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Stanford-led study challenges view that sickle cell trait increases mortality risk
8/05/2016
Health experts have long believed that sickle cell gene variants, which occur in about 1 in 13 African-Americans, increase the risk of premature death, even when people carry only a single copy of...
Imaging tests could provide helpful information for genetically linked lung cancer
8/05/2016
A cutting edge method of extracting big data from positron emission tomography (PET) images can provide additional information to quantify lung tumors caused by a genetic mutation.
Insight into how cancer cells behave abnormally
8/05/2016
Scientists at Lancaster University have shed light on the metabolic switch observed in abnormal cells like cancer.
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has identified evidence of bacteria in sterilely-obtained breast tissue and found differences between women with and without breast cancer.
'Starving' immune cell discovery points to cancer immunotherapy-boosting strategies
8/04/2016
The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells that the body sends in to destroy the cancer, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) scientists revealed...
Immediate aggressive treatment may not be necessary for all adults with advanced kidney cancer
8/04/2016
Watch-and-wait approach means some patients could delay taking highly toxic non-curative anticancer drugs that come with substantial side effects.
Throat Cancer: Get the Facts
8/04/2016
Learn all about the causes and risk factors for throat cancer. This article also looks at the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition.
Alzheimer's: Biochip blood test detects disease risk
8/03/2016
Researchers from Randox Laboratories and Medical University of Vienna have shown that a biochip blood test can detect raised risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Localized prostate cancer - a more accurate method to estimate risk at the point of diagnosis
8/03/2016
Men diagnosed with prostate cancer can be provided with a more accurate estimate of their risk of death from the disease, and treatment planned accordingly, according to a Research Article...
Study finds marker of aggressive prostate cancer
8/03/2016
May inform future tests to help doctors decide how best to treat prostate tumors.