Targeted virus could boost chemo's effects for arm and leg cancer
7/22/2014
A genetically engineered version of a virus used for smallpox vaccination increases the effects of chemotherapy for patients with cancer of the arm or leg.
Among women undergoing a minimally invasive hysterectomy using electric power morcellation, uterine cancers were present in 27 per 10,000 women at the time of the procedure, according to a study...
Hidden information behind imaging tests for cancer may unlock new approaches to radiation therapy
7/22/2014
Information hidden in imaging tests could help doctors more accurately choose the radiation therapy dose needed to kill tumors, suggests a study of more than 300 cancer patients being presented at...
Innovative data collection system for cancer patients developed to improve care and outcomes
7/22/2014
An innovative new data collection system could revolutionize the way doctors provide treatment, helping them improve outcomes and decrease side effects for cancer patients, according to research...
Enzyme may halt tumor growth in kidney cancer
7/22/2014
Researchers discover that FBP1 - an enzyme that controls metabolism - may halt tumor growth in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and is missing in tissue taken from its tumors.
Patients with advanced cancer can benefit from programs combining exercise and nutritional advice
7/22/2014
Patients with advanced cancer can benefit from a rehabilitation program combining exercise, nutritional counselling and symptom control, according to an evidence review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
First study worldwide to show higher concentration of trace elements in bone cancer
7/22/2014
In a study that is the only one of its kind worldwide, researchers from the MedUni Vienna, the Vienna Technical University and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute have investigated the distribution of...
Comparing deep vein thrombosis treatments
7/22/2014
Utilization of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT, where imaging is used to guide treatment to the site of a blood clot in order to dissolve it) has increased in patients with deep vein thrombosis...
For cervical cancer risk, a negative HPV test may predict lower risk than a negative Pap
7/22/2014
In the US, cotesting for human papilloma virus (HPV) and Pap testing for cervical cancer every 5 years for women aged 30-65 years is now recommended.
Gene discovered that links stem cells, aging and cancer
7/22/2014
An organism is healthy thanks to a good maintenance system: the normal functioning of organs and environmental exposure cause damage to tissues, which need to be continuously repaired.