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Early diagnosis and detection rates of skin cancer boosted by pioneering digital application
Sep 11, 2014
The early diagnosis and detection rates of skin cancer has been boosted by a pioneering digital application developed at the University of Edinburgh which trains the medical profession to... Read More
Researchers unlock the genetic code of cancer-causing liver fluke parasite
Sep 11, 2014
An international team of scientists from Singapore, Thailand, China and Australia has cracked the genetic code of the liver fluke parasite, Opisthorchis viverrini, using a unique DNA analysis... Read More
Olaparib tablet safe in pretreated ovarian cancer patients
Sep 11, 2014
An oral tablet form of a PARP inhibitor, olaparib, given in combination with chemotherapy, was safe in heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients, and patients with BRCA mutations may have a better... Read More
DNA sequence of Ashkenazi Jews mapped
Sep 11, 2014
First DNA sequence dataset of complete Ashkenazi genomes supports targeted personalized medicine, aids disease research across populations, and reveals Jewish and European origins. Read More
New application of surgical aid used by bone cancer surgical team
Sep 11, 2014
An ortho-oncology team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center successfully adapted a shoulder surgical aid (the Spider Limb Positioner) to conduct a left hip disarticulation on a melanoma... Read More
Leukemia patients to benefit from novel cancer drug
Sep 11, 2014
Results of a Phase I clinical trial showed that a new drug targeting mitochondrial function in human cancer cells was safe and showed some efficacy. Read More
Memory loss more common in people with blood type AB
Sep 10, 2014
Researchers have found that although people with blood type AB only make up 4% of the US population, those with this blood type are 82% more likely to develop memory problems. Read More
AACR issues policy statement to urge FDA to provide oversight of high risk laboratory developed tests to protect patient safety and product innovation
Sep 10, 2014
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) issued a policy statement Tuesday, Sept. Read More
Using immunotoxins to kill colon cancer
Sep 10, 2014
These days, cancer researchers aim to design targeted and specific therapy - those that kill cancer but spare the surrounding tissue. Read More
New guidelines that favor watchful waiting in prostate cancer may not be suitable for African Americans
Sep 10, 2014
There is an active controversy among oncologists about when to treat prostate cancer patients, with some suggesting that the word "cancer" be removed from the description of low grade disease, in... Read More
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