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Leading bowel cancer charity launches new endoscopy guide
Aug 09, 2013
Bowel Cancer UK, has launched a new information booklet which will inform and advise patients who have been referred by their GP for either a flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. The guide discusses both procedures and also helps people understand what to expect and what choices they may have... Read More
The genome of aggressive cervical cancer that killed Henrietta Lacks
Aug 09, 2013
A team from the University of Washington has unveiled a comprehensive portrait of the genome of the world's first immortal cell line, known as HeLa... Read More
Loss of microRNA decoy might contribute to development of soft-tissue sarcoma
Aug 09, 2013
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism responsible for the loss of a critical tumor-suppressor gene in rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft-tissue sarcomas, rare cancers that strike mainly children and often respond poorly to treatment. Their cause is largely unknown... Read More
Birthwort herb implicated in upper urinary tract cancers
Aug 09, 2013
Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid, a plant compound contained in herbal remedies used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis, gout and inflammation... Read More
Research could lead to targeted treatment that kills only cancerous cells
Aug 09, 2013
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have identified the key role played by a team of proteins in the process of mitosis. Working out how to control them may give scientists a way to destroy cancerous cells... Read More
Lung cancer risk cut by eating raw garlic
Aug 09, 2013
Eating raw garlic twice a week could potentially halve the risk of developing lung cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research... Read More
The genome of aggressive cervical cancer that killed Henrietta Lacks
Aug 09, 2013
A team from the University of Washington has unveiled a comprehensive portrait of the genome of the world's first immortal cell line, known as HeLa... Read More
Standardizing Guidelines for Penile Cancer Treatment
Aug 09, 2013
Penile cancer is rare, with an average of 1,200 new cases per year in the United States, but it can be debilitating and lethal. Without evidenced-based treatment approaches, outcomes have varied widely. Philippe E. Spiess, M.D... Read More
Research could have important implications for shared-decision making policies in cancer treatment
Aug 09, 2013
A new study of cancer patients indicates that certain patient groups have unmet needs for greater involvement in decisions about their treatment. Cancer patients under 55 and those with some rarer types of cancer want more of a say in the decisions made about their treatment, according to new research being published in the British Journal of Cancer... Read More
Tamoxifen for prevention in high-risk breast cancer
Aug 09, 2013
The global study was led by University of Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study involved about 2,500 women from Europe, North America and Australia who have inherited mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2, the breast cancer susceptibility genes, and who had been diagnosed with breast cancer... Read More
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