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Older cancer patients in UK missing out on surgery
Dec 05, 2014
Older people are less likely to have cancer surgery compared to younger people according to new data* published today (Friday). Read More
New research shows exercise reduces risk of death in breast cancer patients
Dec 05, 2014
Women with breast cancer who engage in physical activity, even if at moderate level, have a lower risk of death, cancer-specific or not; according to new research presented yesterday at the 2014... Read More
New research shows risk of breast cancer is greater when women smoke before having their first child
Dec 05, 2014
Research presented yesterday at the World Cancer Congress shows that one in eleven breast cancer cases in mothers can be prevented if women do not smoke before having their first child. Read More
ASH releases second list of five tests and treatments to question in hematology
Dec 05, 2014
The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional organization dedicated to the causes and treatments of blood disorders, today named five additional commonly used tests... Read More
No link found between diabetes meds and bladder cancer
Dec 05, 2014
Some previous studies have linked the diabetes medication pioglitazone to bladder cancer. Read More
Researchers pinpoint chemo effect on brain cells, potential link to autism
Dec 05, 2014
The common chemotherapy drug topotecan disrupts a gene integral for neuron communication, though the effects are reversible. The research also homes in on an underlying cause of autism. Read More
New cause of child brain tumor condition identified
Dec 05, 2014
Gorlin syndrome causes an increased risk of developing cancers of the skin and, rarely, in the brain. Around 1 in 30,000 people has the condition. Read More
Prolaris for prostate cancer could save healthcare system $6 billion over 10 years
Dec 05, 2014
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) has announced that clinical data from three studies with Prolaris in prostate cancer patients were highlighted at the 2014 Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)... Read More
Calls for cigarette packs to display 'lesser known' warnings with high emotional impact - including the threat of blindness
Dec 05, 2014
Smokers are becoming de-sensitised to a repetitive use of the same graphic health warnings on cigarette packs - according to researchers presenting at the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting. Read More
Smoking linked to loss of Y chromosome in males
Dec 05, 2014
Researchers have found an association between smoking and the loss of the Y chromosome in men’s blood cells, with this loss previously linked with the development of cancer. Read More
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