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The value of epigenetic test for markers of prostate cancer
Jun 01, 2014
A multicenter team of researchers report that a commercial test designed to rule out the presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer may be accurate enough to exclude the need for repeat... Read More
Concern about surgical 'margins' for acral melanoma tumors that target darker skins of Asians, African-Americans and Hispanics
Jun 01, 2014
A rare type of melanoma that disproportionately attacks the palms and soles and under the nails of Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics, who all generally have darker skins, and is not caused... Read More
Two gene mutations cause melanoma of the eye
Jun 01, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a therapeutic target for treating the most common form of eye cancer in adults. Read More
New drug regimen 'reduces early menopause risk' for breast cancer patients
Jun 01, 2014
Researchers find that adding a drug called goserelin to chemotherapy treatment could reduce risk of early menopause and infertility for breast cancer patients. Read More
New mechanism explaining how cancer cells spread highlighted by international collaboration
May 31, 2014
UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have identified a protein critical to the spread of deadly cancer cells and determined how it works, paving the way for potential use in diagnosis... Read More
Educational and behavioral program to reduce lymphedema risk
May 31, 2014
The study, designed to promote lymph flow and optimize body mass index (BMI) after breast cancer surgery, saw a 97% success rate for patients in the program one year after surgery. Read More
Injected 'nanodaisies' deliver drug cocktail to cancer cells
May 31, 2014
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed daisy-shaped, nanoscale structures that are made predominantly of anti-cancer drugs and are capable of introducing a "cocktail" of multiple drugs... Read More
Researchers investigate cancer-fighting properties of mango
May 30, 2014
In addition to being one of the most important tropical fruits consumed worldwide, recent studies by researchers at the Institute for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation at Texas A&M University... Read More
Major discovery on the mechanism of drug resistance in leukemia and other cancers
May 30, 2014
A mechanism that enables the development of resistance to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) anticancer drugs, thereby leading to relapse, has been identified by Kathy Borden of the University of... Read More
Artificial lung the size of a sugar cube may completely replace animal testing
May 30, 2014
What medications can be used to treat lung cancer, and how effective are they? Until now, drug companies have had to rely on animal testing to find out. Read More
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