Decreased blood vessel leakage can improve cancer therapy and reduce tumour spread
3/23/2016
Cancer therapy is often hampered by the accumulation of fluids in and around the tumour, which is caused by leakage from the blood vessels in the tumour.
Discussing older adults' values, goals helps guide healthcare providers during illnesses
3/23/2016
Person-centered care puts individual values and preferences at the heart of healthcare decisions, measuring success by focusing attention on people's health and life goals.
New guideline addresses long-term needs of head and neck cancer survivors
3/23/2016
Fourth in series of cancer survivorship care guidelines.A new American Cancer Society guideline provides clinicians with recommendations on key areas of clinical follow-up care for survivors of...
Childhood chemo: how does it affect fertility later in life?
3/23/2016
New, large-scale research takes a fresh look at the long-term effects of chemotherapy on men and women's ability to reproduce. The results are a double-edged sword.
Australian researchers have launched the TROG 15.01 SPARK clinical trial, which will use revolutionary KIM technology to improve targeting accuracy for patients undergoing radiotherapy for prostate...
Lymphoma overrides a key protein's quadruple locks
3/22/2016
Protein chemists at Johns Hopkins report they are closer to explaining why certain blood cancers are able to crack a molecular security system and run rampant.
Beyond DNA: TGen points the way to enhanced precision medicine with RNA sequencing
3/22/2016
Deeper genetic analysis with RNA sequencing provides better diagnostics and treatments for patients with everything from cancer to deadly viruses.
UGA researchers find potential treatment for prostate cancer
3/22/2016
Researchers at the University of Georgia have created a new therapeutic for prostate cancer that has shown great efficacy in mouse models of the disease.
Why do sunbathers live longer than those who avoid the sun?
3/22/2016
New research looks into the paradox that women who sunbathe are likely to live longer than those who avoid the sun, even though sunbathers are at an increased risk of developing skin cancer.
Free pap screening did not increase participation
3/22/2016
1,562 women were offered free gynecological pap test screening in three socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Gothenburg, in 2013.