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  • n  happening again (especially at regular intervals)

  • Breast cancer survivors who ate more fruits and vegetables were not more likely to avoid a cancer recurrence.
  • University of Oxford researchers have developed a genetic test to predict colon-cancer recurrence, potentially saving many patients from undergoing unnecessary chemotherapy.
  • MRI technology may be better than mammography at picking up breast tumors, but studies show using it doesn't mean better survival rates or less tumor recurrence for breast-cancer .
News & Articles

  • Bad Back Sends Yankees Infielder Youkilis On The DL Again
    Kevin Youkilis has landed on the disabled list once again following a recurrence of a nagging back injury.
    June 15, 2013 - CBS New York
  • Youkilis out again with back injury
    The New York Yankees placed third baseman Kevin Youkilis on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a recurrence of a back injury, the team announced.
    June 14, 2013 - The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports
  • Protein protects against breast cancer recurrence in animal model
    Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been poorly understood. But now a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place: Researchers have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast cancer – a finding that suggests potential new therapeutic strategies.
    June 13, 2013 - Science Daily
Quotes

  • President Bush in Reuters Canada
    The government's got a role to play. But it is limited. A federal bailout of lenders would only encourage a recurrence of the problem,Bush said in a statement in the Rose Garden.
  • Arsene Wenger in Telegraph.co.uk
    It looks like Gallas will be out and maybe Eboue too,said Wenger. "It is a little recurrence of the hamstring for William and for Manu it is his knee."
  • Ben Bernanke in ABC News
    It would be a tragedy if, after all the hardships that Americans have endured during the past two years, our nation failed to take the steps necessary to prevent a recurrence of a crisis of the magnitude we have recently confronted,Bernanke...

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