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Should The Practice Of Automatically Transfusing Large Amounts Of Blood To Trauma Patients Continue?
Jul 18, 2013
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital are asking questions about the practice of automatically transfusing large amounts of blood and blood products to trauma patients with major bleeding... Read More
Gut bacteria linked to immune system cancer, lymphoma
Jul 17, 2013
Scientists say they have discovered that specific bacteria found in the intestines are major contributors to lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells in the immune system... Read More
Three Peer-Reviewed Papers By ISA Pharmaceuticals Introduce Strategies To Improve Immunotherapy Against Cancer
Jul 17, 2013
ISA Pharmaceuticals B.V... Read More
How Breast And Ovarian Cancers Are Instigated By BRCA1 Mutation
Jul 17, 2013
Scientists led by Drs. Mona Gauthier and Tak Mak at The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have solved a key piece in the puzzle of how BRCA1 gene mutations specifically predispose women to breast and ovarian cancers. The answer, says Dr... Read More
Use Of Androgen Deprivation Therapy For Treatment Of Prostate Cancer AssociÂÂated With Increased Risk Of Acute Kidney Injury
Jul 17, 2013
In a study that included more than 10,000 men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was associated with a significantly increased risk of acute kidney injury, with variations observed with certain types of ADTs, according to a study in the July 17 issue of JAMA... Read More
New Insights Into Cancer Cell Signaling
Jul 17, 2013
A pair of studies by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey, professor of biological sciences, sheds light on a biological process which is activated across a vast range of malignancies... Read More
Chemotherapy Drugs And Neurotoxicity
Jul 17, 2013
Chemotherapy is one of the primary treatments for cancer. However, one of the most disturbing findings of recent studies of cancer survivors is the apparent prevalence of chemotherapy-associated adverse neurological effects, including vascular complications, seizures, mood disorders, cognitive dysfunctions, and peripheral neuropathies... Read More
How The Heating Effect In Magnetic Hyperthermia Works As A Cancer Treatment
Jul 17, 2013
Physicists from the University of York have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works. Magnetic hyperthermia is viewed as an attractive approach for the treatment of certain cancers as it has no known side effects compared to more conventional therapies such as chemotherapy... Read More
High Intake Of Sugary Foods - New Data On Bowel Cancer Risk
Jul 17, 2013
Sugary snacks increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. It is the first study of its kind to find a positive link between bowel cancer and high sugar and fat diets, the researchers told Medical News Today... Read More
What Is Thalassemia? What Causes Thalassemia?
Jul 17, 2013
Thalassemia is a group of inherited blood disorders that affect the body's ability to produce hemoglobin and red blood cells - patients have a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in their bodies and too little hemoglobin. In many cases the red blood cells are too small. Our red blood cells carry hemoglobin... Read More
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