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Risk For Esophageal, Stomach Cancers Increased In Patients With AIDS
Sep 26, 2012
People with AIDS are at increased risk for developing esophageal and stomach carcinoma as well as non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. "People diagnosed with AIDS are living longer due to improved therapies... Read More
Men Often Experience Anxiety, Depression, Quality Of Life Issues Following Prostate Cancer Surgery
Sep 26, 2012
Men who undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer can experience significant levels of anxiety one year after surgery, and higher levels of anxiety appear to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression, say researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida... Read More
The Effectiveness Of Low-Cost Intervention To Improve Sun Protection: 3-Year, 676-Child Clinical Trial
Sep 26, 2012
A blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence more than doubles the adult risk of skin cancer. The accumulation of long-term sun exposure may be equally dangerous... Read More
Non-Invasive Optical Technique Detects Cancer By Looking Under The Skin
Sep 26, 2012
The trained eye of a dermatologist can identify many types of skin lesions, but human sight only goes so far. Now an international team of researchers has developed an advanced optics system to noninvasively map out the network of tiny blood vessels beneath the outer layer of patients' skin, potentially revealing telltale signs of disease... Read More
Bladder Cancer Patients May Benefit From Anti-Androgen Therapy, Similar To That Used In Prostate Cancer
Sep 26, 2012
Bladder cancer patients whose tumors express high levels of the protein CD24 have worse prognoses than patients with lower CD24... Read More
Risk For Esophageal, Stomach Cancers Increased In Patients With AIDS
Sep 26, 2012
People with AIDS are at increased risk for developing esophageal and stomach carcinoma as well as non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. "People diagnosed with AIDS are living longer due to improved therapies... Read More
Mechanism By Which Tumor Suppressor MIG6 Triggers Cell Suicide
Sep 26, 2012
Death plays a big role in keeping things alive. Consider the tightly orchestrated suicide of cells - a phenomenon essential to everything from shaping an embryo to keeping it free of cancer later in life. When cells refuse to die, and instead multiply uncontrollably, they become what we call tumors. An intricate circuitry of biochemical reactions inside cells coordinates their self-sacrifice... Read More
Watchful Waiting As Viable Option For Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Confirmed By Model
Sep 26, 2012
A new research model has estimated that the difference in prostate cancer mortality among men with low-risk disease who choose active surveillance versus those who choose immediate treatment with radical prostatectomy is likely to be very modest, possibly as little as two to three months. The model, developed by biostatistician Ruth Etzioni, Ph.D... Read More
Reproducing Nature's Elusive Complexity Using New Chemistry Technique
Sep 26, 2012
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown how to synthesize in the laboratory an important set of natural compounds known as terpenes. The largest class of chemicals made by living organisms, terpenes are made within cells by some of the most complex chemical reactions found in biology... Read More
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: September 24, 2012
Sep 26, 2012
New insight into hyperporlactinemia-associated infertility Hyperprolactinemia, the presence of abnormally high levels of the hormone prolactin, is a well-established cause of infertility in women in their 20s and 30s... Read More
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