Angled gantry technique reduced breast radiation exposure by 50 percent 24 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A novel angled gantry approach to coronary CT angiography reduced radiation exposure to the breast by more than 50%, according to Thomas Jefferson University researchers. | |
Novel basis identified for tamoxifen failure 24 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of ... | |
Mayo Clinic identifies best treatments for long-term survival in brain tumor patients December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients ... | |
Researchers discover new enzyme in cancer growth December 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
While studying the mechanics of blood clots, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center discovered a new enzyme that not only affects the blood, but seems to play a primary role in how cancer tumors ... | |
 A Novel Human Stem Cell-based Model of ALS Opens Doors for Rapid Drug Screening December 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurons ... | |
 Scientists probe limits of 'cancer stem-cell model'; Melanoma does not fit the model December 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most promising new ideas about the causes of cancer, known as the cancer stem-cell model, must be reassessed because it is based largely on evidence from a laboratory test that ... | |
Top-up system has hidden costs that have not been accounted for December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The "cost" of top-up payments to the NHS are not confined to the cost of the drug and require the NHS to make some long overdue changes or risk financial failure, argue two editorials published in Clinical Oncology, ... | |
New breast imaging technology targets hard-to-detect cancers December 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ... | |
Adult survivors of childhood leukemia have lower bone mineral density, study finds December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study. | |
Study supports new standard of treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Results of a phase III, international randomized clinical trial demonstrate a new standard of care for treating advanced ovarian cancer that significantly reduces side-effects and post-operative deaths compared to the previously ... | |
 Broccoli compound targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer December 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An anti-cancer compound found in broccoli and cabbage works by lowering the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer, according to a University of California, ... | |
Genetic breakdown in Fanconi anemia may have link to HPV-associated cancer December 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A genetic malfunction that causes DNA instability in people with the blood disorder Fanconi anemia may put them at high risk for squamous cell carcinomas linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study posted online ... | |
New mammography technology effective in detecting breast cancer December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A study has found that positron emission mammography (PEM), a new technique for imaging the breast, is not affected by either breast density or a woman's hormonal status, two factors that limit the effectiveness of standard ... | |
CT colonography offers 1-stop screening for cancer and osteoporosis December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New research reveals that computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at once—colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which commonly affect adults ... | |
Preoperative radiation may improve survival rates in advanced rectal cancer patients December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Patients treated with radiation prior to surgery for advanced rectal cancer have fewer instances of cancer recurrence and better overall survival rates, according to a recent Geisinger report. | |
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