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  2. Dysplastic nevus syndrome - Wikipedia

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    At Mayo Clinic, FAMMM patients with a confirmed mutation and family history of pancreatic cancer are offered screening with either high-resolution pancreatic protocol CT, MRI, or endoscopic ultrasound starting at age 50 or 10 years younger than the earliest family member with pancreas cancer. They are counseled on the lack of evidence-based ...

  3. Chemotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Induction chemotherapy is the first line treatment of cancer with a chemotherapeutic drug. This type of chemotherapy is used for curative intent. [1] [6]: 55–59 Combined modality chemotherapy is the use of drugs with other cancer treatments, such as surgery, radiation therapy, or hyperthermia therapy.

  4. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Wikipedia

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    The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is one of the oldest NCI-designated cancer centers in the United States, having first been designated in 1973. [3] The main location of the Mayo Clinic is in Rochester, MN. Campuses in Arizona and Florida opened later and became part of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in 2003. [4] [5]

  5. 5 cancer types where screenings save the most lives - AOL

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    Over a 45-years span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments ...

  6. S-Adenosyl methionine - Wikipedia

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    Because of this impact on epigenetic regulation, SAM has been tested as an anti-cancer treatment. In many cancers, proliferation is dependent on having low levels of DNA methylation. In vitro addition in such cancers has been shown to remethylate oncogene promoter sequences and decrease the production of proto-oncogenes. [ 19 ]

  7. High-dose proton radiation could shorten breast cancer treatment

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    Proton beam therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional chemotherapy, with fewer side effects and less treatment time. High-dose proton radiation could shorten breast cancer ...

  8. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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    Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

  9. NCI-designated Cancer Center - Wikipedia

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    Clinical cancer centers may apply for up to $1.4 million per year. Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers conduct only laboratory research and do not provide patient treatment. Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers are more often affiliated with research institutes rather than universities. They are eligible to apply for up to $1.2 million per year. [2]