Many doctors don't recommend baby aspirin, despite guidelines
8/08/2014
A majority of middle-aged men and women eligible to take aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke do not recall their doctors ever telling them to do so, according to a University of Rochester...
Women with PALB2 gene at greatly increased risk of breast cancer
8/08/2014
Breast cancer risks for one of potentially the most important genes associated with breast cancer after the BRCA1/2 genes are reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Task force recommends genetic testing of tumor for colorectal cancer patients
8/07/2014
US Multi-Society Task Force releases consensus statement on genetic evaluation and management of lynch syndrome.Of the 143,000 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer annually in the U.S.
Routine prostate cancer screening 'reduces deaths but leads to overdiagnosis'
8/07/2014
Long-term results of a major European study reveal that prostate cancer screening reduces deaths by more than 20%, but researchers say it is still too soon for routine screening.
Mutations in a gene essential for cell regulation cause kidney cancer in children
8/07/2014
Mutations in a gene that helps regulate when genes are switched on and off in cells have been found to cause rare cases of Wilms tumour, the most common kidney cancer occurring in children.
NPS Medicinewise: Don't stop taking anticoagulants without talking to your doctor
8/07/2014
With anticoagulant medicine dabigatran (brand name Pradaxa) in the news this week following reports that safety information about the medicine had been withheld by the manufacturer, NPS...
Task force recommends genetic testing of tumor for colorectal cancer patients
8/07/2014
US Multi-Society Task Force releases consensus statement on genetic evaluation and management of lynch syndrome.Of the 143,000 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer annually in the U.S.
Women over 75 benefit from mammography
8/07/2014
Mammography-detected breast cancer is associated with a shift to earlier stage diagnosis in older women, subsequently reducing the rate of more advanced, difficult-to-treat cases, according to a new...
Scientists achieve seamless gene correction of beta-thalassemia mutations in patient-specific cells
8/07/2014
A major hurdle in gene therapy is the efficient integration of a corrected gene into a patient's genome without mutating off-target sites.
Gut microbiome analysis improved noninvasive colorectal cancer screening
8/07/2014
Analysis of the gut microbiome more successfully distinguished healthy individuals from those with precancerous adenomatous polyps and those with invasive colorectal cancer compared with assessment...