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New 3-D colonoscopy eases detection of precancerous lesions
Aug 02, 2013
MIT researchers have developed a new endoscopy technology that could make it easier for doctors to detect precancerous lesions in the colon. Early detection of such lesions has been shown to reduce death rates from colorectal cancer, which kills about 50,000 people per year in the United States... Read More
New target for the fight against cancer and diseases as a result of excessive blood vessel formation
Aug 01, 2013
New blood vessel formation (angiogenesis) stimulates the growth of cancer and other diseases. Anti-angiogenic inhibitors slow down cancer growth by disrupting the blood supply to the tumor. To date, the success of these treatments is limited by resistance, poor efficiency and harmful side effects... Read More
Better prospects for metastatic cancer survival - mouse study
Aug 01, 2013
Researchers have found a way to preserve gut health in mice that have been given very high doses of chemoradiotherapy. They say if the same works in humans, it could be a huge step towards treatments that eradicate metastatic cancer... Read More
Researchers uncover how SMIP004 kills prostate cancer cells
Aug 01, 2013
One major hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to survive under stressful conditions. A new study spearheaded by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute reveals how a promising anticancer compound called SMIP004 specifically kills prostate cancer cells by compromising their ability to withstand environmental stress... Read More
Some women with abnormal breast lesions may avoid surgery
Aug 01, 2013
Surgery is not always necessary for women with a type of breast tissue abnormality associated with a higher risk of cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said that periodic imaging and clinical exam are effective in these patients when radiology and pathology findings are benign and concordant, or in agreement... Read More
Tomosynthesis reduces breast cancer screening recall rate
Aug 01, 2013
Digital tomosynthesis is an effective tool for reducing the recall rate in breast cancer screening, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Digital mammography is the gold standard for breast cancer screening, but may yield suspicious findings that turn out not to be cancer... Read More
Reprogramming patients' cells offers powerful new tool for studying, treating blood diseases
Aug 01, 2013
CHOP researchers advance stem cell studies in a childhood leukemia and diamond blackfan anemia First produced only in the past decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are capable of developing into many or even all human cell types... Read More
Report describes malignant melanoma that developed on a pigmented skin lesion within a tattoo underlying laser removal
Jul 31, 2013
A case report from Germany describes a young man who developed malignant melanoma on a pre-existing nevus (skin lesion known as a mole or birthmark) within a tattoo during and between the phases of laser tattoo removal, according to a report by Laura Pohl, M.D., of Laserklinik Karlsruhe, Germany, and colleagues... Read More
Nonsentinel lymph node positivity appears to be significant prognostic factor in patients with melanoma
Jul 31, 2013
Nonsentinel lymph node (NSLN) positivity appears to be a significant prognostic factor in patients with stage III melanoma, according to a study by Anna M. Leung M.D., of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, and colleagues... Read More
Saliva study of cell phone effects
Jul 31, 2013
Frequent cell phone use may be linked to cancer, suggests a study from researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Dr. Yaniv Hamzany... Read More
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