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Palliative chemotherapy: harms and benefits weighed in new study
Mar 05, 2014
Palliative chemotherapy is treatment designed for terminal cancer patients to prolong survival and ease symptoms but not cure disease. Now, researchers have found that the therapy comes with certain harms, which they say need to be addressed. Read More
HPV vaccination 'provides significant cervical protection,' review finds
Mar 05, 2014
After analyzing data from the first human papillomavirus vaccination program in Australia, researchers have found that the vaccine offers significant protection against cervical abnormalities. This is according to a study published in the BMJ. Read More
Carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells
Mar 05, 2014
Researchers at New York University and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that carbohydrates serve as identifiers for cancer cells. Read More
Anti-coagulant treatment for atrial fibrillation does not worsen outcomes for patients with kidney disease
Mar 04, 2014
Although some research has suggested that the use of the anticoagulant warfarin for atrial fibrillation among patients with chronic kidney disease would increase the risk of death or stroke, a study that included more than 24,000 patients found a lower l-year risk of the combined outcomes of death, heart attack or stroke without a higher risk of bleeding, according to a study in JAMA. Read More
Anti-coagulant treatment for atrial fibrillation does not worsen outcomes for patients with kidney disease
Mar 04, 2014
Although some research has suggested that the use of the anticoagulant warfarin for atrial fibrillation among patients with chronic kidney disease would increase the risk of death or stroke, a study that included more than 24,000 patients found a lower l-year risk of the combined outcomes of death, heart attack or stroke without a higher risk of bleeding, according to a study in JAMA. Read More
Yoga 'improves quality of life' for breast cancer patients
Mar 04, 2014
Radiation therapy is one of the main treatments for cancer, and one of the most common side effects of the treatment is fatigue. But new research from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that for breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, yoga may combat this side effect by regulating stress hormones, improving quality of life beyond treatment. Read More
Yoga 'improves quality of life' for breast cancer patients
Mar 04, 2014
Radiation therapy is one of the main treatments for cancer, and one of the most common side effects of the treatment is fatigue. But new research from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that for breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, yoga may combat this side effect by regulating stress hormones, improving quality of life beyond treatment. Read More
Gut microbes may play a role in colorectal cancer
Mar 04, 2014
New research from the US suggests an individual's particular mix of gut microbes may help the development of colorectal cancer tumors by interacting with genes and inflammatory responses.Colorectal cancer happens because healthy cells in the gut start to behave oddly following changes or mutations in their genes. Read More
Gut microbes may play a role in colorectal cancer
Mar 04, 2014
New research from the US suggests an individual's particular mix of gut microbes may help the development of colorectal cancer tumors by interacting with genes and inflammatory responses.Colorectal cancer happens because healthy cells in the gut start to behave oddly following changes or mutations in their genes. Read More
Homing in on cancer with a comprehensive measurement method
Mar 04, 2014
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Switzerland. There are many reasons why in the era of cutting-edge medicine it is still difficult to cure this disease. A tumour may, for instance, consist of different tumour cell subpopulations, each of which has its own profile and responds differently to therapy - or not. Read More
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