Quick antibiotics reduce PICU needs and mortality of pediatric cancer patients
3/01/2015
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer shows that pediatric cancer patients who receive antibiotics within 60 minutes of reporting fever and...
Doctors perceived as more compassionate when giving patients more optimistic news
2/28/2015
In a new study, patients with advanced cancer favored a doctor who delivered optimistic news over one who delivered negative news, perceiving them as having more compassion.
Molecular mouse-trap technique sheds light on key cell processes
2/28/2015
Scientists have shed new light on the fundamental biological process of cell division, thanks to an emerging analytical method.
Novel anti-cancer DNA vaccine may fight aging, chronic inflammation and osteoporosis
2/28/2015
An international team of scientists including CureLab Oncology, Inc. (Boston), University of Camerino (Italy), and Boston University have serendipitously discovered a DNA vaccine, which systemically...
What does the future hold for treating patients with locally advanced breast cancer?
2/28/2015
Treating patients with locally advanced inoperable breast cancer is an extremely difficult task.
One in 3 women could potentially be spared chronic pain after breast cancer surgery
2/28/2015
One in every three women undergoing a mastectomy could potentially be spared chronic post-operative pain if anesthesiologists used a regional anesthetic technique in combination with standard care...
What does the future hold for treating patients with locally advanced breast cancer?
2/28/2015
Treating patients with locally advanced inoperable breast cancer is an extremely difficult task.
One in 3 women could potentially be spared chronic pain after breast cancer surgery
2/28/2015
One in every three women undergoing a mastectomy could potentially be spared chronic post-operative pain if anesthesiologists used a regional anesthetic technique in combination with standard care...
Blood samples as surrogates for tumor biopsies in patients with lung cancer
2/27/2015
A study examined the feasibility of using circulating free DNA (cfDNA) from blood samples of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer as a surrogate for tumor biopsies to determine...
Blood samples as surrogates for tumor biopsies in patients with lung cancer
2/27/2015
A study examined the feasibility of using circulating free DNA (cfDNA) from blood samples of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer as a surrogate for tumor biopsies to determine...