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 ... | |
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. | |
PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ... | |
Researchers find gene therapy that kills pancreatic cancer cells August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for preventing and treating ... | |
Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Prostate cancer patients undergoing hormone therapy may experience cognitive effects July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A recent review of the literature has found that hormone deprivation therapy, a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer, may have subtle adverse effects on cognition in patients-- such as in the ability to recall and ... | |
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. | |
Moisturisers cause skin cancer in mice: study August 14, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Moisturisers used by millions of people induced skin cancer in experiments on mice, a study released Thursday said, as experts expressed strong doubts over any possible risk to humans from creams. | |
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 ... | |
Researchers uncover cancer survival secrets August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A team of Monash University researchers has uncovered the role of a family of enzymes in the mutation of benign or less aggressive tumours into more aggressive, potentially fatal, cancers in the human body. | |
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 ... | |
University opening new integrative medicine center August 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Many academic health centers offer programs that include traditional Chinese treatments or Ayurvedic medicine from India. The University of New Mexico goes beyond that, says management of its new Center for Life. | |
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