Improved detection of prostate cancer offered by novel molecular imaging drug
11/13/2014
A novel study demonstrates the potential of a novel molecular imaging drug to detect and visualize early prostate cancer in soft tissue, lymph nodes and bone.
Pretreatment interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant risk factor for developing symptomatic and severe radiation pneumonitis in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated...
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT could be cost effective
11/13/2014
Finding can inform debate over early cancer detection methodDartmouth researchers say lung cancer screening in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) meets a commonly accepted standard for cost...
Smoking associated with elevated risk of developing a second smoking-related cancer
11/13/2014
Results of a federally-funded pooled analysis of five prospective cohort studies indicate that cigarette smoking prior to the first diagnosis of lung (stage I), bladder, kidney or head and neck...
Almost a quarter of breast conservation ops lead to further surgery
11/13/2014
Researchers have found that 23% of patients studied required at least one additional operation following breast conservation surgery for breast cancer.
Promising prognostic biomarker candidates for ovarian cancer uncovered by Roswell Park team
11/12/2014
Cancer researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have identified two independent classes of novel candidate prognostic markers for ovarian cancer, advancing efforts to develop targeted...
New approach helps women talk to their families about cancer risk
11/12/2014
To understand their risk for hereditary forms of cancer, such as breast and colon cancer, women need to know their family history.
Oral HPV 'can be transmitted by oral-to-oral, oral-to-genital routes'
11/12/2014
Contrary to some previous studies, new research suggests that oral HPV can be transmitted through oral-to-oral and oral-to-genital contact with an infected person.
Prostate cancer spread may be halted by molecular breakthrough
11/12/2014
Scientists believe a new treatment, shown to be effective in mice, could halt the growth of tumours in patients with prostate cancer.
Anti-tumor immune responses boosted by tumor-associated neutrophils
11/12/2014
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women, and survival depends on the stage of cancer at diagnosis.