News Releases — Florida

2006

December 2006

• Mayo physicians using novel radiation technique to treat liver cancer
• Mayo Clinic names new chair of surgery
• Mayo Clinic improves breast screening capability

November 2006

• Fresh use of targeted therapy advances treatment of early HER2-positive breast cancer
• Flu Shot Clinic This Week

October 2006

• Mayo ENT surgeons performing new, minimally invasive surgery to open sinuses
• Nobel Prize Winner Speaks at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic Celebrates Topping Out of its new 214-bed, $254.6 Million Hospital

September 2006

• Two-Faced Protein Can Stop Metastasis or Promote It, Researchers Say
• Researchers find two copies of a Parkinson's disease gene do not lead to more severe symptoms or earlier disease onset

August 2006

• Researchers find brain calcifications do not relate to development of dystonia symptoms
• Mayo surgeons performing a new procedure to treat chronic constipation

July 2006

• Mayo surgeons performing new sling procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence
• Melanoma May Be Over-Diagnosed
• Researchers discover mutations in the progranulin gene cause frontotemporal dementia

June 2006

• Clinical trial comparing treatments for carotid artery disease recruits over 1100 patients, seeks more minorities and women
• Mayo Clinic and the Donna Hicken Foundation Team Up for the 26.2 with Donna

May 2006

• Most men experience significant symptom improvement after laser treatment for enlarged prostate
• CIGNA members gain in-network access to Mayo Clinic, a first

April 2006

• Study finds similarities between Parkinson's disease with genetic causes and no known cause
• Study suggests depression is a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment

March 2006

• Mayo Clinic launches "Live Well. Think Well." community outreach program
• Mayo Clinic treats rare cancer with high-dose chemotherapy and stem-cell transplant
• Elderly patients may retain disability following carpal tunnel surgery
• Mayo plans major expansion of its clinical pathology lab program

February 2006

• Mayo Clinic recruiting men with prostate cancer for second phase of quality-of-life study
• Gastroenterologists use radiofrequency ablation to treat Barrett's esophagus
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Block Cancer-Promoting Signals in Most Common Form of Lung Cancer

January 2006

• Mayo's ALS clinic certified as the only ALS Center in Florida
• Tips for Women (and Men) in Search of a Good Night's Sleep