Older Male Cancer Survivors Experience Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Health Care
7/16/2013
Older African-American and Hispanic men who have survived cancer are less likely than their white counterparts to see a specialist or receive basic preventive care, such as vaccinations, according to new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Researchers examined racial/ethnic disparities in health care receipt among a nationally representative sample of male cancer survivors...
A new way to look at cancer - by tracing its deep evolutionary roots to the dawn of multicellularity more than a billion years ago - has been proposed by Paul Davies of Arizona State University's Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science in collaboration with Charles Lineweaver of the Australian National University...
Female Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Often Go On To Have Successful Pregnancies In Adulthood
7/16/2013
Although women who survived childhood cancer face an increased risk of infertility, nearly two-thirds of those who tried unsuccessfully to become pregnant for at least a year eventually conceived, according to clinical researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital...
"Eat More Nuts" To Cut Risk Of Cancer And Heart Disease
7/16/2013
Nut-eaters reduce their risk of death from cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the journal Researchers, who conducted an analysis of a PREDIMED nutrition trial based in Spain, analyzed more than 7,000 people aged between 55 and 90 years...
Colorectal Cancer Survivors Face Increased Risk Of Developing Subsequent Cancers Of Different Types
7/16/2013
Colorectal cancer survivors face an increased risk of developing subsequent cancers, particularly second colorectal cancers and small intestinal cancers. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings may help in the development of screening guidelines for patients with a history of colorectal cancer...
New Guidelines Issued For Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia
7/16/2013
STOCKHOLM - The Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) has issued guidelines that aim to provide physicians with simple protocols intended to improve the detection and management of non-transfusion- dependent Thalassaemia (NTDT)...
Current Blood Transfusion Practice In Trauma Centres Feasible But Wastes Scarce Plasma
7/15/2013
The use of a 1💯1 blood transfusion protocol in patients with severe trauma is feasible in hospitals, although it is associated with higher waste of plasma, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Blood In Your Wee? See Your GP
7/15/2013
Despite being the seventh most common cancer in the UK[1], bladder cancer is still hugely under-recognised in the UK. Action on Bladder Cancer (ABC), the only UK charity dedicated to bladder cancer, remains greatly concerned that despite over 10,000 people being diagnosed every year[1], many people still do not understand how to recognise the warning signs...
General DNA Sequencing Can Reveal Previously Undetectable HPV
7/15/2013
There are 170 established HPV types. Cancerous human papillomavirus (HPV) viruses are the main cause of cervical cancer, and are found in close to 100% of cervical tumors. Cervical cancer and genital warts are caused by HPV. However, testing for the virus using standard techniques can sometimes give a negative result - in these cases, the condylomas are called 'virus-negative' warts...
Female Childhood Cancer Survivors Still Have Good Chance Of Conceiving
7/15/2013
Researchers have found that although women who survived cancer in their childhood have an increased risk of infertility, they still have a good chance of conceiving. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, revealed that around two-thirds of women who suffered from childhood cancer become pregnant...