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Early detection of childhood eye cancer doesn't always improve survival, prevent eye loss
Mar 20, 2014
For the most common form of childhood eye cancer, unilateral retinoblastoma, shortening the time from the first appearance of symptoms to diagnosis of disease has no bearing on survival or stage of the disease, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with the Hospital Infantil de Mexico. Read More
Using big data to identify triple-negative breast, oropharyngeal, and lung cancers
Mar 20, 2014
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and colleagues used "big data" analytics to predict if a patient is suffering from aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, slower-moving cancers or non-cancerous lesions with 95 percent accuracy. Read More
Pathogenic interactions between platelets and neutrophils are mediated by AKT2
Mar 20, 2014
Pathological interactions between blood cells promote thrombo-inflammatory disease and result in complications such as vaso-occlusion during atherothrombosis, inflammation, and ischemia. Activated platelets, leukocytes and endothelial cells all contribute to the development of vaso-occlusion: though how interactions between these cell types are regulated is poorly understood. Read More
Radiotherapy after mastectomy benefits women with breast cancer that has spread to just a few lymph nodes
Mar 19, 2014
Women whose breast cancer has spread to just a few lymph nodes under their arm are less likely to have their disease recur or to die from it if they have radiotherapy after mastectomy, according to new research to be presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-9) and published in The Lancet. Read More
Health gap between adult survivors of childhood cancer and siblings widens with age
Mar 19, 2014
Adult survivors of childhood cancer face significant health problems as they age and are five times more likely than their siblings to develop new cancers, heart and other serious health conditions beyond the age of 35, according to the latest findings from the world's largest study of childhood cancer survivors. St. Read More
Immunology researchers uncover pathways that direct immune system to turn 'on' or 'off'
Mar 19, 2014
A key discovery explaining how components of the immune system determine whether to activate or to suppress the immune system, made by Kelvin Lee, MD, Professor of Oncology and Co-Leader of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), and colleagues led to published findings being selected as the "Paper of the Week" by the Journal of Biological Chemistry... Read More
Using age to distinguish normal from abnormal blood test results appears to safely exclude lung blood clots in older patients
Mar 19, 2014
Using a patient's age to raise the threshold for an abnormal result of a blood test used to assess patients with a suspected pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lungs) appeared to be safe and led to fewer healthy patients with the diagnosis, according to a study in JAMA. Read More
First guidelines for patients with pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease
Mar 19, 2014
Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) physicians have helped create the first set of clinical guidelines for treating patients with pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease. Read More
Colonoscopy leads to huge reduction in colon cancer incidence in older Americans
Mar 19, 2014
Colon cancer incidence rates have dropped 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 10 years among adults 50 and older due to the widespread uptake of colonoscopy, with the largest decrease in people over age 65. Colonoscopy use has almost tripled among adults ages 50 to 75, from 19 percent in 2000 to 55 percent in 2010. Read More
Dietary restriction and extended lifespan
Mar 19, 2014
A new evolutionary theory in BioEssays claims that consuming a diet very low in nutrients can extend lifespan in laboratory animals, a finding which could hold clues to promoting healthier ageing in humans.Scientists have known for decades that severely restricted food intake reduces the incidence of diseases of old age, such as cancer, and increases lifespan. Read More
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