Combined Use Of SSRIs And Antiplatelet Therapy After Heart Attacks Increases Risk Of Bleeding
9/27/2011
Heart attack patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in combination with antiplatelet therapy - acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), clopidogrel or both (dual antiplatelet therapy) - are at higher risk of bleeding than patients taking ASA alone, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Newly Identified DNA Repair Defect Linked To Increased Risk Of Leukemia Relapse
9/27/2011
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists tie low levels of a key DNA repair protein to loss of regulatory genes in a study that offers new clues about why acute lymphoblastic leukemia sometimes returns...
Seattle Researchers Map Genome Of Advanced, Lethal Prostate Cancers And Discover 'Hypermutation'
9/27/2011
A team of researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington has conducted the first comprehensive assessment of every gene in the genome of advanced, lethal prostate cancer. Until now, the genetic composition of such tumors had been poorly defined...
More Accurate Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer Possible With Diffusion-Weighted MRI Scan
9/27/2011
Belgian investigators presented new research at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Amsterdam. They discovered that a diffusion-weighted MRI scan (a new method of diagnostic imaging) could enable more accurate diagnosis of lung cancer and therefore prevent unnecessary surgery...
Link Between High Blood Pressure And An Increased Risk Of Developing Or Dying From Cancer
9/27/2011
Raised blood pressure is linked to a higher risk of developing cancer or dying from the disease according to the findings of the largest study to date to investigate the association between the two conditions...
Breast Cancer Services Not Fully Utilized By Women With Breast Cancer With No Genetic Link
9/27/2011
Women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but no genetic link, are not fully utilising breast cancer services to their reduce risk Women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but no genetic link, are not consistent in how they perceive their risk or in their efforts to manage the risk, leading some women to not adequately access breast cancer services, a ...
Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated For Prostate Cancer
9/27/2011
It's an ongoing debate: Should men over a certain age be treated for prostate cancer? Should these patients be submitted to treatments that may result in significant side effects if they may not live very much longer? Now, a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has shown that men over 75 with prostate cancer are being undertreated, while patient...
Newly Identified DNA Repair Defect Linked To Increased Risk Of Leukemia Relapse
9/27/2011
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists tie low levels of a key DNA repair protein to loss of regulatory genes in a study that offers new clues about why acute lymphoblastic leukemia sometimes returns...
Researchers Discover Gene That Is Mutated In Some Blood Cancers And Predicts Better Survival
9/27/2011
Geneticists have discovered that a gene involved in the modification of ribonucleic acid (RNA) is mutated in a significant proportion of people with a collection of blood cancers called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)...
Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Does Not Seem To Cause Developmental Problems In Children
9/27/2011
Children born after their mothers were treated with chemotherapy during pregnancy appear to be unaffected by the experience in terms of the development of their mental processes and the normal functioning of their hearts, according to new research presented at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress [1]...