International deal to screen potential cancer drugs using DNA 'barcodes'
1/22/2014
An innovative screening technology that tags compounds with unique strands of DNA - like barcodes - will be used to assess up to a billion prototype drug molecules for anti-cancer activity, under a collaboration announced today (22 January 2014) between The Institute of Cancer Research, London, Cancer Research Technology (CRT) and Denmark-based drug discovery company Nuevolution A/S.
Longer screening intervals possible with HPV-based tests
1/22/2014
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden finds that testing for human papilloma virus (HPV) allows for longer time between screening tests when compared to cytology-based testing. The study is published in the scientific journal British Medical Journal (BMJ).Cervical screening programs have until recently relied on cytology to identify women at risk for developing cervical cancer.
Effective screening for cervical cancer through large-scale HPV self-testing
1/22/2014
Self-testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - the virus that causes cervical cancer - is as effective at detecting cancer as a conventional smear test (cytology screening) even when scaled up to test large populations.Researchers from Queen Mary University of London conducted a pilot study of 100,242 Mexican women - the largest study of its kind - aged 25-75 and from low-income backgrounds.
Improving HPV vaccination rates starts with physicians
1/22/2014
The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Despite calls from leading health and professional organizations for universal vaccination for girls ages 11 and 12, the most recently published national data indicate that only 14.
Comparison between telephone and in-person genetic counseling
1/22/2014
Genetic counseling delivered over the telephone is as effective as face-to-face counseling, finds the largest randomized study to date comparing the two methods. The multi-center study, led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, was reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Comparison between telephone and in-person genetic counseling
1/22/2014
Genetic counseling delivered over the telephone is as effective as face-to-face counseling, finds the largest randomized study to date comparing the two methods. The multi-center study, led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, was reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Effective screening for cervical cancer through large-scale HPV self-testing
1/22/2014
Self-testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - the virus that causes cervical cancer - is as effective at detecting cancer as a conventional smear test (cytology screening) even when scaled up to test large populations.Researchers from Queen Mary University of London conducted a pilot study of 100,242 Mexican women - the largest study of its kind - aged 25-75 and from low-income backgrounds.
Improving HPV vaccination rates starts with physicians
1/22/2014
The risk of developing cervical cancer can be significantly decreased through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Despite calls from leading health and professional organizations for universal vaccination for girls ages 11 and 12, the most recently published national data indicate that only 14.
FAK inhibitors may prevent tumor cells entering the bloodstream
1/22/2014
Cancer cells have something that every prisoner longs for - a master key that allows them to escape. A study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how a protein that promotes tumor growth also enables cancer cells to use this key and metastasize.Unless it can enter a blood or lymphatic vessel, a cancer cell is imprisoned in the tissue where it arises.
Air pollution tied to goods made in China for the US
1/22/2014
Chinese air pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean is often caused by the manufacturing of goods for export to the U.S. and Europe, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.