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Sun's UV radiation rendered harmless by skin pigment
Sep 30, 2014
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and other institutions have worked out how the pigment of the skin manages to protect the body from the sun's dangerous UV rays. Read More
Cancer survivors excluded from lung cancer clinical trials
Sep 30, 2014
Lung cancer clinical trials exclude a substantial proportion of patients due to a history of prior cancer, as shown in an analysis by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Read More
Scan may identify lung cancer patients who will benefit from folate-targeted drug
Sep 30, 2014
Study using thymidylate synthase as a predictive and prospective biomarker; Report on a trial with a drug that targets the folate receptorMeasuring the expression levels of an enzyme involved in... Read More
Crizotinib treatment led to significant tumor shrinkage in 72 percent of ROS1-positive lung cancer patients
Sep 30, 2014
Treatment with the targeted therapy drug crizotinib effectively halts the growth of lung tumors driven by rearrangements of the ROS1 gene. Read More
Sun's UV radiation rendered harmless by skin pigment
Sep 30, 2014
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and other institutions have worked out how the pigment of the skin manages to protect the body from the sun's dangerous UV rays. Read More
Cancer survivors excluded from lung cancer clinical trials
Sep 30, 2014
Lung cancer clinical trials exclude a substantial proportion of patients due to a history of prior cancer, as shown in an analysis by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Read More
Survey reveals emotional exhaustion affects many cancer specialists
Sep 30, 2014
Across Europe, more than 70% of young cancer specialists are showing signs of burnout, the largest survey of its kind has revealed. Read More
Potent new cancer drugs likely with new protein 'map'
Sep 30, 2014
Imperial chemists have gained fresh insights into how a disease-causing enzyme makes changes to proteins and how it can be stopped. Read More
What are the top 10 leading causes of death in the US?
Sep 30, 2014
The leading top 10 causes of death in the US account for nearly 75% of all deaths in the country. How many of these causes could be prevented and how? MNT takes a look. Read More
Helping breast cancer patients make choices about reconstruction
Sep 30, 2014
Information plus patient preferences can help in sorting through reconstruction options, according to plastic and reconstructive surgeryDecision analysis techniques can help surgeons and patients... Read More
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