Promising New Noninvasive Test For Prostate Cancer Uses Laser Optics Plus Ultrasound Imaging
4/21/2013
Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates. Researchers at the University of Rochester looked at 42 prostatectomy specimens using the new imaging technique...
A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can't undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows. The study of 22 patients at the Universitatsklinikum Regensberg in Regensberg, Germany, found that irreversible electroporation (IRE) successfully destroyed tumor tissue in 70% of these patients...
Liver Cancers Armed With Many Strategies For Evading Immune Response
4/20/2013
Study by Roswell Park researchers suggests approaches for overcoming resilience of hepatocellular carcinomas Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have published findings that help explain how a common and particularly resilient form of liver cancer evades the body's natural antitumor responses...
Research Reveals Sterilized Dogs Live Longer
4/20/2013
Many dog owners have their pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet population, but new research from the University of Georgia suggests the procedure could add to the length of their lives and alter the risk of specific causes of death...
Vital Clues About Brain Tumors Provided By Virus-Like Particles
4/20/2013
"Current wisdom says that cells are closed entities that communicate through the secretion of soluble signalling molecules. Recent findings indicate that cells can exchange more complex information - whole packages of genetic material and signalling proteins...
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Breast Cancer Survivors Rarely Maintain Adequate Physical Activity Despite Benefits
4/20/2013
Breast cancer survivors are among the women who could most benefit from regular physical activity, yet few meet national exercise recommendations during the 10 years after being diagnosed, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center...
HPV Vaccine Has Proven To Significantly Reduce Genital Warts
4/19/2013
Since implementing a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program five years ago for females between the ages of 12 and 26 years, Australia has seen a significant decline in the number of cases of genital warts, according to new research in the journal BMJ...
A prostate cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated using the latest version of Varian's Vitesse™ real time planning solution for planning and performing advanced high-dose-rate (HDR), ultrasound-guided brachytherapy treatments. The treatment took place at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina...
The Important Role Of The Reproductive Tract In Successful Ovulation And Fertilization
4/19/2013
Eggs take a long time to produce in the ovary, and thus are one of a body's precious resources. It has been theorized that the body has mechanisms to help the ovary ensure that ovulated eggs enter the reproductive tract at the right time in order to maximize the chance of successful fertilization...