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...
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.
Promising results for cancer-fighting cocktail in advanced cervical cancer patients
9/18/2014
Combining a standard chemotherapy drug with a second drug that stops cells from dividing improves both the survival and response rates for those with advanced cervical cancer, a new study by UT...
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.
Elderly women with early breast cancer receiving less-aggressive radiation procedures
9/18/2014
In a healthcare climate where the costs of treatment are increasingly weighed against potential benefit, a Yale study has found that radiation oncologists are using fewer or less-aggressive radiation...
Promising results for cancer-fighting cocktail in advanced cervical cancer patients
9/18/2014
Combining a standard chemotherapy drug with a second drug that stops cells from dividing improves both the survival and response rates for those with advanced cervical cancer, a new study by UT...
Master regulator of cells' heat shock response identified
9/18/2014
Heat shock proteins protect the molecules in all human and animal cells with factors that regulate their production and work as thermostats.
Breastfeeding linked to lower risk of aggressive subtypes of breast cancer
9/17/2014
African-American women who have children but do not breastfeed have a higher risk for estrogen receptor and triple-negative breast cancer, a new study suggests.
New genetic variants indicate risk for prostate cancer: international study
9/17/2014
An international study co-led by Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) scientists and researchers in the United Kingdom has revealed 23 new genetic susceptibility...
In an effort to learn why South Asians in New Jersey and New York City have low participation rates when it comes to some cancer screenings, researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey...