Women four times less likely to have surgery if breast cancer diagnosed as an emergency
6/08/2015
Breast cancer patients are four times less likely to have potentially lifesaving surgery if diagnosed as an emergency rather than through an urgent GP referral, according to a new data published on...
Fusion of normal cells may trigger genetic changes leading to cancer
6/08/2015
A new study shedding light on cancer development suggests when two normal cells fuse with one another, they can trigger a 'genomic catastrophe' that can turn these cells cancerous.
Genomic testing can help identify patients at heightened risk for esophageal cancer
6/08/2015
Endoscopic samples show precancerous genomic changes in Barrett's esophagus, according to report in the Journal of Molecular DiagnosticsBarrett's esophagus (BE) develops in a subset of patients...
'Genomic catastrophe' may cause normal cells to become cancerous
6/08/2015
Aberrant cell fusion may initiate cancerous processes and tumor formation, according to a new study published in the American Journal of PathologyAlthough there is no one established universal...
New study describes cancer's cheating ways
6/08/2015
Cancer cells share certain traits with anti-social members of human society.
Hepatitis C: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
6/08/2015
Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect and damage the liver. It is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person and is the most common blood-borne disease in the US.
Rabbit virus could make bone marrow transplants safer
6/08/2015
Researchers discover that the myxoma virus could kill cancer cells and reduce the risk of white blood cells attacking the body in bone marrow transplant patients.
Hepatitis C: causes, symptoms, treatments, prevention
6/08/2015
Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect and damage the liver. It is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person and is the most common blood-borne disease in the US.
Early-stage cancers may be detected with noninvasive prenatal testing
6/07/2015
Noninvasive prenatal testing - a method used to detect chromosomal abnormalities in developing babies - may also be effective for detecting early-stage cancers, new research shows.
An immune system marker for therapy-resistant prostate cancer
6/05/2015
Interleukin-6 signaling plays role in switching mouse prostate cancer to more aggressive, therapy-resistant formYou are a patient who has just been treated for a serious illness but neither you...