More accurate treatment, greater patient comfort provided by new radiosurgery technology
9/19/2014
A new stereotactic radiosurgery system provides the same or a higher level of accuracy in targeting cancer tumors - but offers greater comfort to patients and the ability to treat multiple tumors at...
International experts issue plea for better research and education for advanced breast cancer
9/19/2014
Breast cancer experts around the world have issued a plea to researchers, academics, drug companies, funders and advocates to carry out high quality research and clinical trials for advanced breast...
Elderly women with low risk hormone receptor positive breast cancer benefit from endocrine therapy
9/19/2014
Treatment with endocrine therapy and radiation therapy as part of breast conservation is the current standard of care for women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) invasive breast cancer.
Health news of high-profile celebrities 'has long-term effects for public health care'
9/19/2014
After Angelina Jolie's announcement of a double mastectomy after testing positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation last year, researchers say genetic testing referrals more than doubled.
New molecule 'allows umbilical cord stem cells to multiply'
9/18/2014
A new molecule, UM171 - dubbed 'the first of its kind' by the scientists who have discovered it - may allow umbilical cord stem cells to multiply, enabling more transplants.
Global team finds new genetic variants that raise risk of prostate cancer
9/18/2014
A large international meta-analysis that pooled data on over 87,000 men reveals 23 new genetic variants that raise risk of prostate cancer by 3-6 times the average.
Blood test could identify when cancer treatment has become detrimental
9/18/2014
Some treatments for prostate cancer, while initially effective at controlling the disease, not only stop working over time but actually start driving tumour growth, a major new study shows.
PET-CT predicts lymphoma survival better than conventional imaging
9/18/2014
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET-CT) is more accurate than conventional CT scanning in measuring response to treatment and predicting survival in patients with follicular...
Global team finds new genetic variants that raise risk of prostate cancer
9/18/2014
A large international meta-analysis that pooled data on over 87,000 men reveals 23 new genetic variants that raise risk of prostate cancer by 3-6 times the average.
Overseas deployment increases risk of skin cancer
9/18/2014
Soldiers deployed to tropical and sunny climates are coming home with increased risk factors for a threat far from the battlefield: skin cancer.