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Call for more awareness of sexual dysfunction in lung cancer patients
Mar 28, 2014
Many lung cancer patients suffer difficulties with sexual expression and intimacy, yet for too long the topic has been ignored by doctors and researchers, experts have said at the 4th European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC). Read More
Time, trust and transparency keys to minority biospecimen collection
Mar 28, 2014
Blood and tumor specimen collection from cancer patients is critical to research into new, more personally targeted therapies. But biospecimen collection among diverse populations lags far behind that of whites. Read More
U.S. invasive cancer rates slightly down from 2009 to 2010
Mar 28, 2014
Rates of invasive cancer cases among U.S. men and women dropped slightly from 459 per 100,000 persons in 2009 to 446 per 100,000 persons in 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The highest rates were for prostate, female breast, lung and bronchus, and colon and rectum cancers, which together accounted for half of all cancer cases in the United States. Read More
Biologics do not increase cancer risk for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mar 28, 2014
New research suggests that biological therapies (biologics) do not increase the risk of recurrent cancer compared to conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The study, which will be presented at Rheumatology 2014, analysed data from almost 19,000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Read More
Kif15: The acrobatic motor protein that could pave the way for new cancer therapies
Mar 28, 2014
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have shown for the first time how a protein motor, Kif15, uses acrobatic flexibility to navigate within the mitotic spindle. Understanding how it works could prove vital for the development of targeted cancer therapies. Read More
New era of lung cancer treatment heralded by immunotherapy data
Mar 28, 2014
A new era of lung cancer therapy is close to dawning, using drugs that can prevent tumour cells from evading the immune system, experts have said at the 4th European Lung Cancer Congress. Read More
Health concerns swirl around electronic cigarettes
Mar 28, 2014
With sales of electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes," on the rise and expected to hit $1.5 billion this year, concerns over potential health risks of using the trendy devices are also gaining momentum and political clout. Read More
The acrobatic motor protein Kif15 could pave the way for new cancer therapies
Mar 28, 2014
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have shown for the first time how a protein motor, Kif15, uses acrobatic flexibility to navigate within the mitotic spindle. Understanding how it works could prove vital for the development of targeted cancer therapies. Read More
Improved prediction of survival after chemo for liver tumors offered by 3-D MRI scans
Mar 28, 2014
In a series of studies involving 140 American men and women with liver tumors, researchers at Johns Hopkins have used specialized 3-D MRI scans to precisely measure living and dying tumor tissue to quickly show whether highly toxic chemotherapy - delivered directly through a tumor's blood supply - is working. Read More
Neighboring cells alerted to protect themselves by dying cells in fruit fly
Mar 28, 2014
Cells usually self-destruct when irreparable glitches occur in their DNA. Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, helps insure that cells with damaged DNA do not grow and replicate to produce more mutated cells. Apoptosis thereby helps protect and insure the survival of the organism.At the GSA Drosophila Research Conference, TinTin Su, Ph.D. Read More
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