Liquid metal 'nano-terminators' target cancer cells
12/02/2015
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new drug delivery technique that uses a biodegradable liquid metal to target cancer...
MD Anderson-led study finds surgery improves survival, reduces recurrence.The optimal treatment approach for most women with breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BI-ALCL) is...
False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer later
12/02/2015
Main Finding(s): Women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the false-positive result.
How does your garden grow? For cancer patients, small gardens could bring big benefits
12/02/2015
Women with breast cancer tend indoor 'garden bowls' in an experimental therapy'.
Cognitive-behavioral stress management in breast cancer
12/02/2015
Stress management techniques shown to improve long-term survival and lengthen time to recurrence in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Early progress reported in designing drugs that target 'disordered' proteins
12/02/2015
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a small, drug-like molecule that inhibits the function of a "disordered" protein in research that may advance a novel approach to...
Study: Antibody for severe hemophilia A may reduce injections needed to prevent bleeding
12/02/2015
First-in-human study of ACE910 suggests excessive bleeding prevention is possible with a weekly subcutaneous injection compared to standard two or three intravenous injections every week, and should...
Taking antidepressants with cancer drug does not increase breast-cancer recurrence
12/02/2015
Kaiser Permanente study counters concerns about tamoxifen.A large study of patients with breast cancer who took the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen while taking an antidepressant were not found to have...
Men who forgo aggressive treatment for prostate cancer don't receive appropriate monitoring
12/02/2015
UCLA study finds most patients who choose 'active surveillance' don't follow up with tests and office visits.
Chemotherapy can cause tumor evolution
12/02/2015
Russian scientists have found that neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer can stimulate evolution of the tumor. The results of the research conducted by Nicholay Litvyakov, D.Sc.