Mammography still best for breast cancer screening, experts find
6/04/2015
An international group of experts reports that the benefits of mammography screening for women aged 50-69 outweigh adverse effects such as false-positive results.
Lung cancer blood test steps closer with new biomarker discovery
6/04/2015
Researchers have discovered a blood biomarker that is 'highly effective' in distinguishing between people with and without nonsmall cell lung cancer.
Non-small cell lung cancer analysis IDs patients who can benefit from MET targeted therapies
6/04/2015
Foundation Medicine, Inc. has announced new data demonstrating the role of MET exon 14 (METex14) alterations as drivers of growth of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLS), resulting in the...
Spanish scientists patent a faster and more reliable technique for diagnosing oral cancer
6/04/2015
Malignant tumours of the oral cavity are the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
Triple treatment keeps cancer from coming back
6/04/2015
Weizmann Institute scientists: The treatment stopped lung cancer cells from developing resistance to chemotherapy in miceLung cancer cells (green) are cultured together with normal lung cells...
Attending breast cancer screening reduces risk of death by 40 percent
6/04/2015
Women aged 50-69 years who attend mammography screening reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 per cent compared to women who are not screened - according to a major international review...
Melanoma rates have doubled over the past 30 years, say CDC
6/03/2015
Melanoma rates in the US doubled between 1982 and 2011, according to the CDC, who say they will continue to rise unless a comprehensive skin cancer prevention program is actioned.
Intravenous nutrition source could reduce side effects of chemotherapy
6/03/2015
Carnegie Mellon researches show that Intralipid can also increase the effectiveness of cancer-fighting nanodrugsA single dose of an FDA-approved intravenous nutrition source may be able to...
Antibody fragments expand what PET imaging can 'see' in mice
6/03/2015
To visualize cancer throughout the body, physicians often turn to positron emission tomography (PET), which lights up areas that are metabolically active or growing, like tumors.
Microendoscope could eliminate unneeded biopsies
6/03/2015
Rice University device nearly doubled sensitivity of esophageal cancer screeningsIn a clinical study of patients in the United States and China, researchers found that a low-cost, portable...