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Important falls in death rates from leukaemia in Europe predicted for 2016
1/27/2016
Death rates from leukaemia among people of all ages in Europe are falling, according to the latest predictions for European cancer deaths in 2016, published in the leading cancer journal Annals of...
Study finds smartphones may decrease sedentary time, increase activity
1/26/2016
A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior.
Smoking cessation therapies 'have limited effect'
1/26/2016
Nicotine patches, varenicline or a combination of the two are used to help people quit smoking, but findings question whether they are really worth the cost, time and trouble.
Scientists synthesize nanoparticles that can deliver tumor suppressors to damaged livers
1/26/2016
UT Southwestern Medical Center chemists have successfully used synthetic nanoparticles to deliver tumor-suppressing therapies to diseased livers with cancer, an important hurdle scientists have...
New pen-sized microscope could ID cancer cells in doctor's offices and operating rooms
1/26/2016
Surgeons removing a malignant brain tumor don't want to leave cancerous material behind. But they're also trying to protect healthy brain matter and minimize neurological harm.
New surgical technique reduces need for invasive surgery in select patients, MD Anderson study finds.
Microscopic drug 'depots' boost efficacy against tumors in animal model
1/26/2016
Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a technique for creating microscopic "depots" for trapping drugs inside cancer tumors.
BMI linked with complications after lung cancer surgery
1/26/2016
Body mass index (BMI) affects outcomes following lung resection (removal of part of the lung) for lung cancer.
Race, lower socioeconomic status linked with worse survival following esophageal cancer surgery
1/26/2016
Researchers call for changes to reduce health care disparities.Poor black patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at higher risk for death than white patients and patients with...
A new study of metabolic health risk factors in childhood cancer survivors showed increased risk for modifiable factors such as hypertension and overweight/obesity.