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Lower Risk Of Cancer For Children Of Long-Lived Parents
May 30, 2013
The offspring of parents who live to a ripe old age are more likely to live longer themselves, and less prone to cancer and other common diseases associated with ageing, a study has revealed... Read More
Red Blood Cell Transfusion In Cardiac Surgery May Increase Risk Of Infection - Use Of Platelets During Transfusion Does Not Appear To Carry Same Risk
May 30, 2013
The risk of postoperative infection appears to increase when patients receive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during or after cardiac surgery, and greater attention to practices that limit red blood cell use could potentially reduce the occurrence of major postoperative infections, according to a study published in the June 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery... Read More
Discovery May Improve Bone Marrow Transplantation
May 29, 2013
Blood diseases such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplasia can develop from abnormal bone marrow cells and a dysfunctional bone marrow microenvironment that surrounds these cells. Until now, researchers have been unable to replace the cells that make up the bone marrow microenvironment... Read More
Immunological Tests Superior In Colon Cancer Screening
May 29, 2013
For early detection of colorectal (colon) cancer, statutory health insurance in Germany offers a fecal occult blood test free of charge to all insured persons starting at 50 years of age. In addition, those 55 or older are entitled to an endoscopic examination of the colon (colonoscopy). Colonoscopy identifies precancerous lesions with a high level of exactitude... Read More
New Test For Bladder Cancer Will Significantly Improve Quality Of Patient Care
May 29, 2013
A simple urine test, developed at the University of Surrey may greatly improve patient quality of life and has the potential to save the NHS in excess of £100 million every year. The test, developed by Dr Richard Morgan and Prof Hardev Pandha looks for traces of the EN -2 protein in the urine, a protein which has been found to exist in bladder and prostate cancer patients... Read More
Pitt Researchers Find No Increase In Brain Cancer Related To Working At Connecticut Jet Engine Manufacturing Plant
May 29, 2013
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have concluded a 12-year, multi-part study into a perceived increase in brain cancer at the Pratt & Whitney jet engine manufacturing plant in North Haven, Conn., and have found no statistically significant elevations in the overall cancer rates among the workforce... Read More
Positive Data Supporting A New Biomarker Predicting The Efficacy Of Current Hormone Therapies In Early Breast Cancers
May 29, 2013
Invivis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical private company focused on the development of oncology therapeutics, have announced new, positive data supporting the development of its biomarkers to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Annual Meeting, May 31-June 4, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois... Read More
Genetic Marker Identified For Sporadic Breast Cancer
May 29, 2013
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have pinpointed a genetic marker for sporadic breast cancer - one of a handful identified to date in Caucasians. Researchers have identified many genetic markers for familial breast cancers, but not for sporadic breast cancer which accounts for 80 per cent of all cases... Read More
Research Identifies A Way To Make Cancer Cells More Responsive To Chemotherapy
May 29, 2013
Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. New research from Western University explains why some cancer cells don't respond to chemotherapy, and identifies a mechanism to rectify that... Read More
Time From Prostate Cancer Diagnosis To Initiation Of Treatment Generally Seven Days Longer For African American Patients
May 29, 2013
Among men with prostate cancer, African Americans experience longer treatment delays after being diagnosed than Caucasians. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society... Read More
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