In pediatric umbilical cord transplants, survival rates may indicate a new standard of care
11/03/2014
A new standard of care for children facing acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may be clear, following a multi-year study published in the latest edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Cancer cell fingerprints in the blood may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
11/02/2014
Newly-identified cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children's cancers faster and more accurately, according to research presented at the National...
Fecal testing in familial colorectal cancer screening
11/02/2014
Fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) may be as effective as colonoscopies when it comes to detecting colorectal cancer among first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer, according to a new...
New progress in treatment of brain cancer and other neurological diseases
11/02/2014
A new technology that may assist in the treatment of brain cancer and other neurological diseases is the subject of an article in a recent issue of the journal Technology, published by World...
Picture of a cancer-related cell enzyme in action on a chromosome unit detailed for the first time
11/02/2014
A landmark study published in the print edition of the journal Nature provides new insight into the function of an enzyme related to the BRCA1 breast cancer protein.
Step towards blood test for many cancer types
11/02/2014
Scientists have identified more than 800 markers in the blood of cancer patients that could help lead to a single blood test for early detection of many types of cancer in future, according to...
Researchers developing a universal antidote for heparin
11/02/2014
Heparin, the life saving blood thinner used in major surgeries and treatment of heart diseases, is a complicated drug but a research team from the University of British Columbia has set out to make...
From a health care payer perspective, prevention of venous thromboembolism (blood clot in a vein) with low-molecular-weight heparin dalteparin in critically ill patients was more effective and had...
New technology to address hair loss during chemotherapy treatment
11/01/2014
Leading manufacturer of scalp cooling equipment Paxman Coolers is to fund research into the science behind hair loss during chemotherapy treatmentA patient wears a scalp cooler for 30 minutes...
The effectiveness of counseling cancer patients by phone still unknown
11/01/2014
Increasingly, cancer care respects the fact that a patient's body is only part of the system that requires treatment.