Within minutes after birth, every child in the U.S. undergoes a battery of tests designed to diagnose a host of conditions, including sickle cell disease.
Double mastectomy 'does not reduce mortality' for unilateral breast cancer
9/03/2014
Researchers say there has been an increase in the number of breast cancer patients opting for a double mastectomy, but they did not link the procedure to lower mortality.
Testing for invisible blood in urine to diagnose bladder cancer
9/03/2014
New research which finds that invisible blood in urine may be an early warning sign of bladder cancer is likely to shape guidelines for clinicians.
A new synthetic amino acid for an emerging class of drugs
9/03/2014
One of the greatest challenges in modern medicine is developing drugs that are highly effective against a target, but with minimal toxicity and side-effects to the patient.
Double mastectomy rates increasing, but procedure 'does not reduce mortality'
9/03/2014
Researchers say there has been an increase in the number of breast cancer patients opting for a double mastectomy, but they did not link the procedure to lower mortality.
World Health Organization recommends use of p16 IHC to help diagnose high-grade cervical disease
9/02/2014
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, has announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance recommending the use of p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC)...
World Health Organization recommends use of p16 IHC to help diagnose high-grade cervical disease
9/02/2014
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, has announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidance recommending the use of p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC)...
MD Anderson cost analysis shows proton therapy less costly than IMRT for advanced head/neck cancers
9/02/2014
According to research from The Proton Therapy Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the episodic cost of care using intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) in advanced...
Key mechanism in cancer metastasis identified offering potential for therapy
9/02/2014
A new study from the research group of Dr. John Lewis at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) and the Lawson Health Research Institute (London, ON) has confirmed that "invadopodia" play a key...
Method to expand blood stem cells could lead to new cancer treatment
9/02/2014
A team of scientists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine has reported the breakthrough discovery of a process to expand production of stem cells used to treat cancer patients.