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... but our second goal is to preserve the bladder if safely possible." One-third of all bladder cancers are of the most serious invasive form, in which the tumor penetrates the organ?s muscular layers. Shipley and his colleagues used a three-pronged or "tri-modality" approach in their attempt to combat this ...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
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...rugs to appropriate stroke patients as quickly and safely as dedicated stroke teams, if they follow guidelines set by national organizations, a new study finds. That means the closest ER may be the best one when a stroke strikes but only if the ER team is prepared to give special thrombolytic drugs called...Atlanta researchers to launch clinical trial of progesterone for treatment of brain injury
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