Frequent emergency room visits may reflect needed care for pediatric cancer patients
2/18/2016
Children with cancer who visit emergency departments frequently may be doing so because it's an integral part of their care, not because they've received inadequate treatment before or are...
Pairing pain medicine with metal ions to battle cancer
2/18/2016
Fighting chemoresistant cancer remains a huge challenge that scientists are tackling from as many angles as they can.
A research team, with the participation of the University of Granada (UGR), has made some progress in determining the causes for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), one of the most aggressive brain...
Use of breast conservation surgery for cancer decreases; high-rate of reoperation
2/18/2016
In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Art Sedrakyan, M.D., Ph.D., of Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, and colleagues examined the use of breast conservation surgery (BCS) in New York...
FDA issues recommendations to reduce the risk for Zika virus blood transmission in the United States
2/17/2016
As a safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance recommending the deferral of individuals from donating blood if they have...
FDA issues recommendations to reduce the risk for Zika virus blood transmission in the United States
2/17/2016
As a safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance recommending the deferral of individuals from donating blood if they have...
New IARC report urges action against widespread mycotoxin contamination in developing countries
2/17/2016
A Working Group of world-leading experts convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) reviewed the health effects...
Study finds common genetic variants that double risk for blood clots in African Americans
2/17/2016
New research published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), identifies common genetic variants predominantly found in African Americans that double their...
Study finds common genetic variants that double risk for blood clots in African Americans
2/17/2016
New research published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), identifies common genetic variants predominantly found in African Americans that double their...
How cancer spreads throughout the body
2/17/2016
Fast metastasis and resistance to treatment are characteristic of aggressive types of cancer such as pancreatic cancer and certain kinds of breast cancer.