TGen-USC study finds ‘Precision Medicine’ may not always be so precise
PHOENIX and LOS ANGELES -- Oct. 26, 2017 -- Precision Medicine in oncology, where genetic testing is used to determine ...
UC San Diego Health researchers help launch second pancreas cancer ‘dream team’
Scientists and physicians at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, in partnership with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer ...
More early stage lung cancer patients survive the disease
Chicago, Oct. 26, 2017 - With the advancement of surgical and radiation therapy strategies for stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer ...
Three new lung cancer genetic biomarkers are identified in Dartmouth study
LEBANON, NH - Both environmental and genetic risk factors contribute to development of lung cancer. Tobacco smoking is the most ...
TGen-USC study finds ‘precision ,edicine’ may not always be so precise
PHOENIX and LOS ANGELES -- Oct. 26, 2017 -- Precision Medicine in oncology, where genetic testing is used to determine ...
Pregnancy poses no greater risk to breast cancer survivors
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that pregnancy does not incur a greater ...
Cleveland Clinic leads development of new guidelines for radiation in breast cancer
Cleveland Clinic researcher Chirag Shah, M.D., led the development of updated guidelines for the appropriate and safe utilization of accelerated ...
American College of Chest Physicians unveils new lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2017
TORONTO (October 26, 2017) - Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers ...
Details uncovered in development of immune cell implicated in cancer, autoimmune diseases
CHAPEL HILL - While the immune system is critical for fighting off invading micro-organisms, sometimes it can turn against the ...
Mutation in fallopian tube lesions may help catch ovarian cancer years earlier
PHILADELPHIA -- Screening for tumor cells in the fallopian tubes of women at high-risk for ovarian cancer may help detect ...
BU receives prestigious ACS award
(Boston) -- Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of 12 sites nationwide selected to receive the American Cancer ...
SU2C launches ‘cancer interception’ initiative to detect & treat cancer at earliest stages
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, LUNGevity, and the ...
A higher risk of breast cancer does not motivate many women to have screening checks
SAN DIEGO: Some women, because of genetic predisposition, personal, or family history, have a higher than average lifetime risk of ...
New way to treat cholesterol may be on the horizon
HOUSTON - (Oct. 26, 2017) - A breakthrough discovery by scientists at Houston Methodist could change the way we treat ...
Virtual coasts improve understanding of possible coastal planning outcomes
A new immersive visualization allows people to make informed decisions on coastal plans by experiencing changes to an area through ...
Hormones help tadpoles trade size for survival in a warming climate, says UC study
Credit: University of Cincinnati Deep within aquatic ecosystems all over the world, certain toad species have managed to survive warmer ...
Case Western Reserve research advance may prevent a form of hereditary hearing loss
A research advance co-led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Kumar Alagramam, PhD, may stop the progression of ...
Why insects can develop from unfertilized egg cells
A scientist from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, has, together with his Russian colleague, explained frequent occurrence ...
Geobiologist receives prestigious Packard Fellowship
Magdalena R. Osburn, a Northwestern University geobiologist who studies ancient and modern microbes, has been awarded a 2017 Packard Fellowship ...
Humboldt Professorship for animal behaviour scientist Margaret C. Crofoot
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship to the University of Konstanz for the ...
