No Decline In Breast Cancer Mortality Since 1992 In Women Over 85
1/18/2013
Since 1992 the number of deaths linked to breast cancer in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers also predict that it will continue to decline over the next decade, although more slowly as observed up until now...
Tanning Bed Cancer Risk Double That Of Summer Sun
1/18/2013
The risk of skin cancer from tanning beds is two times higher than spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun. The finding came from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and published in the British Journal of Dermatology...
First Successful Practical Synthesis Of Large Amounts Of Promising Anti-Cancer Substance
1/18/2013
Scientists are reporting development of the first practical way to make large amounts of a promising new anti-cancer substance that kills cancer cells differently than existing medicines. Their article on synthesis of the substance, and tests demonstrating its effectiveness in the laboratory, appears in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry...
Several recent studies have demonstrated that viruses alter the expression of microRNAs, non-coding RNA molecules that can block the expression of target genes...
Body's ibuprofen, SPARC, reduces inflammation and thus bladder cancer development and metastasis Cancer researchers are increasingly aware that in addition to genetic mutations in a cancer itself, characteristics of the surrounding tissue can promote or suppress tumor growth...
In the first study to examine discussion of drug side effects on Internet message boards, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that breast cancer survivors taking the commonly prescribed adjuvant therapy known as aromatase inhibitors (AIs) often detailed in these forums troublesome symptoms resulting from the drugs, and they ...
Simple Blood Test Reveals DNA Marker That Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence
1/18/2013
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta tested the DNA of more than 300 women in Alberta and discovered a 'genetic marker' method to help accurately profile which women were more apt to have their breast cancer return years later...
Tanning Bed Cancer Risk Double That Of Summer Sun
1/18/2013
The risk of skin cancer from tanning beds is two times higher than spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun. The finding came from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and published in the British Journal of Dermatology...
Concerns Over The Toxic Properties Of Carbon Nanotubes Resolved
1/17/2013
Safety fears about carbon nanotubes, due to their structural similarity to asbestos, have been alleviated following research showing that reducing their length removes their toxic properties...
After Colorectal Surgery, Surgical-Site Infections May Increase Risk Of Deadly Blood Clots
1/17/2013
Despite receiving blood thinners and other clot prevention treatment, some patients still develop potentially lethal blood clots in the first month after their operations anyway, especially if they developed a surgical-site infection while in the hospital, according to results of a study at Johns Hopkins...