Increase In Diagnostic Imaging Among Stage IV Cancer Patients On Medicare
7/31/2012
The use of diagnostic imaging in Medicare patients with stage IV cancer has increased faster than among those with early-stage (stages I and II) disease, according to a study published July 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
A Combined Approach Reduces Surgical Site Infection Rates In A High-Risk Patient Population
7/31/2012
A surgical patient safety program that combines three components - accurate outcome measurement, support of hospital leadership, and engaged frontline providers - reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) by 33 percent in patients who undergo colorectal procedures, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons...
Increasingly, scientists are uncovering surprising biological connections between humans and other forms of life. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has revealed that plant and human biology is much closer than has ever been understood - and the study of these similarities could uncover the biological basis of diseases like cancer as well as other "animal" behaviors...
Cancer Progression Predicted By Tumor Cells' Inner Workings
7/31/2012
Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence of clonal evolution in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)...
Target For Better Vaccine Design Revealed By Discovery Of New White Blood Cell
7/31/2012
Researchers in Newcastle and Singapore have identified a new type of white blood cell which activates a killing immune response to an external source - providing a new potential target for vaccines for conditions such as cancer or Hepatitis B...
Safe Suntans Do Not Exist, Researchers Say
7/30/2012
Researchers from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) have published a new study entitled "Melanoma induction by ultraviolet A but not ultraviolet B radiation requires melanin pigment" in the June issue of the journal Nature Communications, which clarifies various misconceptions about tanning...
Fusion Of Two Genes Raise Brain Tumor Risk
7/30/2012
A new study by Columbia University's Medical Center (CUMC) researchers shows that some cases of glioblastoma, a very common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes...
PSA Test Reduces Advanced Prostate Cancers
7/30/2012
The number of men with advanced prostate cancer at the time of first diagnosis would most likely rise without routine PSA screening, according to a new study...
Outcomes Of Robotic Surgery: Data Presented At Head And Neck Cancer Annual Meeting
7/30/2012
Predictors of disease severity in human papillomavirus-derived head and neck cancer, tobacco use, and the dramatic benefits of robotic surgery in people with head and neck cancer are among landmark research presented by Mount Sinai School of Medicine at the Eighth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. The meeting took place from July 21-25, 2012 in Toronto...
Prostate Cancer Management Should Emphasize Healthy Lifestyle Changes
7/30/2012
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to die from the disease than from largely preventable conditions such as heart disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...