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Analysis Of Interventions In 5 Diseases Offers Guidelines To Help Close The Gap
Jul 19, 2012
Major disparities exist along racial and ethnic lines in the United States for various medical conditions, but guidance is scarce about how to reduce these gaps. Now, a new "roadmap" has been unveiled to give organizations expert guidance on how to improve health equity in their own patient populations... Read More
Identification Of New Therapeutic Target For Prostate Cancer
Jul 19, 2012
A small, naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence, called a microRNA, known to regulate a number of different cancers, appears to alter the activity of the androgen receptor, which plays a critical role in prostate cancer. Directly targeting microRNA-125b to block androgen receptor activity represents a novel approach for treating castrate-resistant prostate cancer... Read More
Dramatic Increases In Survival From Childhood Cancer Driven By Access To Clinical Trials
Jul 19, 2012
More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]. The improvement in survival has been driven by the increasing numbers taking part in clinical trials since 1977 when the UK Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) [2] was established... Read More
Dramatic Increases In Survival From Childhood Cancer Driven By Access To Clinical Trials
Jul 19, 2012
More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]. The improvement in survival has been driven by the increasing numbers taking part in clinical trials since 1977 when the UK Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) [2] was established... Read More
Psychological, Social Support Lacking For Adolescents And Young Adult Cancer Patients
Jul 19, 2012
A cancer diagnosis for adolescents and young adults can be especially challenging, and new research shows the social, psychological and informational support these patients need might be going unmet... Read More
Psychological, Social Support Lacking For Adolescents And Young Adult Cancer Patients
Jul 19, 2012
A cancer diagnosis for adolescents and young adults can be especially challenging, and new research shows the social, psychological and informational support these patients need might be going unmet... Read More
Increased Cancer Risk In Adulthood Faced By Children Abused By Parents
Jul 19, 2012
Frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child's cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons, according to new research from Purdue University... Read More
Increased Cancer Risk In Adulthood Faced By Children Abused By Parents
Jul 19, 2012
Frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child's cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons, according to new research from Purdue University... Read More
New Tool 'PDXomics' For Tumor Xenograft Research And Applications
Jul 19, 2012
BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, has announced that it has successfully developed a new filtering tool, PDXomics, which performs accurate and specific classification of the mixed reads derived from the host and tumor xenografts... Read More
New Man-Made Pores Could Be The Future For Water Purification, Tumor Destruction, Treatments For Disease
Jul 19, 2012
Inspired by nature, an international research team has created synthetic pores that mimic the activity of cellular ion channels, which play a vital role in human health by severely restricting the types of materials allowed to enter cells. The pores the scientists built are permeable to potassium ions and water, but not to other ions such as sodium and lithium ions... Read More
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