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Prostate cancer controlled for 10 years by robot-assisted surgery
Jul 21, 2014
Robot-assisted surgery to remove cancerous prostate glands is effective in controlling the disease for 10 years, according to a new study led by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. Read More
Structure of protein vital to cancer development is mapped
Jul 21, 2014
‘One of the most important and most complicated’ proteins in nature has been mapped by scientists, who say that they can use this knowledge to greatly further cancer research. Read More
Researching cancer's 'footprint' on our evolution
Jul 21, 2014
Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses are preserved in the genomes of 38 mammal species. Read More
Could cat feces help cure cancer?
Jul 20, 2014
A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, finds that a parasite commonly found in cat feces - Toxoplasma gondii - holds promise for a vaccine against cancer. Read More
Naloxegol being tested to counteract constipation caused by opioid painkillers
Jul 20, 2014
Opioids - strong morphine-based painkillers - are widely prescribed to patients experiencing chronic severe pain. Read More
Bexarotene's effect on Alzheimer's may depend on severity of disease
Jul 20, 2014
A cancer drug that has shown promise against Alzheimer's disease in mice and has begun early clinical trials has yielded perplexing results in a novel mouse model of AD that mimics the genetics and... Read More
Disease management programme is largely consistent with guidelines for breast cancer
Jul 20, 2014
Current guidelines are more detailed regarding some aspects of treatmentThe German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has published the results of a literature search for... Read More
Trapping malaria parasite in its protective chamber inside red blood cells
Jul 19, 2014
Scientists may be able to entomb the malaria parasite in a prison of its own making, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report in Nature. Read More
IBA receives FDA approval of its new compact gantry clearing the way for Proteus®ONE
Jul 18, 2014
IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA), the world's leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer, announces that it has received Marketing Authorization from the U.S. Read More
Keeping the heart in breast cancer treatment
Jul 18, 2014
Breast cancer awareness campaigns stress the importance of "saving the breasts" - but what about saving the heart? Read More
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