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Aggressive prostate cancer driven by two genes working together
May 14, 2014
Two genes work together to drive the most lethal forms of prostate cancer, according to new research from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Read More
Study suggests a form of immune therapy might be effective for multiple myeloma
May 14, 2014
A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Read More
From advanced, incurable lung cancer to early stage, curable lung cancer: second opinion at CU Cancer Center changes diagnosis
May 14, 2014
The Journal of Clinical Oncology reports the case of a woman diagnosed with advanced, incurable lung cancer, whose disease was in fact early stage, curable lung cancer with additional lung lesions... Read More
Potential therapeutic target identified for wound-healing and cancer
May 14, 2014
A Jackson Laboratory research team led by Professor Lenny Shultz, Ph.D., reports that a protein involved in wound healing and tumor growth could be a potential therapeutic target. Read More
Magnetic bacteria developed that, as part of food intake, help to diagnose digestive diseases like stomach cancer
May 14, 2014
Scientists from the University of Granada have successfully created magnetic bacteria that could be added to foodstuffs and could, after ingestion, help diagnose diseases of the digestive system like... Read More
Ethnicity, socioeconomic status and triple negative breast cancer
May 14, 2014
An analysis of a large nationwide dataset finds that regardless of their socioeconomic status, black women were nearly twice as likely as white women to be diagnosed with triple-negative (TN) breast... Read More
Protein's role in preventing growth of heart muscle leading to heart failure
May 14, 2014
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in the Western world, with heart failure representing the fastest-growing subclass over the past decade. Read More
Epigenetic mechanisms distinguishing stem cell function and blood cancer
May 14, 2014
Researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center have published results from a study in Cell Reports that discovers a new mechanism that distinguishes normal blood stem cells from blood cancers. Read More
News from Annals of Family Medicine: May/June 2014
May 14, 2014
Despite Benefits, Many Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Events Not on StatinsMany people at high risk for cardiovascular events, including those with coronary artery disease, diabetes or... Read More
First trial restored under new initiative casts doubt on repeat bowel cancer surgery
May 14, 2014
A trial that remained unpublished for 20 years casts doubt on the survival benefit of repeat ("second look") surgery for bowel cancer. The trial is published in the online journal BMJ Open. Read More
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