Cell death proteins key to fighting disease
11/04/2014
Melbourne researchers have uncovered key steps involved in programmed cell death, offering new targets for the treatment of diseases including lupus, cancers and neurodegenerative diseases.
New device yields close-up look at metastasis
11/04/2014
Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a lab device to give cancer researchers an unprecedented microscopic look at metastasis, the complex way that tumor cells spread through the body, causing more...
New approach to killing tumor cells: synthetic lethality
11/04/2014
The scientific community has made significant strides in recent years in identifying important genetic contributors to malignancy and developing therapeutic agents that target altered genes and...
Sustained local control for medically inoperable, early stage lung cancer patients
11/04/2014
10 years of data reveals excellent, sustained local control with minimal side effects for medically inoperable, early stage lung cancer patients who received high-dose rate stereotactic body...
Lung cancer screening for eligible Medicare patients encouraged by CHEST lung cancer experts
11/04/2014
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Committee on Coverage studies the decision to cover lung cancer screening for eligible individuals, the Online First section of the journal CHEST...
A link discovered between pulmonary hypertension, diabetes and cancer
11/04/2014
A UAlberta team has discovered that a protein that plays a critical role in metabolism, the process by which the cell generates energy from foods, is important for the development of pulmonary...
Clinical practice guidelines address multimodality treatment for esophageal cancer
11/04/2014
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has released new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (area where the esophagus meets the stomach).
Dabigatran associated with higher incidence of major bleeding vs. warfarin
11/03/2014
A study of Medicare beneficiaries suggests the anticoagulant medication dabigatran should be prescribed with caution because it appears to be associated with a higher incidence of major bleeding...
Sea sponge-derived drug could extend life for breast cancer patients
11/03/2014
Eribulin, a drug originally created from a sea sponge, has been shown to extend life for up to 5 months in women with advanced triple negative breast cancer.
Single blood test that screens for several cancers steps closer
11/03/2014
A review of 19,000 papers that found over 800 cancer biomarkers could pave the way for a single blood test to screen for several cancers, including some rare types.