Cancer
US flight crew have higher cancer rates than general population
Flight crew have higher rates of specific cancers than the general population, according to a study in the open access...
Commonly used HIV drug worldwide not associated with increased risk for suicide in Uganda
Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next...
Researchers find prostate cancer drug byproduct can fuel cancer cells
Credit: Cleveland Clinic June 25, 2018, Cleveland: A genetic anomaly in certain men with prostate cancer may impact their response...
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D., receives Benedict Cassen Prize for Molecular Imaging Research
Credit: Stanford University School of Medicne PHILADELPHIA - Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, known for his pioneering work in multimodality...
Smart probe detecting cancer cells may improve survival rates
A new Tel Aviv University study explores a novel smart probe for image-guided surgery that may dramatically improve post-surgical outcomes...
Simon Cherry, Ph.D., receives SNMMI 2018 Paul C. Aebersold Award in Nuclear Medicine Science
Credit: UC Davis, Davis, Calif. PHILADELPHIA - Simon R. Cherry, PhD, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, has...
Richard L. Wahl, M.D., receives SNMMI 2018 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
Credit: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO Richard L. Wahl, MD, FACNM, FACR, has been named this...
Miniature testing of drug pairs on tumor biopsies
Credit: IMAGE - Ramesh Utharala, EMBL Combinations of cancer drugs can be quickly and cheaply tested on tumour cells using...
An emerging drug discovery approach to combat cancer
According to the World Cancer Report 2014, cancer accounted for 14.6% of all human deaths in 2012, equal to 8.2...
Is increased BMI associated with reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer?
Bottom Line: Higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be associated with reduced risk for premenopausal breast...
New funding to UC Riverside to significantly boost cancer, ALS research
Credit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Maurizio Pellecchia, who holds the Daniel Hays Chair in Cancer Research at the University...
New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, according to findings published...
Researchers identify method to diagnose cancer in patients with early onset diabetes
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can develop elevated blood sugar levels up to three years before their...
Established medications combat lung cancer tumor growth
Credit: biolution GmbH 2018 Two research groups have discovered that the growth of an intractable type of lung cancer in...
Biologists discover how pancreatic tumors lead to weight loss
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Patients with pancreatic cancer usually experience significant weight loss, which can begin very early in the disease....
Focusing on next 10 years could lead to better use of recommendations for cancer screening
When the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) changed their recommendation...
Pediatric cancer diagnosis comes of age at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Credit: Photo courtesy of Michelle's family "We thought she had a bug bite," says Michelle's mom, "but it turned out...
Risks of cancer and mortality by average lifetime alcohol intake
Credit: Free-Photos, Pixabay The risk of mortality, and of developing a number of cancers, is lowest in light drinkers consuming...
Breast cancer could be prevented by targeting epigenetic proteins, study suggests
Credit: Casey et al., 2018 Researchers at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto have discovered that epigenetic proteins promote...
Study suggests that diabetes can be accurately diagnosed from a single blood sample
(American College of Physicians) A combination of elevated fasting glucose and HbA1c levels from a single blood sample was found...
