Medical News on Cancer
Detection rate for invasive breast cancers significantly higher with 3-D digital mammography
Jun 20, 2014
In community-based radiology practice, mammography screening with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) yielded lower recall rates, an increased overall cancer detection rate, and an increased... Read More
Adult stem cell regulation 'contributes to lung cancer formation'
Jun 19, 2014
A new study by UCLA researchers explains how disruptions to an adult stem cell repair process can result in the formation of pre-cancerous lesions in the lungs. Read More
Platypus study reveals genetic pathway that can slow spread of ovarian cancer
Jun 19, 2014
University of Adelaide research into the origins of ovarian cancer has led to the discovery of a genetic pathway that could slow the spread of the cancer. Read More
Restoring Pax5 function may reverse common childhood leukaemia
Jun 19, 2014
Melbourne researchers have shown a type of leukaemia can be successfully 'reversed' by coaxing the cancer cells back into normal development. Read More
The role of risk profiling in mammography readings, breast cancer diagnosis
Jun 19, 2014
A new approach to examining mammograms that takes into account a woman's health risk profile would reduce the number of cancer instances missed and also cut the number of false positives, according... Read More
T cell therapy promising for immunodeficient patients
Jun 19, 2014
When patients have to undergo a bone marrow transplant, the procedure weakens their immune system. Read More
Scientists suggest 'Fragile Y Hypothesis' to explain chromosome loss
Jun 19, 2014
A UT Arlington research team says their study of genetic information from more than 4,000 beetle species has yielded a new theory about why some species lose their Y chromosome and others, such as... Read More
Racial disparities in sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with breast cancer
Jun 18, 2014
The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) to stage early breast cancer increased in both black and white women from 2002 to 2007, but the rates remained lower in black than white patients, a... Read More
Cholesterol-busting compound may halt breast cancer
Jun 18, 2014
In tests on human cells and lab mice, a compound developed to fight cholesterol was able to not only halt breast cancer progression but also kill cancer cells. Read More
World's first balloon surgery for internal bleeding performed on roadside
Jun 18, 2014
London's Air Ambulance, the charity that delivers a 24/7 advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London, has performed the world's first roadside balloon surgery to control internal... Read More
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