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Sunscreen alone 'not enough' to protect against melanoma
Jun 15, 2014
New research finds that wearing sunscreen alone does not offer complete protection against DNA-damaging UV radiation, meaning there is still a significant risk of melanoma. Read More
Added benefit for non-pretreated patients still not proven for ipilimumab in advanced melanoma:
Jun 15, 2014
In two addenda, IQWiG conducted an assessment of study data on further comparator therapy and on updated data analysesIn early 2014, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care... Read More
New Journal of Medical Imaging highlights improvements in imaging of retina, brain, breast, more
Jun 15, 2014
The Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI) has launched, with freely accessible articles on new research on earlier and more accurate diagnosis and monitoring of cancer and other diseases, image quality... Read More
Levels of vascular-protective gene, KLF2 boosted by cancer drug
Jun 15, 2014
Case Western Reserve University researchers have discovered that an existing drug used to help cancer patients has the potential to protect thousands of others from the often-deadly impact of... Read More
Immune system selectively disarmed by gum disease bacteria
Jun 14, 2014
The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. Read More
Researchers have confirmed how the body regulates high levels of CO2 in the blood
Jun 14, 2014
In a recently published study in the journal Experimental Physiology, Brazilian researchers have confirmed the importance of a specific group of neurons found in a region of the brain known as the... Read More
Low cholesterol not a good sign for patients with kidney cancer
Jun 13, 2014
A study finds that low blood cholesterol before treatment is tied to more advanced tumor stages and cancer spread in patients with kidney cancer. Read More
US cancer survivors face significant economic burden
Jun 13, 2014
U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... Read More
A wide variety of cancers imaged and treated with new tumor-targeting agent
Jun 13, 2014
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) report that a new class of tumor-targeting agents can seek out and find dozens of solid tumors, even illuminating brain cancer... Read More
Shifts in the composition of the oral microbiome may be promoters or causes of oral cancer
Jun 13, 2014
Each year, approximately 22,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. The five-year survival rate of 40% in the U.S. Read More
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