Read more survival rates stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5393/survival-rates.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:52:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50138/ginsburg-faces-long-odds-in-cancer-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRuth Bader Ginsburg’s pancreatic cancer is likely the more common, deadlier variety, with a high incidence of recurrence and a grim survival rate, HealthDay reports. Doctors took some comfort in the likelihood the cancer was found early. “She was able to have surgery, and only people who are early-stage cases...http://www.newser.com/story/50138/ginsburg-faces-long-odds-in-cancer-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 15:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42873/group-therapy-linked-to-cancer-survival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGroup therapy has been linked to improved survival rates among female participants with breast cancer, a new study has found. Findings appear to support the decades-old, controversial claim that psychological therapy can help cancer patients not only feel better emotionally, but survive longer and fight off recurrences of the disease,...http://www.newser.com/story/42873/group-therapy-linked-to-cancer-survival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Nov 2008 5:46:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29064/brain-cancer-vaccine-doubles-survival-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new vaccine more than doubles the expected survival time of patients with the most common form of brain cancer, Reuters reports. Although the test group was small, patients lived an average of 33 months—"almost unheard of" compared to the average of 14 months, says one doctor. The drug...http://www.newser.com/story/29064/brain-cancer-vaccine-doubles-survival-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Jun 2008 11:41:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25243/skin-cancer-of-scalp-neck-deadlier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMelanoma is the rarest, deadliest form of skin cancer, but new research shows that a tumor's location is an indicator of survival chances. An analysis of 50,000 cases over a decade shows patients with lesions on the scalp and neck died twice as quickly as patients with lesions elsewhere,...http://www.newser.com/story/25243/skin-cancer-of-scalp-neck-deadlier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 6:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4224/gene-doesnt-alter-cancer-survival-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen who carry one of the two known breast-cancer-causing genes—BRCA1 and BRCA2—are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease before 50, but they're not more likely to die from it than other breast-cancer patients, a new study concludes. Tracking the 10-year survival rates of women in 22...http://www.newser.com/story/4224/gene-doesnt-alter-cancer-survival-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jul 2007 17:13:00 CDT