portugal at ... the European Society of Cardiology. "The fact ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... Calif. (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Western ... retained its status of “Full Accreditation” for the next ... Council on Education (COE). , “This is a magnificent ... our hard work and student outcomes,” said College of ... to express my appreciation to the faculty, staff, preceptors, ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Acadian Medics Reunite with Miracle Baby 2Health News:DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Request for Voluntary Dismissal in California DePuy Hip Recall Case 2Health News:DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Request for Voluntary Dismissal in California DePuy Hip Recall Case 3Health News:DePuy ASR Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Request for Voluntary Dismissal in California DePuy Hip Recall Case 4Health News:Top-Ranked Golfer Beats Scoliosis 2Health News:Top-Ranked Golfer Beats Scoliosis 3Health News:Monday Best Time for Hospitalization With Heart Failure, Study Says 2
... can detect non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in very early ... test is highly accurate// and has successfully detected cancer nodules ... ,The University has now decided to partner with ... detect lung cancer in smokers as well as in other ...
... Australia’s Townsville will be revolutionized after a A$ 3 million ... (JCU).// A rural medical school has also been announced by ... clinic will cost A$ 3 million, and permit students to ... give them experience with regard medicine in remote and rural ...
... and Technology Committee has issued a warning that if a ... a severe shortage of food. // ,The ... on an international level and has asked the Government to ... arise. As staff continue to take leave and supermarket deliveries ...
... to Food science and consumer acceptance in Norway the ... do experts to cheese.// ,The food compared was ... expert dairy assessors. The rating was based on reaction ... was difference of opinion in both factions. As a ...
... well known how nutritional dense milk is so ... to develop valuable new products with nutraceutical, pharmaceutical ... initiated in The University of Queensland's Institute for ... company. Microbial Screening Technologies (MST) has teamed up ...
... from the Pennsylvania State University are trying to determine why ... zebra fish. The team led by Mark Shriver studied genes ... in their key gene plays a major role in determining ... Science, may not only help explain why people of European ...
Cached Medicine News:
(Date:5/24/2013)... LOS ANGELES , May 24, 2013  An ... gathered on Saturday, May 18, in Santa ... findings on new lung-sparing therapies for MPM, a rare ... and commonly affects the pleura, the lining of the ... Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the 3rd Annual International ...
(Date:5/24/2013)...  Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUXL ) ... Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference to be held May ... Adrian Adams , Chief Executive Officer and ... Company and its product pipeline at 12:00 p.m. ET ... http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101202/MM10881LOGO ) The presentation will also ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... , May 24, 2013 The ... for systemic delivery of therapeutic agents has been receiving ... drug delivery showing significant promise. The crucial formulation considerations ... delivery device play a major role in the efficiency ... in the development of new formulation techniques and devices ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:International Mesothelioma Experts Present Promising New Research Findings at the 3rd Annual International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 2International Mesothelioma Experts Present Promising New Research Findings at the 3rd Annual International Symposium on Lung-Sparing Therapies for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 3Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present At The Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference 2Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present At The Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference 3Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. To Present At The Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference 4Inhalaltion Drug Delivery: 11-12 September - Berlin, Germany 2
... 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Echo,Therapeutics (OTC Bulletin ... human feasibility study of the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep ... for its,Symphony(TM) tCGM System, a novel transdermal ... diabetes home use and hospital critical,care markets. ...
... The Association,for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ... of Albany, NY, has been named,the 2008 recipient ... the annual award to an infection prevention and ... DeMille, a pioneer,in infection control. The award will ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results with the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System, the Next-Generation Skin Permeation Medium for its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System 2Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results with the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System, the Next-Generation Skin Permeation Medium for its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System 3Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results with the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System, the Next-Generation Skin Permeation Medium for its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System 4Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results with the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System, the Next-Generation Skin Permeation Medium for its Symphony(TM) Transdermal Continuous Glucose Monitoring System 5New York Infection Prevention Expert Named Recipient of Carole DeMille Award 2
... manual hemostasis analyzer that is ideal ... PTs, aPTTs, thrombins, fibrinogens and factor ... testing, this analyzer is small in ... time and labor saving benefits. Operation ...
... The STart benchtop coagulation ... of electro-mechanical clot detection. This ... icteric or other optically dense ... offers programmable and preprogrammed assays ...
... STA-R Evolution is a fully-automated, stand-alone ... total laboratory automation line. Clotting, chromogenic ... in random access mode. The system's ... high throughput and rapid processing of ...
The ACL 9000 together with an extensive test menu and superior technology is backed by high-quality service to keep the lab running efficiently....
Medicine Products: