Cancer
Enzyme PHLPP2 could be a viable drug target for treating prostate cancer
Credit: Trotman lab/CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- An estimated 450,000 Americans are diagnosed each year with a cancer that's...
Researchers identify new therapeutic target for metastatic prostate cancer
Study could also have implications for a wide range of other cancers that involve the critical MYC oncogeneCredit: Nowak et...
Healthy habits could avoid 27% of cancer cases in Brazil
A study by Brazilian researchers in partnership with Harvard estimates the impact of five risk factors on the incidence of...
Novel study discovers ‘metabolic fingerprint’ to help treat, diagnosis and prevent cervical cancer
Researchers at the University of Arizona have completed the first-of-its-kind study that could aid in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention...
Pitt study finds direct oxidative stress damage shortens telomeres
Credit: Fouquerel et al. (2019). Mol Cell. PITTSBURGH, May 14, 2019 - The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress...
Measuring chromosome imbalance could clarify cancer prognosis
A study of prostate cancer finds 'aneuploid' tumors are more likely to be lethal than tumors with normal chromosome numbersCredit:...
Cost-effectiveness analysis of 12 cervical cancer screenings
Bottom Line: This cost-effectiveness analysis incorporates women's preferences and estimates quality of life and economic outcomes for 12 cervical cancer...
WVU researcher studies incurable blood disease usually diagnosed in children
Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Treating a stubborn blood disease that strikes children may come down to tweaking energy production in stem...
Five things to know about melanoma
"Five things to know about ... melanoma" in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides a brief overview of this malignant...
Good genes
Researchers break down DNA of world's largest mammals to discover how whales defy the cancer oddsWhales, which live longer than...
Researchers discover the Achilles’ heel of an aggressive brain cancer
Could antihistamine be a potential aid in defeating cancerous cells?Credit: Laakkonen Lab / University of Helsinki Glioblastoma is the most...
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Whole body MRI may help to detect spread of cancers more quickly
Largest trials of their kind suggest that whole body MRI may be quicker and cheaper than standard imaging for detecting...
MR imaging evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with SBRT
Results to be exhibited at ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 9, 2019--Although arterial phase hyperenhancement (APHE) is a...
Fracture risk tool useful in women with breast cancer initiating aromatase inhibitor therapy
The FRAX® tool takes into account certain factors to determine the risk of bone fracture in the general population. In...
Statins linked to lower risk of early death in patients with colorectal cancer
Use of statins before or after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer was linked with a lower risk of premature death,...
Diabetes linked to numerous cancers in large Chinese study
A new Journal of Diabetes study from China, which has the highest number of people with diabetes among all countries,...
The Lancet Oncology: Global study predicts more than 50% rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
To deliver optimal treatment by 2040, a significant expansion of the chemotherapy workforce is needed Peer-reviewed / Modelling study To...
Management of radial scars diagnosed on core biopsy during transition to tomosynthesis
Results to be exhibited at ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting Leesburg, VA, May 8, 2019--It may be safe to follow-up pure...
Cancer risk tools underused in general practice, research shows
Potentially life-saving cancer risk assessment tools are being widely underused by general practices across the UK, according to new research....
The clinical and biological significance of HER2 over-expression in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: A large study from a single institution
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and is responsible for thousands of deaths each year. Ductal...
