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Kadcyla: NICE disappointed by manufacturer's decision
Aug 11, 2014
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is very disappointed that Roche, the manufacturer of Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) has decided not to offer its new treatment at a... Read More
Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical activity
Aug 11, 2014
Postmenopausal women who in the past four years had undertaken regular physical activity equivalent to at least four hours of walking per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared... Read More
Scientists unlock key to blood vessel formation
Aug 11, 2014
Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered a gene that plays a vital role in blood vessel formation, research which adds to our knowledge of how early life develops. Read More
High risk of leukemia in Down syndrome: behind the scenes of genetics
Aug 11, 2014
Children affected by trisomy 21 (or Down syndrome) are 50 to 500 times more likely to develop leukemia than other children. Read More
How cancer spreads and recurs may be resolved by cell mechanics
Aug 11, 2014
Cancer cells that break away from tumors to go looking for a new home may prefer to settle into a soft bed, according to new findings from researchers at the University of Illinois. Read More
Understanding stem cell behavior of the human bowel could lead to preventive measures for bowel cancer
Aug 11, 2014
For the first time, scientists have uncovered new information on how stem cells in the human bowel behave, revealing vital clues about the earliest stages in bowel cancer development and how we may... Read More
Decline in US lung cancer rates, varying by race, gender, age
Aug 11, 2014
Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have found that lung cancer incidence rates are falling in the US, varying between different demographic groups and cancer subtypes. Read More
Key piece discovered in cancer cell survival puzzle
Aug 11, 2014
An international team led by Eric A. Hendrickson of the University of Minnesota and Duncan Baird of Cardiff University has solved a key mystery in cancer research: What allows some malignant cells to... Read More
Microfluidic technology used to probe human brain development: holds promise for stem cell and cancer research
Aug 11, 2014
UC San Francisco researchers have identified cells' unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have... Read More
A new approach to classifying tumors
Aug 11, 2014
Researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) have analyzed more than 3500 tumors on multiple genomic technology platforms, revealing a new approach to classifying cancers. Read More
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