Study yields new two-step strategy for weakening cancer
9/26/2014
Research by Rice University scientists who are fighting a cyberwar against cancer finds that the immune system may be a clinician's most powerful ally.A cancer cell under attack by lymphocytes.
False-positives tolerated to achieve diagnostic sensitivity
9/26/2014
Both patients and healthcare professionals believe diagnosis of extracolonic malignancy with screening computed tomography (CT) colonography greatly outweighs the potential disadvantages of...
Breast cancer metastasis in postpartum mice promoted by wound healing response
9/26/2014
Within the first 5 years after the birth of a child, women are at an increased risk of developing metastatic breast cancer.
Health-focused breakfasts could serve as way to educate African American men about cancer
9/25/2014
Despite disproportionate rates of cancer morbidity and mortality among African American men, few community-based efforts have been developed and sustained to educate African American men about...
Breast cancer: most women who remove healthy breast 'happy with their decision'
9/25/2014
Women with cancer in one breast often remove the other, despite most studies suggesting they will not live longer. A new study investigates how such women feel about their choice.
HPV vaccine rates not linked to knowledge about it
9/25/2014
New study finds neither increased parental nor adolescent knowledge about HPV or the vaccine results in higher rates of vaccination and questions usefulness of awareness campaigns.
Skirt size increase linked to 33% greater postmenopausal breast cancer risk
9/25/2014
Going up a skirt size over a period of 10 years between your mid 20s and mid 60s is linked to a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, finds a large observational study...
HPV vaccine rates not linked to knowledge about it
9/25/2014
New study finds neither increased parental nor adolescent knowledge about HPV or the vaccine results in higher rates of vaccination and questions usefulness of awareness campaigns.
IARC calls on countries with high stomach cancer burden to act to prevent the disease
9/25/2014
A new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, urges health authorities of countries with high stomach...
Skirt size increase linked to 33% greater postmenopausal breast cancer risk
9/25/2014
Going up a skirt size over a period of 10 years between your mid 20s and mid 60s is linked to a 33% greater risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, finds a large observational study...