Pond scum could be key to new cancer therapies July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy are collaborating with the Ohio State University and two other organizations to discover new cancer therapies derived from natural sources such as pond ... | |
Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings came in ... | |
Teamwork cuts out unnecessary biopsies, researchers find July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Unnecessary biopsies could be a thing of the past for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. New Saint Louis University research found that when nuclear medicine clinicians and treating physicians work together ... | |
Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer ... | |
Study provides clues to preventing and treating cancer spread July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Isn't it odd that cancer cells from one organ, such as the skin, can travel and take root in a totally different organ, like the lung? | |
Gene panel predicts lung cancer survival, study finds July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from four leading cancer centers have confirmed that an analysis involving a panel of genes can be used to predict which lung cancer patients will have the worst survival. The finding could one day lead to a test ... | |
Disparities in prostate cancer treatment suggest ways to improve care August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Quality of care varies greatly for the treatment of men with early-stage prostate cancer by region of the country and category of health care facility, suggesting the potential for improved patient outcomes with more standard ... | |
Cancer patients are not given enough information August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Two thirds of cancer patients receive little or no information about the survival benefits of having palliative chemotherapy before making a decision about treatment, according to a study published today on bmj.com. | |
Cancer researchers call for ethnicity to be taken into account July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Breast cancer research needs to investigate how a person's ethnicity influences their response to treatment and its outcome, according to a new Comment piece in today's Lancet (18 July) by researchers from Imperial ... | |
Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk July 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September ... | |
Minorities less likely to know about breast cancer treatment options July 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. Minority women were even less ... | |
1/5 of British adult survivors of childhood cancer smoke despite hazards July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
One-fifth of British adult survivors of childhood cancers are current smokers, and nearly a third have been regular smokers at some point in their lives, according to a study in the July 29 online issue of the Journal ... | |
Magnolia compound hits elusive target in cancer cells July 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A natural compound from magnolia cones blocks a pathway for cancer growth that was previously considered "undruggable," researchers have found. | |
2 different breast cancer screening strategies are equally effective July 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
An organized population-based breast cancer screening program in Norway and an approach to screening that relies on physician- and self-referrals in Vermont are equally sensitive for detecting cancer, researchers report in ... | |
 UT Southwestern digestive specialists freeze out esophagus cancer with new therapy July 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
UT Southwestern Medical Center gastroenterologists are using a new method to freeze damaged cells in the esophagus, preventing them from turning cancerous. | |
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