Medical News on Cancer
In patients with pancreatic or ovarian cancer, phase I study of DMOT4039A
Jun 03, 2014
A study presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) describes the results of a phase I clinical trial of the investigational agent DMOT4039A against... Read More
For some, screening for colorectal cancer should continue well past age 75
Jun 02, 2014
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is cost-effective in elderly patients and should continue well past age 75 for those who have not already been screened, according to an article being published in... Read More
Smokers with BRCA2 gene mutation 'have increased lung cancer risk'
Jun 02, 2014
New research from The Institute of Cancer Research in the UK finds that smokers with a BRCA2 gene mutation have a 1 in 4 chance of developing lung cancer in their lifetime. Read More
Men with metastatic prostate cancer may live longer with chemo first
Jun 02, 2014
Giving chemo with hormone therapy instead of waiting for tumors to become resistant to hormone-blockers may prolong survival in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Read More
Smokers with gene defect have one in four chance of developing lung cancer
Jun 02, 2014
Around a quarter of smokers who carry a defect in the BRCA2 gene will develop lung cancer at some point in their lifetime, a large-scale, international study reveals. Read More
Ovarian cancer subtypes may predict response to bevacizumab
Jun 02, 2014
Molecular sequencing could identify ovarian cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with bevacizumab (Avastin), a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. Read More
The value of epigenetic test for markers of prostate cancer
Jun 01, 2014
A multicenter team of researchers report that a commercial test designed to rule out the presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer may be accurate enough to exclude the need for repeat... Read More
T cell repertoire changes predictive of anti-CTLA-4 cancer immunotherapy outcome
May 30, 2014
Sequenta, Inc. has announced publication of a study done in collaboration with researchers from UCSF and UCLA that used the company's proprietary LymphoSIGHT™ immune repertoire sequencing... Read More
Circumcision linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer in some men
May 29, 2014
Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health. Read More
Connection found between cancer, bioelectrical signals and the microbiome
May 29, 2014
Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes and... Read More
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