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High risk of poor Pap tests for female-to-male transgender patients
Jan 17, 2014
Before the introduction of cervical cancer screenings, the disease used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the US. Though it is now the 14th cause of death, new research suggests that compared with female patients, female-to-male transgender patients are much more likely to have inadequate cell samples taken during screening.The research team, led by Dr. Read More
Wikipedia and Cancer Research UK to take cancer information to the next level
Jan 16, 2014
Cancer Research UK is to recruit its very own 'Wikipedian in Residence' to help ensure the free online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has the most up to date and accurate information on cancer. Read More
Lives of older women could be saved by screening for cervical cancer up to age 69
Jan 16, 2014
A study published this week in PLOS Medicine suggests that screening women for cervical cancer beyond age 50 clearly saves lives, and also that there are benefits for women with normal (negative) screening results to continue screening up to the age of 69 years. Read More
Fresh insight into cancer offered by cell division discovery
Jan 16, 2014
New findings on how the cells in our bodies are able to renew themselves could aid our understanding of health disorders, including cancer.Scientists have explained a key part of the process of cell division, by which cells are able to keep our organs functioning properly. Read More
Two types of breast cancer stem cells identified; both necessary to create metastasis
Jan 16, 2014
Breast cancer stem cells exist in two different states and each state plays a role in how cancer spreads, according to an international collaboration of researchers. Their finding sheds new light on the process that makes cancer a deadly disease."The lethal part of cancer is its metastasis so understanding how metastasis occurs is critical," says senior study author Max S. Wicha, M.D. Read More
Multiple sclerosis may increase risk of developing cancer
Jan 16, 2014
Individuals with multiple sclerosis may have an increased risk of developing any type of cancer, with an especially high risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a recent study published in European Journal of Neurology. Because the findings contradict earlier studies, additional research is needed to determine whether a true link exists between multiple sclerosis and cancer. Read More
Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer preserves kidney function
Jan 16, 2014
Patients with chronic kidney disease who received robot-assisted partial nephrectomy to treat kidney cancer have minimal loss of kidney function -- a smaller amount even than patients with normal kidney function, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute.The study, which includes patient data from five U.S. medical centers, is the largest of its kind. Read More
Small molecule BMH-21 shows promise as anti-cancer therapy
Jan 16, 2014
Johns Hopkins scientists say a previously known but little studied chemical compound targets and shuts down a common cancer process. In studies of laboratory-grown human tumor cell lines, the drug disrupted tumor cell division and prevented growth of advanced cancer cells.In a study described in the journal Cancer-Cell, Marikki Laiho, M.D., Ph.D. Read More
Viral microRNAs responsible for causing Kaposi's sarcoma, an AIDS-related cancer
Jan 16, 2014
For the first time, scientists and engineers have identified a critical cancer-causing component in the virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, the most common cancer among HIV-infected people. The discovery lays the foundation for developing drugs that prevent Kaposi's sarcoma and other related cancers. Read More
Small molecule BMH-21 shows promise as anti-cancer therapy
Jan 16, 2014
Johns Hopkins scientists say a previously known but little studied chemical compound targets and shuts down a common cancer process. In studies of laboratory-grown human tumor cell lines, the drug disrupted tumor cell division and prevented growth of advanced cancer cells.In a study described in the journal Cancer-Cell, Marikki Laiho, M.D., Ph.D. Read More
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