Imaging breast tumors using four approaches together can better distinguish malignant breast tumors from those that are benign, compared with imaging using fewer approaches, and this may help avoid...
Tanning bed use in youth may increase risk of early skin cancer
6/24/2014
Young people who use sunbeds and tanning booths may be especially vulnerable to developing BCC, a common type of skin cancer, at an early age, according to a new study.
Early evidence suggests proton therapy offers safe, long-term treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma
6/24/2014
Despite some success in treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, many patients suffer from late effects of radiation therapy and chemotherapy treatment, including the possible onset of breast...
Organ network in transparent chip for detailed study of how cancer cells spread
6/24/2014
The recent development of the concept of organs on a chip opens the possibility of realistically studying human organs without the use of patients or animal testing.
Microenvironment of hematopoietic stem cells can be a target for myeloproliferative disorders
6/24/2014
The discovery of a new therapeutic target for certain kinds of myeloproliferative disease is, without doubt, good news.
Preventive counseling program helps children of cancer patients
6/24/2014
A cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, and a significant number of children of cancer patients may be at risk for emotional and behavioral problems.
Overlooked DNA shuffling drives deadly paediatric brain tumour
6/24/2014
One of the deadliest forms of paediatric brain tumour, Group 3 medulloblastoma, is linked to a variety of large-scale DNA rearrangements which all have the same overall effect on specific genes...
Knowledge of key receptors enhanced by architecture of signaling proteins
6/24/2014
A team of scientists from Duke Medicine, the University of Michigan and Stanford University has determined the underlying architecture of a cellular signaling complex involved in the body's response...
Smaller, cheaper two-mode imaging system could help surgeons see and remove cancer
6/24/2014
Before they excise a tumor, surgeons need to determine exactly where the cancerous cells lie.
Caution advised before implementing widespread lung cancer screening among Medicare beneficiaries
6/23/2014
The case for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) among high-risk older adults is not settled, according to the author of a new commentary being published in Annals of...