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Personalized risk calculator for women's cancers
Jul 31, 2013
Researchers have discovered a new way of predicting whether a woman is at risk of cancer of the breast, ovaries, or uterus, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine... Read More
UNMC study to test 'breakthrough' drug in mantle cell lymphoma patients - FDA expected to approve drug in 6 months
Jul 31, 2013
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is involved in testing a drug the Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked towards approval because of its dramatic results in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and other cancers. "This experimental drug, Ibruitinib, is so promising that the FDA gave it fast track designation which rarely happens," said Julie M. Vose, M.D... Read More
Smart Map launch offers new approach in the battle against Britain's biggest cancer killer, UK
Jul 31, 2013
Lung cancer patients can now check they are getting the best care available after the launch of a new interactive online map. Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) announced the launch today of its Lung Cancer Smart Map, which shows patients how treatment in their area compares against government targets... Read More
Saliva from heavy cell phone users shows increased risk factors for cancer
Jul 31, 2013
Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce clear results. Currently, cell phones are classified as carcinogenic category 2b - potentially carcinogenic to humans - by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). A new Tel Aviv University study, though, may bring bad news... Read More
Key to acute myeloid leukaemia could be 'sleeping stem cells'
Jul 31, 2013
Scientists studying an aggressive form of leukaemia have discovered that rather than displacing healthy stem cells in the bone marrow as previously believed, the cancer is putting them to sleep to prevent them forming new blood cells... Read More
"Super Mouse" created in the UK may lead to novel treatment strategies for breast cancer
Jul 31, 2013
It appears tiny and inconsequential enough, but the "super mouse" - created by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center some six years ago - has spawned plenty of new research into preventing and/or treating many types of cancer... Read More
Personalized risk calculator for women's cancers
Jul 31, 2013
Researchers have discovered a new way of predicting whether a woman is at risk of cancer of the breast, ovaries, or uterus, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine... Read More
New understanding of actin filament growth in cells
Jul 30, 2013
University of Oregon biochemists have determined how tiny synthetic molecules disrupt an important actin-related molecular machine in cells in one study and, in a second one, the crystal structure of that machine when bound to a natural inhibitor... Read More
Singapore scientists discover new drug targets for aggressive breast cancer
Jul 30, 2013
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) led in a study that has identified genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer. These findings were reported in the July 2013 issue of PNAS. Out of the 1.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the world annually, nearly one in seven of these is classified as triple negative... Read More
Technique to create better anti-cancer agents, arthritis drugs, and more
Jul 30, 2013
Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a technique for developing more targeted drugs, by using molecular "robots" to hone in on more specific populations of cells... Read More
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