Researchers isolate possible ovarian cancer biomarkers
9/17/2015
Researchers from North Carolina State University utilized a highly sensitive mass spectrometry analysis to identify and measure difficult-to-detect N-glycan biomarkers associated with ovarian...
A new report entitled Prostate Cancer: Living, not Just Surviving, details the findings from a large pan- European survey of 765 prostate cancer patients, 335 caregivers and 400 healthcare...
IRB Barcelona identifies the gene responsible for metastasis of breast cancer to the bone
9/17/2015
Physicians currently have no tools to help them detect which breast cancer patients will suffer metastasis to the bone, a process that occurs in 15-20% of cases.
Simplified boron compound may treat brain tumours
9/17/2015
Effective and targeted uptake among malignant cells demonstrates the promise of a simplified boron compound for neutron radiation therapy, report researchers at Okayama University and Kinki...
Researchers isolate possible ovarian cancer biomarkers
9/17/2015
Researchers from North Carolina State University utilized a highly sensitive mass spectrometry analysis to identify and measure difficult-to-detect N-glycan biomarkers associated with ovarian...
Harmful alcohol use linked with increased risk of alcohol-related cancers and injury
9/17/2015
A new study of alcohol use in countries of all income levels shows that current use increases the risk of alcohol-related cancers and injury, with no reduction in risk of mortality or...
UI Health validates cure for sickle cell in adults
9/17/2015
Physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have cured 12 adult patients of sickle cell disease using a unique procedure for stem cell transplantation from healthy...
Overweight, obesity may increase brain tumor risk
9/17/2015
A new meta-analysis draws together results from 18 studies to find a possible link between being overweight or obese and brain tumor.
Combining epigenetic therapies with immunotherapies likely to improve cancer patient outcomes
9/16/2015
Recent data suggest that epigenetic therapies are likely to provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients when rationally combined with immunotherapeutic drugs, according to a review...
Leukemia virus in cattle may raise risk for human breast cancer
9/16/2015
A new study suggests bovine leukemia virus presents higher odds for human breast cancer than obesity, alcohol consumption or postmenopausal hormones.