Scientists dramatically improve method for finding common genetic alterations in tumors
5/06/2015
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists developed a new computer tool to find DNA duplications and deletions that play pivotal roles in adult and childhood cancers; the tool is free to...
New screening technique could pick up twice as many women with ovarian cancer
5/06/2015
A new screening method can detect twice as many women with ovarian cancer as conventional strategies, according to the latest results from the largest trial of its kind led by UCL.
Multiple types of resistance to new lung cancer drug identified
5/06/2015
After identifying three different types of resistance to a promising investigational lung cancer drug in a phase 1 trial, a team of researchers led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists say new...
NIH-funded preclinical study suggests epigenetic drugs may be used to treat leading cause of pediatric brain cancer deathUsing brain tumor samples collected from children in the United States and...
A new finding on cell movement dynamics sheds light on cancer therapy
5/06/2015
Kobe University Biosignal Research Center has discovered the first molecular evidence that cell motility, a key component in immunity, development, and other fundamental biological mechanisms, is...
Racial differences in male breast cancer outcomes
5/06/2015
Poverty may play important roleWhile black and white men under age 65 diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer received similar treatment, blacks had a 76% higher risk of death than whites...
'Higher risk' of other cancers in people with gastrointestinal stromal tumors
5/05/2015
A population study that uses information from a national cancer database finds that 1 in 5.8 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors develop other cancers.
Canada should ban asbestos use in Canada and globally
5/05/2015
To prevent future cases of asbestos-related disease, Canada should institute a time-specific ban on asbestos use in Canada and support a global ban, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
FDA approves Raplixa to help control bleeding during surgery
5/05/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Raplixa (fibrin sealant [human]), the first spray-dried fibrin sealant approved by the agency.
New ovarian cancer screening technique could double detection rates
5/05/2015
Researchers have found that measuring changes in levels of a specific protein in the blood could detect twice as many cases of ovarian cancer as conventional screening methods.