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Urine Test Shows Prostate Cancer Risk, U-M Study Finds
Aug 04, 2011
A new urine test can help aid early detection of and treatment decisions about prostate cancer, a study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology finds... Read More
Making The Outdoors Safer In America
Aug 04, 2011
In an effort to encourage communities across the country to protect themselves from the sun and prevent skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) today announced that it has awarded grants for the purchase of shade structures to New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and 33 other organizations... Read More
Researchers Develop Reliable, Accurate Blood Test For Alzheimer's
Aug 04, 2011
Scientists from Durin Technologies, Inc., and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine have developed a blood test that uses human protein microarrays to detect the presence of specific antibodies in the blood that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with unprecedented accuracy... Read More
Pilot Study Suggests New Approach To Treat Preeclampsia
Aug 04, 2011
A novel therapy that reduces elevated blood levels of a potentially toxic protein in women with preeclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy, may someday address the therapeutic dilemma posed by the condition - balancing life-threatening risks to the mother with the dangers that early delivery poses to an immature fetus... Read More
ALK Rearrangement In Lung Cancer Patients Detected By Inexpensive Method
Aug 04, 2011
A relatively simple and inexpensive method may be used to determine whether a lung cancer patient is a candidate for crizotinib therapy, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)... Read More
Fewer Colon Polyps Detected When Diet Includes Cooked Green Vegetables, Dried Fruit, Legumes, And Brown Rice
Aug 04, 2011
Eating legumes at least three times a week and brown rice at least once a week was linked to a reduced risk of colon polyps by 33 percent and 40 percent respectively, according to Loma Linda University research recently published in Nutrition and Cancer. High consumption of cooked green vegetables and dried fruit was also associated with greater protection, the study shows... Read More
ACR And SBI Respond To BMJ Article Saying Breast Cancer Screenings Make No Difference To Death Rates
Aug 03, 2011
The ACR (American College of Radiology) and SBI (Society of Breast Imaging) have responded to what they describe as a controversial study published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) which claims that falling breast cancer death rates have little to do with mammography screening... Read More
Falling Breast Cancer Death Rates Not Due To Screening, More To Do With Treatments And Health Systems
Aug 03, 2011
Breast cancer death rates have dropped over the last few years in Europe, however, researchers from France, Norway and the UK say this is due to better treatment and health systems rather than breast cancer screening. In an article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal), the authors wrote that ".... Read More
Evaluating Shorter And Safer Prostate Cancer Treatment With Targeted Radiation
Aug 03, 2011
Michigan Principal Investigator Daniel A. Hamstra, Ph.D., M.D., assistant professor of the Department of Radiation Oncology and 10 co-researchers are currently conducting the first multi-institutional study, evaluating a new form of radiation treatment for prostate cancer coupled with sophisticated real-time tumor tracking, at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor... Read More
Effective Screen For Lower GI Tract Lesions: Noninvasive Fecal Occult Blood Test
Aug 03, 2011
The immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, confirms a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The immunochemical fecal occult blood test is a useful noninvasive tool to screen for bleeding without symptoms in the lower GI tract... Read More
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