 Unravelling breast cancer susceptibility August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a vital link between radiation sensitivity and breast cancer susceptibility. | |
Risk assessment plays key role in long-term treatment of breast cancer August 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Breast cancer patients and their physicians may make more informed, long-term treatment decisions using risk assessment strategies to help determine probability of recurrence, a research team led by scientists at The University ... | |
New treatment for advanced prostate cancer July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects. | |
 Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology have identified mebendazole, a drug used globally to treat parasitic infections, as a novel investigational agent ... | |
VA patients in Pa. fear prostate treatment error August 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A Philadelphia veterans hospital says it may have given insufficient radiation treatment to more than 100 prostate-cancer patients. | |
How molecules out of balance lead to human multiple myeloma and other cancers July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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An international team of scientists has identified processes that are heavily implicated in human multiple myeloma and other B cell cancers, moving us closer to developing quick tests and readouts that could help in the tailored ... | |
Prostatectomy improves outcome of some men with prostate cancer over watchful waiting August 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Men with early prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy have a lower rate of death due to prostate cancer than men who are followed without treatment, known as watchful waiting, according to a randomized controlled ... | |
1 in 5 young men has had recent prostate cancer test August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new analysis finds that one in five men in their 40s has had a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test within the previous year and that young black men are more likely than young white men to have undergone the test. The ... | |
Study finds more PSA screening awareness needed among high-risk groups August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In one of the first examinations of PSA screening in younger men, a study published by researchers at Duke Medicine's Prostate Center finds that one-fifth of men under age 50 reported undergoing a prostate specific antigen ... | |
A new biomarker for early cancer detection? Research reveals that 'microRNA' may fit the bill July 28, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered that microRNAs – molecular workhorses that regulate gene expression – are released by cancer cells and circulate in the blood, which gives them the potential ... | |
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 ... | |
Does too much sun cause melanoma? July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ... | |
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 ... | |
How chemo kills tumours: research to reduce side effects August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester researchers are investigating exactly how chemotherapy drugs kill cancerous tumours in a bid to reduce side effects and test the effectiveness of safer new agents. | |
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