Summer vacation: the health risks for travelers
7/01/2015
Are you traveling abroad this summer? In this Spotlight feature, we take a look at the health risks that come with a summer vacation and what you can do to prevent them.
Research letter: Indoor tanning rates drop among U.S. adults
7/01/2015
Indoor tanning rates dropped among adults from 5.5 percent in 2010 to 4.2 percent in 2013, although an estimated 7.8 million women and 1.
Summer vacation: the health risks for travelers
7/01/2015
Are you traveling abroad this summer? In this Spotlight feature, we take a look at the health risks that come with a summer vacation and what you can do to prevent them.
Tumor treatment with multispecific* antibodies is significantly more tolerable if administered subcutaneously rather than via the bloodstream, which was the standard procedure until now.
UF researchers invent device that makes chemotherapy more personalized and efficient
7/01/2015
Two University of Florida researchers have invented a device that makes chemotherapy treatments more personalized, efficient and affordable.
Breast cancer screening rates drop in Australia, despite new data on life saving benefits
7/01/2015
Cancer Council is encouraging all eligible Australian women aged 50 to 74 to consider participating in the free BreastScreen program following the release of data showing a downward trend in...
How removing a protein slows blood vessel growth in tumours
7/01/2015
Scientists from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have discovered a new protein which triggers the growth of blood vessels in breast cancer tumours which have...
Protein's impact on colorectal cancer is dappled
7/01/2015
In early stages, it acts as tumor suppressor; later it can help spread diseaseResearchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a cell signaling pathway that...
Does radiation from X-rays and CT scans really cause cancer?
7/01/2015
Studies purporting to show cancer link are badly flawed, researchers findIn recent years, there has been widespread media coverage of studies purporting to show that radiation from X-rays, CT scans...
Chitosan-coated, chemotherapy-packed nanoparticles may target cancer stem cells
7/01/2015
Nanoparticles packed with a clinically used chemotherapy drug and coated with an oligosaccharide derived from the carapace of crustaceans might effectively target and kill cancer stem-like cells...