High-grade DCIS detection rates increase in older women
10/27/2015
The mammography detection rate of an early-stage but potentially invasive type of breast cancer rises with age, according to a large new study from Germany published online in the journal Radiology.
UGA researchers discover mechanism that could lead to better ovarian cancer treatment
10/27/2015
Resistance to chemotherapy is a major problem for those suffering from ovarian cancer--a problem that prevents a cure from a disease dubbed the "silent killer.
Increased risk of large bowel cancer for each 1 cm rise in waist circumference
10/27/2015
Experts speaking at the 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week 2015) in Barcelona, Spain today revealed compelling evidence of the link between excess body weight and risk of colorectal...
Some individuals experience cancer recurrence when they enter adolescence or adulthood after they have been successfully treated for cancer in childhood while others don't. But why is this?
New genetic discovery advances understanding of prostate cancer
10/27/2015
A new and important genetic discovery, which sheds light on how prostate cancers develop and spread, has been made by an international research team led by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
Genetic testing could identify men at a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer
10/27/2015
A new study of more than 25,000 men has uncovered four new genetic variants associated with increased risk of testicular cancer.
Lower doses of parabens might increase breast cancer risk
10/27/2015
Estrogen-mimicking chemicals called parabens, which are commonly found in an array of personal care products, may be more dangerous at lower doses than previously thought, according to a new study.
Scientists devise new method to solve significant variables conundrum
10/27/2015
Scientists at Columbia University, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Harvard University have presented an alternative method to address the challenge of using significant variables...
Massive screen of drug combinations may find treatment for resistant, BRAF-mutant melanoma
10/27/2015
Combining drugs addressing different signaling pathways has synergistic effect in tumors resistant to BRAF inhibitionA team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has discovered a...
CRISPR/Cas9 used for rapid functional study of cancer-causing genes
10/27/2015
Novel high-throughput approach finds combinations of genes that induce cancerIn a novel use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, which can be deployed to switch genes off, researchers from Germany, the UK...