Medicaid reimbursements may affect cancer screening rates among beneficiaries
8/26/2014
A recent study has found that in states with higher Medicaid payments for office visits, Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to be screened for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal...
U.S. has seen widespread adoption of robot-assisted cancer surgery to remove the prostate
8/26/2014
A new study reveals that the U.S. has experienced widespread adoption of robot-assisted prostate removal surgery to treat prostate cancer in recent years.
In advanced non-small cell lung cancer, BIM deletion predicts survival
8/26/2014
Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BIM) deletion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with shorter progression free survival (PFS) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine...
Novel oncogenic RET mutation found in small cell lung cancer
8/26/2014
For the first time an oncogenic somatic mutation at amino acid 918 in the RET (rearranged during transfection) protein has been identified in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors and enforced...
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations found in the circulating free tumor DNA (ctDNA) from the plasma of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients correlates well with the EGFR...
Compound in development combats HPV types that cause most cervical cancer
8/26/2014
Research presented at the 29th Annual International Papillomavirus Conference shows that a therapy being developed by Hera Therapeutics Inc.
New enzyme targets for selective cancer therapies
8/26/2014
Thanks to important discoveries in basic and clinical research and technological advances, the fight against cancer has mobilized into a complex offensive spanning multiple fronts.
Weekend hospitalization linked to longer stay for pediatric leukemia patients
8/25/2014
Weekend admission to the hospital for pediatric patients newly diagnosed with leukemia was associated with a longer length of stay, slightly longer wait to start chemotherapy and higher risk for...
Medicaid: do differing state reimbursement policies affect cancer screening?
8/25/2014
New research examining state-specific differences in Medicaid policies may be having an impact on screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.
Insight into cellular biology of colorectal cancer
8/25/2014
A study recently published in the journal Carcinogenesis by researchers at the University of Kansas shows a new role for the protein adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) in suppressing colorectal cancer...