Medical News on Cancer
Risk Of Cancer Lower In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Jun 25, 2012
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients appear to have a lower cancer risk, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health. The study, published in the journal Brain, is the first to investigate overall cancer risk in MS patients in North America... Read More
Using A Natural Language Processing Tool For Electronic Health Records In Assessing Colonoscopy Quality
Jun 25, 2012
A new study shows that natural language processing programs can "read" dictated reports and provide information to allow measurement of colonoscopy quality in an inexpensive, automated and efficient manner. The quality variation observed in the study within a single academic hospital system reinforces the need for routine quality measurement... Read More
Maternal Blood Test Could Predict Risk Of Having Dangerously Small Babies
Jun 25, 2012
Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) have found a protein in the blood of pregnant women that can predict if they are likely to have a fetus that doesn't grow properly, and thus has a high risk of stillbirth and long-term health complications. The research, led by Dr... Read More
Head And Neck Cancer Patients With Chronic Inflammation More Likely To Be HPV Positive
Jun 22, 2012
Researchers have discovered in a study published Online First in JAMA's Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery that patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, who have a history of chronic inflammation, such as periodontitis (gum disease) could be linked to having a higher risk of testing positive for human papillomavirus tumors (HPV)... Read More
Targeting Androgens In Prostate Cancer
Jun 22, 2012
Prostate cancer cells require androgens including testosterone to grow. A recent review in the British Journal of Urology International describes new classes of drugs that target androgens in novel ways, providing alternatives to the traditional methods that frequently carry high side effects... Read More
Biologists Find The Cause Of Pain In The Treatment Of Fair Skin Cancer
Jun 22, 2012
Pain caused by 2 different mechanisms Apply the ointment, light on, light off - that's how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However, the majority of patients suffer severe pain during the so-called photodynamic therapy. Why the treatment with ointment and red light can be so painful has now been uncovered by researchers from the RUB... Read More
HPV Vaccine Trial Should Never Have Been Run In India, Researchers Say
Jun 22, 2012
Research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine raises further questions about a trial of HPV vaccines in India. The trial, which has now been halted and is the subject of an investigation by the Indian government, was examining the safety and feasibility of offering a vaccine against the virus associated with cervical cancer... Read More
New Blood Thinning Drugs Under The Microscope
Jun 22, 2012
Scientists have examined strategies to reverse the effects of new blood thinning drugs, to stop dangerous bleeding in case of an accident or emergency surgery. Many people in the UK take blood thinning drugs to reduce their risk of stroke. In an emergency situation, where a patient is likely to bleed heavily, doctors need to reverse the blood thinning effects and encourage the blood to clot... Read More
Job Factors Linked To 8,000 Cancer Deaths A Year In Britain
Jun 21, 2012
A new study that examines how the jobs of British workers affects their risk of cancer, concludes that over 8,000 cancer deaths a year in Britain, that is 5% of all cancer deaths, are linked to occupations, especially those involving shift work or exposure to carcinogens like asbestos and diesel engine fumes... Read More
UF Targets Known Barriers To Preventing Cervical Cancer
Jun 21, 2012
The human papillomavirus vaccine can protect against cervical cancer, yet only one-fifth of adolescent girls on Medicaid in Florida receive the vaccine, even though it's free for them, University of Florida researchers say... Read More
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