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Radiation therapy best practices and quality standards
Jul 30, 2014
A two-step decision tree analysis, incorporating Donabedian's model, is a feasible process to evaluate and distill the many available quality standards, guidelines, recommendations and indicators in... Read More
Genetic mutations linked to salivary gland tumors
Jul 30, 2014
Research conducted at the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered links between a set of genes known to promote tumor growth and mucoepidermoid carcinoma, an oral... Read More
Reducing nicotine in tobacco products could lead to an increase in DNA damage
Jul 30, 2014
A new in vitro study has revealed that nicotine and cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, can potentially inhibit DNA damage caused by a certain carcinogen in smoke. Read More
'Five portions of fruit and veg a day are enough'
Jul 30, 2014
A new study has found that five portions of fruits and vegetables a day is the optimum amount for lowering the risk of death from all causes, conflicting with previous research. Read More
Childhood cancer survivors may avoid metabolic syndrome by following a healthy lifestyle
Jul 30, 2014
A new study has found that following a healthy lifestyle may lower childhood cancer survivors' risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. Read More
Cancer cells allowed to divide even when oxygen-starved by cell's recycling center
Jul 30, 2014
Most cells do not divide unless there is enough oxygen present to support their offspring, but certain cancer cells and other cell types circumvent this rule. Read More
Some cancer cells are characterized by both high sugar intake and high mobility
Jul 30, 2014
Cancer cells are gluttons. We have long known that they monopolize large amounts of sugar. Read More
New test for thyroid cancer increases odds of correct surgery
Jul 30, 2014
The routine use of a molecular testing panel developed at UPMC greatly increases the likelihood of performing the correct initial surgery for patients with thyroid nodules and cancer, report... Read More
Identifying and curbing surgical risk
Jul 30, 2014
Surgical patients who are placed in contact isolation after their operations are at a particularly high risk for developing life-threatening blood clots, but ensuring they move around has helped curb... Read More
Could a 'universal' blood test for cancer be on the horizon?
Jul 29, 2014
A simple blood test has been developed by researchers in the UK that could identify which patients have cancers such as melanoma, colon cancer and lung cancer. Read More
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