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New Breast Pap Smear Detects Early Cellular Changes; May Prevent Onset of Breast Cancer
DUKE MEDICINE NEWS RELEASE
DURHAM, N.C. – Long before a woman feels an ominous lump in her breast, Dr. Victoria Seewaldt can test her for subtle signs that breast cancer may be brewing in a few errant cells amidst thousands of healthy ones. Never before has such a possibility existed, and Seewaldt is brimming with excitement.
Stem Cell Transplants Tested as Innovative Therapy for Scleroderma
DUKE MEDICINE NEWS RELEASE
DURHAM, N.C. – In a bold attempt to control a disabling and often fatal immune disease called scleroderma, physicians at Duke University Medical Center are leading a national study to test whether stem cell transplants can reconstruct defective immune systems. If successful, the therapy would represent the first therapy ever to treat and potentially reverse the disease itself, not just alleviate its symptoms, said the Duke researchers.
New Breast Cancer Therapy at Duke Boosts Drugs’ Effects, Dramatically Shrinks Tumors
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DURHAM, N.C. – Patients of Kimberly Blackwell, M.D., jokingly call their treatment table the "booby Jacuzzi." The name may be a bit crass, but then a close brush with mortality entitles these women to call the life-saving contraption whatever they want.
Elderly Depression Often Has Unique Origin
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DURHAM, N.C. – They were depressed, but there was little to illuminate why. There was no family history of depression, no previous bouts of sadness, no obvious stressors and not a single overt physical sign that would link them to the multitude of depressed adults nationwide.
Duke Conference: Healing the Body Via the Mind and Spirit
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DURHAM, N.C. – A group of clinicians at Duke University Medical Center is concerned that the doctor's primary function has become to extend human life rather than to relieve human suffering. They say this technological approach has left an emotional, spiritual and even medical void among patients and care givers alike.