In at-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, MRI catches breast cancer early
5/30/2014
The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at increased risk because they received chest radiation, shows that...
Clotting risks could be reduced by coating stents with vitamin C
5/30/2014
Every year, more than 1 million people in the U.S. who have suffered heart attacks or chest pain from blocked arteries have little mesh tubes called stents inserted into their blood vessels to prop...
Risk of melanoma increased by indoor tanning, even without burning
5/30/2014
People sometimes use indoor tanning in the belief that this will prevent burns when they tan outdoors.
Pinpointing cause of relapse could lead to better therapies for one type of leukemia
5/30/2014
A multi-institutional team of researchers has pinpointed exactly what goes wrong when chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients develop resistance to ibrutinib, a highly effective, precisely...
When it comes to lung screening results, the scarier the better for making smokers quit
5/30/2014
Screening for lung cancer leads to early detection and treatment, but can it also make people stop smoking before they get cancer?
New functional roles identified on cell surfaces for estrogen
5/30/2014
A discovery by UC Irvine endocrinologists about the importance of cell surface receptors for estrogen has the potential to change how researchers view the hormone's role in normal organ development...
Circumcision linked to reduced risk of prostate cancer in some men
5/29/2014
Circumcision is performed for various reasons, including those that are based on religion, aesthetics, or health.
In a small study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that 93 percent of head and neck cancer patients treated with multi-field optimization intensity modulated...
Drug discovery accelerates immunotherapy for cancer
5/29/2014
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a drug that enhances an immune-based treatment for cancer. Dr.
Lowering the viscosity of cancer pharmaceuticals
5/29/2014
Scientists have confirmed why cancer pharmaceutical solutions thicken, a phenomenon that limits the concentration of treatments administered to patients around the world.