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Prostate Cancer Cell Growth Arrested
Feb 07, 2013
Previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is critical for proliferation of cancer cells A previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is crucial for the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells. An international research team discovered this when studying the enzyme "soluble adenylyl cyclase" that produces the second messenger molecule cAMP... Read More
Essential Radiotherapy Not Received By One In Four Lung Cancer Patients In Andalusia, Spain
Feb 07, 2013
A study conducted by University of Granada and Virgen de las Nieves U.H. researchers has revealed that in Andalusian public hospitals radiotherapy is provided to lung cancer patients with a frequency 25 % below that established by clinical protocols. Failure to provide such treatment results in a total of 3,000 survival-day loss for all lung cancer patients... Read More
Drop In Overall Mortality Means Nearly 200,000 Cancer Deaths Avoided In African Americans Since 1990
Feb 07, 2013
The cancer death rate for men declined faster among African Americans than among whites in the latest time period, narrowing the racial disparity in overall cancer death rates, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society... Read More
The Risks And Benefits Of CT In Young Adults
Feb 07, 2013
The underlying medical conditions facing young adults who undergo computed tomography (CT) exams represent a significantly greater health risk than that of radiation-induced cancer from CT, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. CT utilization has grown approximately 10 percent annually over the last 15 years in the U.S... Read More
Gold Nanoparticle Created That Can Transport Powerful Radioactive Particles Directly To Tumors For Treatment
Feb 07, 2013
We've all heard that "it's not wise to use a cannon to kill a mosquito." But what if you could focus the cannon's power to concentrate power into a tiny space? In a new study, University of Missouri researchers have demonstrated the ability to harness powerful radioactive particles and direct them toward small cancer tumors while doing negligible damage to healthy organs and tissues... Read More
Prostate Cancer Cell Growth Arrested
Feb 07, 2013
Previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is critical for proliferation of cancer cells A previously poorly investigated signalling pathway is crucial for the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer cells. An international research team discovered this when studying the enzyme "soluble adenylyl cyclase" that produces the second messenger molecule cAMP... Read More
Essential Radiotherapy Not Received By One In Four Lung Cancer Patients In Andalusia, Spain
Feb 07, 2013
A study conducted by University of Granada and Virgen de las Nieves U.H. researchers has revealed that in Andalusian public hospitals radiotherapy is provided to lung cancer patients with a frequency 25 % below that established by clinical protocols. Failure to provide such treatment results in a total of 3,000 survival-day loss for all lung cancer patients... Read More
Breast Cancer A Growing Problem In India With Early Diagnosis, Survival Rates Low
Feb 07, 2013
Women in developed countries survive roughly 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis compared to women in poor-to-middle-income countries, a new University of Michigan study suggests... Read More
Patients Who Use A Web-Based Risk Appraisal Tool Are More Likely To Have Important Family History Documented
Feb 07, 2013
Your family history is important, not just because it shaped you into who you are today, but it also impacts your risk for developing cancer and other chronic diseases. For example, if one of your family members had cancer, your primary care doctor needs to know. Being able to identify individuals at increased risk can help reduce mortality... Read More
End-Of-Life Care For Elderly Often Too Aggressive
Feb 06, 2013
There has been an increase in hospice usage and ICU utilization over the last ten years among elderly patients, researchers from Brown University reported in JAMA. The authors added that with more late health care transitions, repeat hospitalizations, does such aggressive care really represent what patients and their loved ones really want? Probably not... Read More
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