Connection found between cancer, bioelectrical signals and the microbiome
5/29/2014
Developmental biologists at Tufts University, using a tadpole model, have shown that bioelectrical signals from distant cells control the incidence of tumors arising from cancer-causing genes and...
Women referred for bladder cancer less often than men
5/29/2014
Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University study.
SEAS initiative earns honors for teaching medical device design in cultural context
5/29/2014
Removing a malignant tumor from the head of the pancreas is a risky and demanding operation.
Improved access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms
5/29/2014
Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life...
Scientists discover two new possible drug targets for triple negative breast cancer
5/29/2014
The suppression of two genes reduce breast cancer tumor formation and metastasis by interfering with blood vessel formation and recruitment, report scientists from Houston Methodist and five other...
New suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung identified
5/29/2014
The research headed by Roger Gomis at IRB Barcelona, with the collaboration of Joan Massague, describes how the loss of the suppressor RARRES3 promotes the colonization of breast cancer cells in the...
For eary-stage breast cancer patients, study identifies risk of chemotherapy related hospitalization
5/29/2014
Oncologists now have a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens used for women with early stage breast cancer, according to research from The University of Texas MD...
How cancer-killing gene may actually work
5/29/2014
Scientists armed with a supercomputer and a vast trove of newly collected data on the body's most potent "tumor suppressor" gene have created the best map yet of how the gene works, an accomplishment...
When attack is not the best defense
5/29/2014
It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing.
Amgen has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vectibix® (panitumumab) for use in combination with FOLFOX, an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen, as...