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New Risk Score Spots Patients At High Risk Of Serious Blood Clots
Aug 18, 2011
A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots who might need preventative treatment, according to a study published on bmj.com. The tool, which can be found at www.qthrombosis... Read More
Five "Mutants" Linked To Prostate Cancer Equals Genetic Breakthrough
Aug 18, 2011
In the process to finally unravel the mysteries of prostate cancer and even develop a blood test that can help doctors plan treatment options in the early stages, five new gene variants, or mutations have been linked to the aggressive and deadly disease. Meet LEPR, CRY1, RNASEL, IL4 and ARVCF... Read More
Vitamin D Confirmed As A Protective Agent Against The Advance Of Colon Cancer
Aug 18, 2011
The indication that vitamin D and its derivatives have a protective effect against various types of cancer is not new. In the field of colon cancer, numerous experimental and epidemiological studies show that vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol) and some of its derivatives inhibit the growth of cancerous cells... Read More
Radioactive Iodine Being Used More To Treat Thyroid Cancer
Aug 18, 2011
According to a study in the August 17 issue of JAMA, despite uncertainty about the appropriate use of radioactive iodine after surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer, its use has increased between 1990 and 2008 among patients with all tumor sizes and there was wide variation in use of this treatment among hospitals... Read More
Research Scientists Expand Knowledge Of Cell Process Involved In Many Diseases
Aug 18, 2011
As part of a joint research effort with the University of Michigan, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time defined the structure of one of the cell's most basic engines, which is required for cell growth, as it assembles from its components... Read More
Hereditary Cancer Risk
Aug 18, 2011
Medical researchers have discovered a new type of mechanism causing cancer susceptibility, showing that tiny changes in some anti-cancer genes can act as magnets to attract modifying "biochemical tags", effectively switching them off and predisposing families to an increased risk of the disease. The study and its findings are reported in the leading international journal Cancer Cell... Read More
Why Some Breast Cancers Develop And Recur May Be Explained By Malignant Stem Cells
Aug 18, 2011
Mutations that are found in stem cells could be causing some breast cancers to develop and may be the reason the disease recurs. These abnormal cells are likely controlling cell functions in the tumor and, given they are not targeted by chemotherapy and radiation, they enable the disease to recur... Read More
Contributors To High Incidence Of Breast Cancer In African-American Women Identified
Aug 18, 2011
Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women have a disproportionately higher risk of developing more aggressive and difficult-to-treat breast cancers, specifically estrogen and progesterone receptor negative (ER-/PR-) cancers... Read More
Improved Chances Of Survival For Certain Cancer-Risk Patients Made Possible By New Process
Aug 17, 2011
Thanks to a new study conducted by the Intermountain Clinical Genetics Institute at LDS Hospital, people living in Utah, who are at risk for certain forms of colon and other cancer types may soon have better chances of survival or even avoiding the diseases. The study is published in the August edition of the American Journal of Managed Care... Read More
New Effective And Significantly Less Costly Process May Save Lives Of Lynch Syndrome Patients
Aug 17, 2011
People who are at risk for a certain form of colon and other types of cancer may soon have a better chance at surviving or even avoiding the diseases, thanks to a new study done by the Intermountain Clinical Genetics Institute at LDS Hospital... Read More
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