Journalists can register now to attend ESTRO 37 in April in Spain
Journalists are invited to Europe's largest congress on radiation oncology, ESTRO 37, organised by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). It will take...
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More evidence of link between severe gum disease and cancer risk
BOSTON (Jan. 16, 2018)--Data collected during a long-term health study provides additional evidence for a link between increased risk of cancer in individuals with advanced...
The Salk Institute and Indivumed partner to advance global cancer research
LA JOLLA--(January 16, 2018) The Salk Institute, which hosts a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center and Indivumed GmbH, a world leading cancer research company...
Math can predict how cancer cells evolve
Applied mathematics can be a powerful tool in helping predict the genesis and evolution of different types of cancers, a study from the University of...
Math can predict how cancer cells evolve
Applied mathematics can be a powerful tool in helping predict the genesis and evolution of different types of cancers, a study from the University of...
From a novel support group to a book, learning from seven widowed fathers
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center It was a seemingly unremarkable decision that started UNC Lineberger's Donald Rosenstein, MD, and Justin Yopp, PhD, on a...
Normal tissue BRCA1 methylation associated with risk for high-grade ovarian cancer
1. Risk for some cancers may be determined before birth Normal tissue BRCA1 methylation associated with risk for high-grade ovarian cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-010..
Normal tissue BRCA1 methylation associated with risk for high-grade ovarian cancer
1. Risk for some cancers may be determined before birth Normal tissue BRCA1 methylation associated with risk for high-grade ovarian cancer Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-010..
Teens likely to crave junk food after watching TV ads
Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food snacks, according to...
Researchers develop a remote-controlled cancer immunotherapy system
A team of researchers has developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they...
Dietary fat, changes in fat metabolism may promote prostate cancer metastasis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Prostate tumors tend to be what scientists call "indolent" - so slow-growing and self-contained that many affected...
Dietary fat, changes in fat metabolism may promote prostate cancer metastasis
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Prostate tumors tend to be what scientists call "indolent" - so slow-growing and self-contained that many affected...
Fast-tracking T cell therapies with immune-mimicking biomaterials
Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University. Immunologists and oncologists are harnessing the body's immune system to fight cancers and other diseases with adoptive cell t..
NHS bowel scope uptake boosted by a fifth when patients sent reassuring reminders
Bowel scope screening uptake increased by more than a fifth (21.5%) when people were sent additional reminders with a leaflet that addressed common concerns, according...
New epidemiological study finds no connection between cases of cancer and use of plant protection products containing glyphosate
To do so, the researchers evaluated as yet unpublished data from the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) in the USA, the observation period of which had...
