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Increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancer in young adults
Jan 31, 2014
A new study reveals an alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults. While the exact cause for this phenomenon is unknown, the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame. Read More
Potential drug targets, similarities to several cancers revealed by TCGA bladder cancer study
Jan 31, 2014
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer, including important genes and pathways that are disrupted in the disease. Read More
Younger women benefit from mammography
Jan 31, 2014
Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have published new findings in the February issue of American Journal of Roentgenology that mammography remains beneficial for women in their 40s. Read More
Breast cancer survival boosted by running
Jan 31, 2014
Previous studies have shown that breast cancer survivors who meet the current exercise recommendations (2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity per week) are at 25% lower risk for dying from breast cancer. New research from the U.S. Read More
Treatment discovered for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinemia, a rare blood cancer
Jan 31, 2014
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a potential new treatment for a rare blood cancer that may also point the way to treating other more common diseases.Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinemia (PNH) is a rare form of cancer characterized by episodic rupture of red blood cells and the danger of blood clots forming in the vascular system. Read More
Immune cell response triggered by vaccine used to treat cervical precancers
Jan 31, 2014
Preliminary results of a small clinical trial show that a vaccine used to treat women with high-grade precancerous cervical lesions triggers an immune cell response within the damaged tissue itself. Read More
Increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancer in young adults
Jan 31, 2014
A new study reveals an alarming increase in oropharyngeal cancers among young adults. While the exact cause for this phenomenon is unknown, the human papillomavirus (HPV) may be to blame. Read More
Treatment decisions significantly modified by Myriad's prolaris for prostate cancer
Jan 31, 2014
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) has announced results from PROCEDE 500, a clinical utility study with its Prolaris test, at the 2014 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, Calif. The study demonstrated the significant clinical value of Prolaris to physicians who are treating men with prostate cancer. Read More
Vodka confirmed as major factor in early death of Russian men
Jan 31, 2014
A large study shows that alcohol - and, in particular, vodka - is responsible for Russia's high and sharply fluctuating death rates. Russia currently has an abnormally high early death rate in men - 25% of all Russian men will die before the age of 55.One of the authors of the new study, Prof. Read More
How an immune molecule makes cancer cells starve
Jan 31, 2014
The name of the Interferon-beta (IFN-β) molecule and the English word "interfere" go back to the same Latin roots. And interfering is exactly what this messenger molecule, whose formation is increased in infections and cancer diseases, does. Consequently, it is often administered therapeutically. Read More
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