Over 90 per cent of physicians treating actinic keratosis (AK) prefer short duration treatment options with fast resolving local skin responses (LSRs),1 is the finding of a global study ('Physician Perceptions and Experience of Current Treatment in Actinic Keratosis') that is being presented today at the 22nd Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)...
Social media gives hope to cancer patients
10/11/2013
When gathering information on the experiences of cancer patients, future clinicians and researchers may turn to blogs, social media and online forums. The internet offers cancer patients a rich source of news and information, as well as providing a platform for patients to share experiences, offer support and discuss their needs...
Continuity of care could cut delays in cancer diagnosis
10/11/2013
Continuity of care so that all patients see the same GP with whom they build up a relationship over time could help reduce delays in the diagnosis of cancer in primary care...
Study examines characteristics of thyroid cancer
10/11/2013
Patients whose thyroid cancer is incidentally discovered on imaging performed for reasons other than evaluation of the thyroid gland tend to be older, male and have a higher stage of the disease at diagnosis, but there did not appear to be differences in tumor characteristics such as size and metastases compared with patients whose cancer was found after targeted thyroid evalua...
No trace of viral cause for breast cancer and glioblastoma
10/11/2013
A major study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy has now disproved theories of a viral cause for breast cancer and the brain tumour, glioblastoma. The study, which was based on over seven billion DNA sequences and which is published in Nature Communications, found no genetic traces of viruses in these forms of cancer...
Studies suggest infusion of blood vessel cells may contribute to organ regeneration in the future
10/11/2013
Damaged or diseased organs may someday be healed with an injection of blood vessel cells, eliminating the need for donated organs and transplants, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College...
New method for improving cord blood transplant success
10/11/2013
Starting with a discovery in zebrafish in 2007, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have published initial results of a Phase Ib human clinical trial of a therapeutic that has the potential to improve the success of blood stem cell transplantation...
Older women with invasive breast cancer afforded some protection by multivitamins and minerals
10/11/2013
Findings from a study involving thousands of postmenopausal women suggest that women who develop invasive breast cancer may benefit from taking supplements containing both multivitamins and minerals...
Blood-brain barrier breached by anti-breast cancer drugs using new technique
10/11/2013
Some breast cancer drugs can penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB), but they have not been very effective against brain metastases, whereas other, more effective anti-breast cancer drugs cannot penetrate the BBB at all...
No trace of viral cause for breast cancer and glioblastoma
10/11/2013
A major study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy has now disproved theories of a viral cause for breast cancer and the brain tumour, glioblastoma. The study, which was based on over seven billion DNA sequences and which is published in Nature Communications, found no genetic traces of viruses in these forms of cancer...