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Colorectal Cancer Survivors Face Increased Risk Of Developing Subsequent Cancers Of Different Types
Jul 16, 2013
Colorectal cancer survivors face an increased risk of developing subsequent cancers, particularly second colorectal cancers and small intestinal cancers. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings may help in the development of screening guidelines for patients with a history of colorectal cancer... Read More
New Guidelines Issued For Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia
Jul 16, 2013
STOCKHOLM - The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) has issued guidelines that aim to provide physicians with simple protocols intended to improve the detection and management of non-transfusion- dependent Thalassaemia (NTDT)... Read More
Current Blood Transfusion Practice In Trauma Centres Feasible But Wastes Scarce Plasma
Jul 15, 2013
The use of a 1:1:1 blood transfusion protocol in patients with severe trauma is feasible in hospitals, although it is associated with higher waste of plasma, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)... Read More
Blood In Your Wee? See Your GP
Jul 15, 2013
Despite being the seventh most common cancer in the UK[1], bladder cancer is still hugely under-recognised in the UK. Action on Bladder Cancer (ABC), the only UK charity dedicated to bladder cancer, remains greatly concerned that despite over 10,000 people being diagnosed every year[1], many people still do not understand how to recognise the warning signs... Read More
General DNA Sequencing Can Reveal Previously Undetectable HPV
Jul 15, 2013
There are 170 established HPV types. Cancerous human papillomavirus (HPV) viruses are the main cause of cervical cancer, and are found in close to 100% of cervical tumors. Cervical cancer and genital warts are caused by HPV. However, testing for the virus using standard techniques can sometimes give a negative result - in these cases, the condylomas are called 'virus-negative' warts... Read More
Female Childhood Cancer Survivors Still Have Good Chance Of Conceiving
Jul 15, 2013
Researchers have found that although women who survived cancer in their childhood have an increased risk of infertility, they still have a good chance of conceiving. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, revealed that around two-thirds of women who suffered from childhood cancer become pregnant... Read More
In Prostate Cancer Nerves Play Key Role In Development And Metastasis
Jul 15, 2013
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that nerves play a critical role in both the development and spread of prostate tumors. Their findings, using both a mouse model and human prostate tissue, may lead to new ways to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer and to novel therapies for preventing and treating the disease... Read More
Indication Of Minor Added Benefit For Aflibercept In Colorectal Cancer
Jul 15, 2013
Indication of considerable added benefit for overall survival / indications of greater harm from side effects The drug aflibercept (trade name: Zaltrap) has been approved in Germany since February 2013 in combination with a certain chemotherapy for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer in whom chemotherapy with oxaliplatin could not stop the disease from progressing... Read More
Ground-Breaking New Method To 'Starve' Cancer Cells
Jul 15, 2013
A University of Southampton Professor, in collaboration with colleagues at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, have discovered a novel way of killing cancer cells. The research, recently published in the journal Cell, has found a new potential treatment for cancer, which leaves the body's healthy cells undamaged, unlike traditional therapies such as radiotherapy... Read More
Discovery Of Unusual Key To Regulating Cell Growth Could Lead To Better Cancer Treatment
Jul 15, 2013
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a potential new pathway to treat cancer by asking some odd questions about the size of animals... Read More
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