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Immunogenic mutations predicted from tumor genomes correlate with increased patient survival
Apr 29, 2014
Developing immunotherapies for cancer is challenging because of significant variability among tumors and diversity in human immune types. Read More
Poor quality of life doesn't predict low survival rates in high-risk lung cancer patients undergoing surgery
Apr 29, 2014
Quality of life (QOL) is rarely reported in surgical publications, yet it can be an important metric that can be of use to physicians and patients when making treatment decisions. Read More
Major lung resection safer than ever, especially at the busiest hospitals
Apr 29, 2014
A major new study using data from the National Cancer Data Base details the impact of annual hospital volume on 30- and 90-day mortality rates. Read More
Researchers identify potential new strategy to treat ovarian cancer
Apr 29, 2014
Scientists studying cancerous tumour tissues in a laboratory believe they have identified a potential new strategy to treat ovarian cancer - which affects around 7,000 women in the UK each year. Read More
Two breath compounds could be associated with larynx cancer
Apr 29, 2014
Researchers at the Rey Juan Carlos University and the Alcorcón Hospital (Madrid) have compared the volatile substances exhaled by eleven people with cancer of larynx, with those of another twenty... Read More
Key regulator discovered in the pacemakers of the brain and heart
Apr 29, 2014
Biologists have discovered how an outer shield over T-type channels change the electrochemical signaling of heart and brain cells. Read More
Discovery may lead to development of a method for early detection of cancer cells
Apr 29, 2014
A research team lead by Academy Professor Kari Rissanen at the University of Jyvaskyla has discovered a new water-soluble fluorescent detection system that is extremely sensitive to pyrophosphate... Read More
Promising new approach targets cancer protein to slow tumor growth
Apr 29, 2014
Sometimes a full-on assault isn't the best approach when dealing with a powerful enemy. Read More
CPX-351 treatment leads to higher chances of remission compared to standard options in acute myeloid leukemia
Apr 29, 2014
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say clinical trials for a new experimental drug to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are very promising. Read More
Patient-focused enhanced recovery approach for colorectal surgery
Apr 29, 2014
Changes in managing patients before, during and after colorectal surgery cut hospital stays by two days and reduced readmission rates, according to researchers who led a study of the approach at Duke... Read More
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