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Averting Graft-Versus-Host Disease In Patients With Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma
Mar 05, 2013
Bone marrow transplant is a key treatment for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood disorders... Read More
Safety Of Colonoscopy Confirmed By Study
Mar 05, 2013
Colon cancer develops slowly. Precancerous lesions usually need many years to turn into a dangerous carcinoma. They are well detectable in an endoscopic examination of the colon called colonoscopy and can be removed during the same examination. Therefore, regular screening can prevent colon cancer much better than other types of cancer... Read More
Where You're Treated Matters, Especially For Older Patients With Head And Neck Cancers
Mar 05, 2013
A study of older patients with advanced head and neck cancers has found that where they were treated significantly influenced their survival... Read More
Researchers Identify Mechanisms Regulating Inflammation Associated With Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer And More
Mar 05, 2013
A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with inflammation... Read More
Role Of Malignant Brain Tumor Domains Investigated By New Chemical Probe
Mar 05, 2013
In an article published as the cover story of the March 2013 issue of Nature Chemical Biology, Lindsey James, PhD, research assistant professor in the lab of Stephen Frye, Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor in the UNC School of Pharmacy and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, announced the discovery of a chemical probe that can be used to investigate th... Read More
Shelf Life Of Blood Nearer 3 Than 6 Weeks, Study
Mar 05, 2013
Blood banks consider six weeks to be the standard shelf life of blood for use in transfusion. Now a new small study from the US adds further evidence to suggest this timescale should be shortened to three weeks, because after that red cells in stored blood lose their ability to deliver oxygen where it is most needed... Read More
Skin Patch Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer
Mar 04, 2013
Delivering oestrogen through skin patches may offer a safer and easier way to treat prostate cancer than current hormone therapies, says new research from the UK... Read More
Skin Patch Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer
Mar 04, 2013
Delivering oestrogen through skin patches may offer a safer and easier way to treat prostate cancer than current hormone therapies, says new research from the UK... Read More
Recon 2 - Virtual Reconstruction Of Human Metabolism Built By International Consortium
Mar 04, 2013
Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers has produced the most comprehensive virtual reconstruction of human metabolism to date... Read More
Teenage Girls' Hopes And Feelings About Reproduction, Especially When Fertility Is Threatened By Cancer
Mar 04, 2013
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that healthy adolescent females have predetermined expectations for becoming parents in the future, but have concerns about fertility and childbearing should they develop a life-threatening illness, such as cancer. The study appeared in the February issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health... Read More
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