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Safe Treatment for Liver Tumors Tested

Study Findings:

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective treatment for liver tumors pushing on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
RFA is even more effective when alcohol is injected into the liver tumor before RFA treatment. (RFA uses electrodes to heat and destroy abnormal tissue.)
This RFA/alcohol combination could lead to more effective treatment of liver tumors, especially […]

Sunday, November 7th, 2004

Diabetes linked with cancer

Study Findings:

Diabetic men were 3x more likely to develop liver cancer and 2x as likely to develop pancreatic cancer compared with healthy subjects

Disclaimers:

This doesn’t prove diabetes caused the cancer - it’s possible the cancer caused the diabetes, or some other explanation.

Related Articles:

Montreal study links diabetes with cancer
Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference

Monday, October 25th, 2004

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