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1. News - China - HEALTH

   Cancer increasing on the mainland

   Posted Jan 13th 2013, 12:00am by Alice Yan

   ... News China Cancer Health China Tumour Alice Yan ting.yan@scmp.com In two decades, the number of cases doubled and mortality rate is far higher than in the West The number of middle-aged mainlanders developing cancerous tumours doubled over the two decades to 2009, a new national report says. At the same time, the overall frequency and mortality of cancers have both risen, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1126693/cancer-increasing-mainland
2. News - World - HEALTH

   Angelina Jolie case highlights new ways to treat breast cancer

   Posted May 15th 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... cancer control for cosmetic reasons, Attai said. Finally, doctors are testing a way to avoid surgery altogether, destroying small tumours by freezing them. The technique uses a probe cooled ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1237773/angelina-jolie-case-highlights-new-ways-treat-breast-cancer
3. Lifestyle - Health - LAB REPORT

   Lab Report

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 12:00am by Jeanette Wang

   ... cancerous tumours that have spread to the lungs using cryoablation, using a small needle-like probe with an icy tip to kill cancer cells. The instrument, with a tip cooled with gas to as low as minus 100 degrees Celsius, is guided to cancerous tumours via a nick in the skin. The resulting halo of ice crystals destroys cancer by interrupting its cellular function, protecting healthy ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1213130/lab-report
4. News - Hong Kong - MEDICINE

   New machine radiates hope for cancer patients

   Posted Mar 21st 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI

   ... cancerous tumours faster and better. The machine detects the motion of patients' tumours and directs radiation at them only when they are within an appropriate range. Traditional radiotherapy systems draw out larger target zones for moving tumours so as not to miss them, but this often results in more nasty side effects for patients. "The new machine shoots radiation only when ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1195644/new-machine-radiates-hope-cancer-patients
5. News - China

   Apple accused of tax evasion and spreading pornography by mainland legal group

   Posted May 10th 2013, 05:09pm by Patrick Boehler

   ... Apple was criminally liable for spreading pornographic material in China. "This salacious, malignant tumour is eroding our nation’s way of doing things,” he said. “Apple must delete ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1234616/apple-accused-tax-evasion-and-spreading-pornography-mainland-legal-group
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Paper talk, May 18, 2013

   Posted May 18th 2013, 12:00am by Nelson Cheng

   ... than 40, according to a University of Hong Kong survey. The survey also found tumours in younger patients were generally bigger and more toxic than those in older patients. Dr Ava Kwong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1240065/paper-talk-may-18-2013
7. News - China - YANGTZE BRIEFING

   Surge in cancer deaths gives Shanghai residents pause

   Posted May 04th 2013, 12:00am by Daniel Ren

   ... News China Cancer Pollution Shanghai Daniel Ren Residents criticise city's government for prioritising economic growth while failing to ensure food safety or prevent pollution The rising number of Shanghai residents developing cancerous tumours has added to the resentment of the municipal government for its lax controls on pollution and ineffectiveness in ensuring food ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1229479/surge-cancer-deaths-gives-shanghai-residents-pause
8. Lifestyle - Health - HEALTH

   Targeted therapies for colorectal cancer

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 12:00am by Elaine Yau

   ... clinical studies show that chemotherapy combined with anti-EGFR targeted therapy produce a response rate double that of chemotherapy on its own. The treatment lasts six months, and after the tumour ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1213125/targeted-therapies-colorectal-cancer
9. Lifestyle - Health - CASE HISTORY

   Case history: liver cancer

   Posted Feb 19th 2013, 12:00am by Eileen Aung-Thwin

   ... a very aggressive primary liver cancer, also known as hepatoma or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A PET (positron emission tomography) scan to measure metabolic activity confirmed that the tumour ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health/article/1153158/case-history-liver-cancer
10. News - Hong Kong

    Heart disease patients at greater risk of bowel cancer, say experts

    Posted Feb 21st 2013, 10:08pm by LO WEI

    ... discovery and removal of precancerous tumours would prevent bowel cancer from developing. These tumours, or polyps, can be removed during colonoscopy and no surgery is needed. Moreover, in advanced ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1155707/heart-disease-patients-greater-risk-bowel-cancer-say-experts

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