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Anxiety over false-positive mammogram results is 'only temporary'
Apr 23, 2014
The anxiety that comes with receiving a false-positive mammogram result is only temporary, researchers say, and it actually makes women more likely to undergo screening in future. Read More
Stigma and related emotional effects experienced by lung cancer patients
Apr 23, 2014
It's not uncommon these days to find a colored ribbon representing a disease. A pink ribbon is well known to signify breast cancer. But what color ribbon does one think of with lung cancer? Read More
Living devices may selectively kill cancer cells without disrupting healthy cells
Apr 23, 2014
A Northwestern synthetic biology team has created a new technology for modifying human cells to create programmable therapeutics that could travel the body and selectively target cancer and other... Read More
Advanced abdominal cancer: 20 years of data shows treatment technique improvement
Apr 23, 2014
Meaningful long-term survival is possible for selected patients suffering from advanced cancer of the abdomen when treated with cytoreductive surgery with Hyperthermic IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy... Read More
How peripheral pain occurs in nerves suggests new targets for pain relief
Apr 23, 2014
Scientists have identified new pain relief targets that could be used to provide relief from chemotherapy-induced pain. Read More
'Anxiety over false-positive mammogram results is temporary'
Apr 23, 2014
The anxiety that comes with receiving a false-positive mammogram result is only temporary, researchers say, and it actually makes women more likely to undergo screening in future. Read More
Chronic prostate inflammation tied to nearly double risk of prostate cancer
Apr 22, 2014
Chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue is linked to nearly double the risk of having prostate cancer, and high-grade prostate cancer in particular. Read More
Volasertib, Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational oncology compound, is granted Orphan Drug Designation for acute myeloid leukemia in the U.S. and EU
Apr 22, 2014
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Commission (EC) have granted Orphan Drug Designation to volasertib for acute... Read More
Combination microbicide gel can prevent multiple virus transmission in vagina/rectum in animal model
Apr 22, 2014
Population Council scientists and their partners have found that their proprietary microbicide gel is safe, stable, and can prevent the transmission of multiple sexually transmitted infections (STIs)... Read More
Non-stem cells may naturally replace lost stem cells; findings have implications for understanding cancer
Apr 22, 2014
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered an unexpected phenomenon in the organs that produce sperm in fruit flies: When a certain kind of stem cell is killed off experimentally, another group of... Read More
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