Backing from their GP could lead thousands more to take bowel cancer test
2/02/2016
Almost 40,000 more people might take a bowel cancer test in England each year if the letter inviting them to do so was endorsed by their GP, according to research funded by the National Institute...
Backing from their GP could lead thousands more to take bowel cancer test
2/02/2016
Almost 40,000 more people might take a bowel cancer test in England each year if the letter inviting them to do so was endorsed by their GP, according to research funded by the National Institute...
Researchers identify potential targeted therapy for lung cancer using fly model
2/02/2016
A drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for melanoma in combination with a common cholesterol-lowering drug may show promise in controlling cancer growth in patients with...
A 'gap in the armor' of DNA may allow enzyme to trigger cancer-causing mutations
2/02/2016
Research at Indiana University has identified a genetic mechanism that is likely to drive mutations that can lead to cancer.
Experts cite multiple contacts for hepatitis C virus exposure in Ghana
2/02/2016
West African residents have frequent opportunities for exposure to the hepatitis C virus, according to a comprehensive review in the journal PLOS ONE co-authored by infectious disease specialist...
Researchers identify potential targeted therapy for lung cancer using fly model
2/02/2016
A drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for melanoma in combination with a common cholesterol-lowering drug may show promise in controlling cancer growth in patients with...
Sparing ovaries and removing fallopian tubes may cut cancer risk, but few have procedure
2/02/2016
During hysterectomies for non-cancerous conditions, removing both fallopian tubes while keeping the ovaries may help protect against ovarian cancer and preserve hormonal levels, but few women...
High rate of office visits and cumulative costs prior to colonoscopies for colon cancer screening
2/02/2016
Kevin R. Riggs, M.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues analyzed billing data to determine the proportion of colonoscopies for colon cancer...
Sparing ovaries and removing fallopian tubes may cut cancer risk, but few have procedure
2/02/2016
During hysterectomies for non-cancerous conditions, removing both fallopian tubes while keeping the ovaries may help protect against ovarian cancer and preserve hormonal levels, but few women...
Scientists discover stem cells capable of repairing skull, face bones
2/02/2016
A team of Rochester scientists has, for the first time, identified and isolated a stem cell population capable of skull formation and craniofacial bone repair in mice--achieving an important step...