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Patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy should be counseled to improve mental and emotional well-being
Jan 27, 2014
A new study published in The Journal of Urology® reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional well-being during treatment, although there was no meaningful decline in emotional quality of life two years after treatment. Read More
The scent of cancer
Jan 27, 2014
A research unit in an international cooperation project, led by the Konstanz-based neurobiologist and zoologist Professor Dr. Giovanni Galizia, has been the first to demonstrate that fruit flies are able to distinguish cancer cells from healthy cells via their olfactory sense. Read More
Simple protein test could improve prediction of survival rates for patients with head and neck cancer
Jan 27, 2014
Scientists from The University of Manchester - part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre - used a simple protein test that could prove more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head-and-neck cancer compared to existing methods. The team, funded by Cancer Research UK, believe the test could allow doctors to choose more appropriate and tailored treatments. Read More
When undergoing androgen deprivation therapy, prostate cancer patients should be counseled to improve mental and emotional well-being
Jan 27, 2014
A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional well-being during treatment, although there was no meaningful decline in emotional quality of life two years after treatment. Read More
Compound trialed on mice showed a complete halt in spread of metastatic breast tumors
Jan 27, 2014
Researchers at Cardiff University are developing a novel compound known to reverse the spread of malignant breast cancer cells.The vast majority of deaths from cancer result from its progressive spread to vital organs, known as metastasis. In breast cancer up to 12,000 patients a year develop this form of the disease, often several years after initial diagnosis of a breast lump. Read More
Personalized cancer care may be improved by new computer model
Jan 27, 2014
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have developed a mathematical model to predict how a patient's tumor is likely to behave and which of several possible treatments is most likely to be effective. Read More
Radiation beams photographed in the human body through the Cherenkov effect
Jan 27, 2014
A scientific breakthrough may give the field of radiation oncology new tools to increase the precision and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping doctors "see" the powerful beams of a linear accelerator as they enter or exit the body.We don't have X-ray vision. Read More
Scientists aiming to prevent tumor spread
Jan 27, 2014
A team of scientists, led by principal investigator David D. Schlaepfer, PhD, a professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has found that a protein involved in promoting tumor growth and survival is also activated in surrounding blood vessels, enabling cancer cells to spread into the bloodstream. Read More
Scientists aiming to prevent tumor spread
Jan 27, 2014
A team of scientists, led by principal investigator David D. Schlaepfer, PhD, a professor in the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has found that a protein involved in promoting tumor growth and survival is also activated in surrounding blood vessels, enabling cancer cells to spread into the bloodstream. Read More
Music therapy improves coping skills in young cancer patients
Jan 27, 2014
A new study has found that a form of music therapy, which involves writing song lyrics and producing videos, is beneficial in helping young cancer patients develop coping skills.Being diagnosed with and undergoing treatment for cancer can be a very traumatic experience, especially for young people. Read More
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