Use of Prostate Health Index test reduces unnecessary biopsies
The Prostate Health Index (phi) is a cost-effective tool used by urologists to detect prostate cancer. It reduces the risk of over diagnosis, and cuts...
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Study shows new second line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer is effective and safe
LUGANO, 20 November 2017 - A randomised trial in 650 patients has confirmed the safety and efficacy of a new second line treatment for metastatic...
Osimertinib improves progression-free survival in Asian EGFR-mutated lung cancer patients
LUGANO, 20 November 2017 - Osimertinib improves progression-free survival compared to standard first line therapy in Asian patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according...
Diabetes drug helps repair UV-damaged DNA in cells of ‘Moon children’
Credit: CeMM/ Abdelghani Mazouzi (Vienna, Nov. 17, 2017) The destructive force of UV radiation on DNA molecules is only fully visible, when repair mechanisms fail:...
ESMO Consortium study reveals inequality in access to treatment in Asia
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO, Switzerland - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) opened its 3rd ESMO Asia Congress today, once...
Overweight women may need more frequent mammograms
CHICAGO - Women with higher body mass index (BMI) face an increased risk of not detecting their breast tumor until it has become large, according...
Cell-weighing method could help doctors choose cancer drugs
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Doctors have many drugs available to treat multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. However, there is no way to predict, by...
Some cancer therapies may provide a new way to treat high blood pressure
WASHINGTON -- Drugs designed to halt cancer growth may offer a new way to control high blood pressure (hypertension), say Georgetown University Medical Center investigators....
Many cancer survivors are living with PTSD
A recent study showed approximately one-fifth of patients with cancer experienced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) several months after diagnosis, and many of these patients continued...
National cooperative group trial seeks to cut in half early mortality rates for rare leukemia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 20, 2017) - A national cooperative group trial is making a handful of the country's...
How a poorly explored immune cell may impact cancer immunity and immunotherapy
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The immune cells that are trained to fight off the body's invaders can become defective. It's what allows cancer to develop....
ALEX study shows alectinib 600 mg more effective than crizotinib in Asian cancer patients
A subanalysis of the phase III ALEX study has shown that alectinib (1) 600 mg twice daily is more effective than standard of care crizotinib...
Study analyzes mutations in cerebrospinal fluid in lung cancer with brain metastases
LUGANO, 17 November 2017 - Researchers have explored the analysis of mutations in cerebrospinal fluid of lung cancer patients with brain metastases in a study...
University of Guelph professor identifies protein key to cancer cells ability to spread
Credit: Rob O'Flanagan U of G scientists have made a discovery that could reduce the spread of cancer by hindering a protein that binds cancer...
Anti-tumor and Immune-potentiating Enterococcus faecalis-2001 β-glucans
Credit: Dr. Yeun-Hwa Gu et al, Bentham Science Publishers Background: Enterococcus faecalis 2001 is a probiotic lactic acid bacterium and has been used as a...
