Certain multiple myeloma patients likely to benefit most from panobinostat combination
6/22/2015
A new clinical trial indicates panobinostat combined with bortezomib and dexamethasone shows promise in treating patients with relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
Latina women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer need more stress management tools
6/22/2015
Familial obligations and relationships are stress-inducers for Latina cancer patients that must be recognized by health care providers and educatorsCancer is the most common cause of death among...
HPV vaccine 'partly responsible' for dramatic fall in rates of precancerous cervical lesions
6/22/2015
A CDC-led study finds rates of high-grade cervical lesions among young American women fell significantly in 2008-12, which may be partly down to the HPV vaccine introduced in 2006.
Certain multiple myeloma patients likely to benefit from panobinostat combination
6/22/2015
A new clinical trial indicates panobinostat combined with bortezomib and dexamethasone shows promise in treating patients with relapsed or relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
'Fasting-mimicking diet' may promote health and longevity
6/21/2015
Researchers have created a fasting-mimicking diet that they found increased lifespan and healthspan of mice and reduced risk factors linked to cancer, CVD and diabetes in humans.
Diet that mimics fasting may promote longevity and improve healthspan
6/21/2015
Researchers have created a fasting-mimicking diet that they found increased lifespan and healthspan of mice and reduced risk factors linked to cancer, CVD and diabetes in humans.
Parkinson's 'a risk factor for most cancers in Taiwan'
6/20/2015
A new study has found a link between Parkinson's disease in Taiwanese patients and increased risk of 16 different cancer types, including colorectal, kidney, prostate cancers.
Sylvester researchers develop technique for growing ovarian cancer cell lines in long-term culture
6/19/2015
A team of researchers at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has developed a technique for growing ovarian cancer cell lines that mimic...
Taking control of cancer - from your mobile phone
6/19/2015
As cancer patients and their loved ones know, cancer is not a game. But games played on mobile phones could soon empower those affected by cancer, in a revolutionary new project developed by...
Biomedical breakthrough: Carbon nanoparticles you can make at home
6/19/2015
Researchers have found an easy way to produce carbon nanoparticles that are small enough to evade the body's immune system, reflect light in the near-infrared range for easy detection, and carry...