FDA approves Lynparza to treat advanced ovarian cancer
12/30/2014
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Lynparza (olaparib), a new drug treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer associated with defective BRCA genes, as...
Study shows how lung cancer cells 'come unstuck' and spread
12/29/2014
A new study uncovers the mechanism that allows lung cancer cells to become unstuck from their neighbors, allowing them to spread to other parts of the body.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the intravenous administration of Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi).
Cyramza approved in EU for advanced gastric cancer
12/29/2014
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Thousands more people get urgent lung cancer tests thanks to cough campaign, UK
12/29/2014
Following a campaign urging people with a persistent cough to visit their doctor, there has been a surge of lung cancers diagnosed at an early enough stage for the patients to receive surgery which...
Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds
12/28/2014
Airline pilots can be exposed to the same amount of UV-A radiation as that from a tanning bed session because airplane windshields do not completely block UV-A radiation, according to a research...
Machine learning reveals unexpected genetic roots of cancers, autism and other disorders
12/28/2014
In the decade since the genome was sequenced in 2003, scientists and doctors have struggled to answer an all-consuming question: Which DNA mutations cause disease?
Studies show NBI visualizes Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) lesions in additional 17 percent of patients and 24 percent additional tumors - a turning point for identifying the costly...
The cause of prostate cancer may be linked to Parkinson's disease through a common enzyme
12/27/2014
Prostate cancer affects more than 23,000 men this year in the USA however the individual genes that initiate prostate cancer formation are poorly understood.
A prospective nationwide survey on perceptions of lung cancer in the general population of France highlights a need for increased public education on the benefits of lung cancer screening, the good...