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Article: Studies from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute update current data on cancer therapy.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- May 19, 2008
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A new study, 'Chemotherapy as language: sound symbolism in cancer medication names,' is now available. "The concept of sound symbolism proposes that even the tiniest sounds comprising a word may suggest the qualities of the object which that word represents. Cancer-related medication names, which are likely to be charged with emotional meaning for patients, might be expected to contain such sound-symbolic associations," scientists in the United States report (see also
Cancer Therapy
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"We analyzed the sounds in the names of 60 frequently-used cancer-related medications, focusing on the medications' trade names as well as the names (trade or generic) commonly used ...