Fukushima Radiation Fallout Bigger Than Officially Reported
10/30/2011
Two reports released this month, one focusing on the marine, and the other on the atmospheric impact, find that the radiation fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident following the earthquake and tsunami in March is bigger than that reported by the Japanese government and electrical power company...
Measuring Quality Of Life Important In Cancer Survival Research
10/30/2011
Cancer survival studies should treat questions about how well people are surviving with the same importance as how long: putting quality of life on an equal footing with survival years, say researchers writing in a scientific journal this month...
Genomic Data Leads To New Treatment For Follicular Lymphoma
10/30/2011
New discoveries about follicular lymphoma, a currently intractable form of cancer, highlight the power of functional genomics in cancer gene discovery. A report in the Oct 28th issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication, demonstrates how genetic insights can be translated directly into therapies...
Nanoprobes And SQUID Provide High Tech Detection Of Breast Cancer
10/30/2011
Mammography saves lives by detecting very small tumors. However, it fails to find 10-25% of tumors and is unable to distinguish between benign and malignant disease...
Genomic Data Leads To New Treatment For Follicular Lymphoma
10/30/2011
New discoveries about follicular lymphoma, a currently intractable form of cancer, highlight the power of functional genomics in cancer gene discovery. A report in the Oct 28th issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication, demonstrates how genetic insights can be translated directly into therapies...
Predicting Response To Chemotherapy
10/30/2011
Challenging a half-century-old theory about why chemotherapy agents target cancer, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a test that can predict how effective the drugs will be by determining whether a patient's tumor cells are already "primed" for death...
Nanoprobes And SQUID Provide High Tech Detection Of Breast Cancer
10/30/2011
Mammography saves lives by detecting very small tumors. However, it fails to find 10-25% of tumors and is unable to distinguish between benign and malignant disease...
Ex-Brazilian President "Lula" Has Cancerous Tumor In Larynx
10/29/2011
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ex-President of Brazil, is to receive chemotherapy for a malignant tumor in his larynx during the coming week, according to an official statement issued by the Hospital SÃrio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Oncologists identified the tumor yesterday. Doctors added that he will be treated as an outpatient...
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
10/29/2011
A new study suggests some women needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy to treat their breast cancer have another potential option that is safe and effective, say researchers at Georgetown. They say the procedure known as a nipple sparing mastectomy is also a viable surgical option for women who choose to have their breasts removed because of their increased risk of developing the disease...
Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
10/29/2011
A new study suggests some women needing a lumpectomy or mastectomy to treat their breast cancer have another potential option that is safe and effective, say researchers at Georgetown. They say the procedure known as a nipple sparing mastectomy is also a viable surgical option for women who choose to have their breasts removed because of their increased risk of developing the disease...