Study links father's age and risk of blood cancer as an adult
5/13/2015
Association particularly strong among only childrenA new study links a father's age at birth to the risk that his child will develop blood and immune system cancers as an adult, particularly for...
Patients more likely to get HPV vaccine after electronic health record prompts
5/13/2015
A new study finds that a simple reminder via electronic health record systems may go a long way in encouraging patients to get the HPV vaccine that protects against cervical cancer.
HPV vaccination of boys as well as girls: study quantifies benefit
5/13/2015
A new study partly supports vaccinating all boys against HPV and adds evidence of wider cancer benefit for both sexes, if girls have a higher uptake of injections.
Disrupting cancer pathway could enhance new immunotherapies
5/13/2015
Understanding how to overrule a signaling pathway that can cause treatments to fail in metastatic melanoma patients should help physicians extend the benefits of recently approved immunity-boosting...
First-in-class antibody mixture shows clinical activity against Tx-resistant, advanced CRC
5/13/2015
Patients with advanced colorectal tumors without mutations in the RAS genes derive substantial benefit from anti-EGFR therapies; however, the disease eventually progresses, leaving these patients...
Leicester research team identifies potential new targets for cancer treatments
5/13/2015
Research papers identify key steps in cell division -- and potential to inhibit cancer cell divisionThese microscope images show human cancer cells going through the process of division.
Breast cancer patients 60+ with luminal A subtype may not need radiation if on hormone therapy
5/13/2015
Women with luminal A subtype breast cancer - and particularly those older than 60 - may not need radiation treatment if they are already taking hormone therapy, shows clinical research led by...
Repurposed anti-cholesterol drug could improve treatment-resistant anemias
5/13/2015
Each year, between 25 and 35 children in the United States and Canada are diagnosed with an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome called Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA), according to the US Centers...
Cancer cells 'disguise themselves as immune cells' to spread via lymphatic system, study finds
5/12/2015
One route through which cancer spreads to other parts of the body is the lymph system. Now, a new study shows how cancer cells disguise themselves as white blood cells to do this.
New treatment option for subtype of aggressive lymphoma ALCL
5/12/2015
An international team of researchers, including Lukas Kenner from the Clinical Department of Pathology at MedUni Vienna, has discovered a specific combination of mutations and new gene fusions...