GPs should be more open when referring patients for cancer investigations
12/22/2014
GPs should consider a more overt discussion with patients when referring them for further investigation of symptoms which may indicate cancer, according to a paper published in the British Journal of...
Type 2 diabetes risk may be influenced by blood type
12/22/2014
An individual's blood type may affect their risk of developing type 2 diabetes; people with blood group O are at lowest risk of the condition, according to a new study.
Roche team behind Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) wins Drug Discovery of the Year 2015
12/22/2014
The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) has announced that the team behind the development of Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) has won the prestigious Drug Discovery of the Year 2015 award.
Imbruvica® (ibrutinib), an oral, once-daily, first- in-class treatment, has been launched in the UK.
Novel prognostic marker discovered in older patients with acute leukemia
12/21/2014
A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J.
Ways to prevent and manage jaw bone disease highlighted
12/21/2014
A review of more than a decade's worth of research on osteonecrosis of the jaw--when the bone in the jaw is exposed and begins to starve from a lack of blood--points to an increased risk for patients...
When RNA-binding proteins are turned on, cancer cells get locked in a proliferative state
12/21/2014
A new study from MIT implicates a family of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of cancer, particularly in a subtype of breast cancer.
Severe air pollution spikes during yearly pilgrimage to Mecca
12/20/2014
Dangerously high levels of air pollutants are being released in Mecca during the hajj, the annual holy pilgrimage in which millions of Muslims on foot and in vehicles converge on the Saudi Arabian...
Potential new tool for cervical cancer detection and diagnosis
12/20/2014
Cervical cancer is, in many ways, a shining example of how successful the war on cancer can be. Thanks largely to the advent of Pap smear screening, U.S.
Signaling mechanism could be target for survival, growth of tumor cells in brain cancer
12/20/2014
UT Southwestern Medical Center neurology researchers have identified an important cell signaling mechanism that plays an important role in brain cancer and may provide a new therapeutic target.