Anal cancer is preventable with lifestyle modifications, HPV vaccine
12/18/2014
Although uncommon, anal cancer is preventable with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and other lifestyle modifications, according to a review in CMAJ on the screening and prevention of this...
Microwave Imaging of the Breast
12/18/2014
Although currently available diagnostic screening systems for breast cancer like X-ray computed tomography (CT) and mammography are effective at detecting early signs of tumors, they are far from...
Genomic Health announced presentation of the first prospective outcomes data from a large adjuvant study with the Oncotype DX breast cancer test at the recent 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer...
Anal cancer is preventable with lifestyle modifications, HPV vaccine
12/18/2014
Although uncommon, anal cancer is preventable with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and other lifestyle modifications, according to a review in CMAJ on the screening and prevention of this...
Bacterial biofilms found in colon cancer patients could be used as a clinical diagnostic tool
12/18/2014
Since the first "catalog" of the normal bacterial makeup of the human body was published in 2012, numerous connections between illness and disturbances in the human microbiota have been found.
Fast, accurate new nanoparticle-based sensor system for rapidly screening cancer drugs
12/18/2014
Traditional genomic, proteomic and other screening methods currently used to characterize drug mechanisms are time-consuming and require special equipment, but now researchers led by chemist Vincent...
A protein that makes other proteins also regulates fat levels in worms, and possibly in humans
12/18/2014
Like a smart sensor that adjusts the lighting in each room and a home's overall temperature, a protein that governs the making of other proteins in the cell also appears capable of controlling fat...
Important gene interaction defined that drives aggressive brain cancer
12/18/2014
Targeted therapies are a growing and groundbreaking field in cancer care in which drugs or other substances are designed to interfere with genes or molecules that control the growth and survival of...
Migraine was not associated with breast cancer risk or differences in the endogenous sex hormones that have been proposed to be associated with migraines, according to a new study published in the...
Male and female breast cancers are not identical
12/18/2014
Results of the EORTC10085/TBCRC/BIG/NABCG International Male Breast Cancer Program conducted in both Europe and in the United States and presented at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium...