In terms of duration of treatment and cost, patients with early stage breast cancer may benefit from accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) with proton therapy versus whole breast...
Why targeted drug doesn't benefit patients with early-stage lung cancer
10/30/2014
The drug erlotinib is highly effective in treating advanced-stage lung cancer patients whose tumors have a particular gene change, but when the same drug is used for patients with early-stage tumors...
Pediatric radiation exposure following Chernobyl disaster linked to aggressive thyroid cancers
10/30/2014
For the first time, researchers have found that exposure to radioactive iodine is associated with more aggressive forms of thyroid cancer, according to a careful study of nearly 12,000 people in...
Breast cancer screening with tomosynthesis and mammography found to be cost-effective
10/30/2014
Adding tomosynthesis to biennial digital mammography screening for women with dense breasts is likely to improve breast cancer detection at a reasonable cost relative to biennial mammography...
New drug combination shows promise as powerful treatment for breast cancer
10/30/2014
The uncontrolled growth of cancer cells arises from their ability to hijack the cell's normal growth program and checkpoints.
Lab on a chip detects prostate cancer, kidney disease on the spot
10/30/2014
When you flush the toilet, you may be discarding microscopic warning signs about your health.But a cunningly simple new device can stop that vital information from "going to waste.
Improved understanding of glioma may lead to more efficient and specific therapies
10/30/2014
Glioma is a common name for serious brain tumours. Different types of glioma are usually diagnosed as separate diseases and have been considered to arise from different cell types in the brain.
Solution to 14-year mystery has implications for cancer therapies and drug delivery
10/30/2014
Do blood vessels that feed tumors differ from other blood vessels? Fourteen years ago, experiments designed to answer that question led to the discovery of several genes that are more active in...
Why targeted drug doesn't benefit patients with early-stage lung cancer
10/30/2014
The drug erlotinib is highly effective in treating advanced-stage lung cancer patients whose tumors have a particular gene change, but when the same drug is used for patients with early-stage tumors...
Pediatric radiation exposure following Chernobyl disaster linked to aggressive thyroid cancers
10/30/2014
For the first time, researchers have found that exposure to radioactive iodine is associated with more aggressive forms of thyroid cancer, according to a careful study of nearly 12,000 people in...