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Research into bladder tumour surgery has found that using narrow band imaging can significantly reduce the risk of disease recurrence. The results of the clinical...
A gene known as TJP1 (tight junction protein 1) could help determine which multiple myeloma patients would best benefit from proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib,...
ATLANTA – April 28,2016 -A new report finds a statistically-significant, positive association between high levels of residential radon and the risk of hematologic cancer (lymphoma,...
A recent cancer diagnosis was associated with increased risk for some mental health disorders and increased use of psychiatric medications, according to a new study...
(Boston)–About half of American women have dense breasts, which makes it harder for mammograms to identify cancer and add to a woman's risk for cancer....
Loading video… Credit: Milano et al./Biophysical Journal 2016 The spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another, a process known as...
Regular use of aspirin was linked with a significantly reduced risk of developing bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, in a recent study. The findings,...
PHILADELPHIA–Long-term use of the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins does not appear to decrease a patient's risk of colorectal cancer, suggests a new, large case-control...
The ITA.LI.CA prognostic system, a model integrating tumor staging, liver function, functional status, and alpha-fetoprotein level, builds on previous models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosi..
Neuherberg, April 27, 2016. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München describe how breast cancer cells challenged with a small-molecule inhibitor targeting specific invasive properties switch to...
Hamilton, ON (April 27, 2016) – Researchers at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have made significant steps forward in understanding the stem...
CLEVELAND– University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center physicians have started the world's first clinical trial using a new form of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to deliver...
Urologists at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Genesis Healthcare Partners have tested a new model of care for patients with low-risk...
Twenty-seven of 29 patients with an advanced type of leukemia that had proved resistant to multiple other forms of therapy went into remission after their...
