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Study: Cancer trials require more blacks, rural residents
- Fewer minority and rural cancer patients in Maryland participate in clinical trials, making it harder to develop effective treatments, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Brain cancer survival hard to predict, doctors say
- It’s impossible to know how well Sen. Edward Kennedy will carry out his duties or how long he’ll live, experts say.
Mercy center seeks answers to racial, economic disparities in breast cancer
- Some surgeons are so respected that doctors will move across the country to work with them and patients across the nation will seek them out.
Oral sex, marijuana use linked to throat cancer
- The sexually transmitted virus that causes some cervical cancers can also cause cancer in the upper throat, researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report.
Cheap, easy test available for head, neck cancers
- A new test involving a mouth rinse can identify those at risk for head and neck cancers, according to the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researcher who developed it.