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Young women most at risk least likely to be offered HPV jab
Mar 18, 2014
Young women who are most at risk of developing cervical cancer are the least likely to be offered the protective HPV jab and to complete the full course when they are, reveals research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. Read More
Discovery of gene family that suppress prostate cancer
Mar 18, 2014
Cornell researchers report they have discovered direct genetic evidence that a family of genes, called MicroRNA-34 (miR-34), are bona fide tumor suppressors.The study is published in the journal Cell Reports.Previous research at Cornell and elsewhere has shown that another gene, called p53, acts to positively regulate miR-34. Mutations of p53 have been implicated in half of all cancers. Read More
Thirdhand smoke 'damages DNA and may cause cancer'
Mar 17, 2014
Evidence presented at the 247th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society warns that thirdhand smoke damages DNA, attaching to it in a way that may result in cancer. Read More
Colon cancer rates decreasing among older Americans
Mar 17, 2014
According to a new report from the American Cancer Society, rates of colorectal cancer - commonly called colon cancer - are decreasing steeply among older people in the US because of increasing use of colonoscopy screening, which can detect and remove precancerous growths. Read More
Europe is falling behind America in the fight against colorectal cancer due to low screening uptake say experts
Mar 17, 2014
Annual incidence of Europe's second most lethal cancer killer is predicted to rise by12% by 2020[1] warns Europe's largest body of gastroenterology experts, United European Gastroenterology (UEG). Colorectal cancer is estimated to claim the lives of 214,675[2] adults in Europe and is expected to affect 502,000 Europeans a year by 2020[1]. Read More
Smartphone gamers decode half a year of Cancer Research UK's genetic data in one month
Mar 17, 2014
In one month 'citizen scientists' have analysed DNA data that would have taken a scientist six months* to analyse by eye by playing Cancer Research UK's new smartphone game Play to Cure: Genes in Space. If this amount of DNA - tightly-coiled strings of genetic information - was unravelled it would stretch across 40 miles, or (65 km)**. Read More
Cancer therapy may be too targeted: Genetic landscape of rare cancer acts as a guide for future clinical trials
Mar 17, 2014
Targeted therapies seem to be the future of cancer treatment, but can they be too narrowly focused? In a study published in Nature Genetics, scientists have found that for a rare cancer of the blood vessel where several mutations can underlie the disease, many different parts of the pathway can be disrupted. Read More
A versatile mouse that can teach us about many diseases and drugs
Mar 17, 2014
Scientists from the UK and Australia have created a mouse that expresses a fluorescing 'biosensor' in every cell of its body, allowing diseased cells and drugs to be tracked and evaluated in real time and in three dimensions.This biosensor mimics the action of a target molecule, in this case a protein known as 'Rac', which drives cell movement in many types of cancer. Read More
Decline seen in prostate specific antigen screening after 2012 USPSTF recommendations
Mar 17, 2014
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have assessed the impact of the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations against routine prostate specific antigen (PSA) cancer screenings, which cited evidence that the risks of screening outweigh the benefits. Read More
New approach to chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment developed
Mar 17, 2014
Dartmouth researchers have developed a novel and unique approach to treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a form of blood cancer that often requires repeated chemotherapy treatments to which it grows resistant. The researchers, led by Alexey V. Read More
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