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‘Triggers’: A new tool to assess cancer patients’ palliative needs
LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September, 2017 - A new tool to identify patients who would benefit from early palliative care will be...
Study identifies factors that limit work ability of young adult cancer survivors
LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September 2017 - Factors that limit the work ability of young adult cancer survivors are reported today at...
Respiratory tract infections in young children linked to asthma and worse lung function
Milan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function...
Medicaid expansion linked to lower uninsured rates
New research led by American Cancer Society researchers finds that after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the...
Rucaparib boosts progression-free survival in BRCA mutant recurrent ovarian cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 8 September, 2017 - Rucaparib maintenance therapy increases progression-free survival in BRCA mutant recurrent ovarian cancer by 77%, according...
Patients with high risk prostate cancer may benefit ‘equally’ from two new treatments
LUGANO-MADRID, 8 September, 2017 - Patients with high risk prostate cancer starting long-term hormone therapy may benefit from two new...
New data confirms superiority of docetaxel based triplet therapy in gastric cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 8 September, 2017 - The superiority of docetaxel based triplet therapy over standard care in patients with resectable oesophago-gastric...
Pembrolizumab: promising response rate in pretreated metastatic gastric cancer
LUGANO-MADRID, 8 September, 2017 - Pembrolizumab has shown a promising response rate in patients with pretreated metastatic gastric cancer, according...
Penn Cancer biologist given National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award
Credit: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA--M. Celeste Simon, PhD, who studies cancer cell metabolism, tumor immunology, and...
LORELEI: Taselisib boosts breast tumor shrinkage
LUGANO-MADRID, 08 September, 2017 - Adding taselisib to letrozole before surgery significantly improved outcomes for patients with early breast cancer...
Internal mechanism found to be responsible for the limitless growth potential of epithelial tumors
Credit: Image: Mariana Muzzopappa, IRB Barcelona Researchers from the Development and Growth Control Laboratory at IRB Barcelona have identified the...
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Resection vs. transplantation
COLOGNE. Liver transplantation is the gold standard for treating early hepatocellular cancers. Because of the lack of donors, this option...
Lung cancer: Scientists find answer to resistance
Credit: University of Southern Denmark Research at the University of Southern Denmark has revealed that a new combination of clinically...
What mediates the beneficial effects of exercise on breast cancer outcomes?
Bottom Line: The ability of serum obtained from women with breast cancer immediately after finishing two hours of moderate to...
Comprehensive study of chronic disease reveals vulnerability of childhood cancer survivors
Credit: Seth Dixon / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital The most complete assessment yet of chronic disease in adult survivors...
DNA sequencing could open up new drug indications for patients with rare cancers
LUGANO-MADRID, 8 September, 2017 - Thanks to DNA sequencing, patients with rare cancers for which no standard treatment is available...
2017 Science in Society Awards winners announced
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Science in Society Journalism Awards, sponsored by the National Association...
Researcher at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown receives ERC grant
Credit: Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Eugenia Chiappe, an argentinian neuroscientist, principal investigator of the Sensorimotor Integration Lab at the...
How to draw electricity from the bloodstream
Men build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity. To produce hydropower on...
Why it’s difficult to predict evolutionary fate of a new trait
Credit: Weinreich et. al. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The phrase "survival of the fittest" makes the principle of evolution by natural...
