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Clot buster treatment safe, effective for patients who required living assistance pre-stroke
1/21/2016
Intravenous clot busting may be safe and effective in patients who required daily living assistance prior to stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.
Glowing tumors could help surgeons cut out cancer
1/21/2016
A breast cancer patient is wheeled into the operating room. She is connected to an IV that sends dye molecules into her blood that travel to her tumors.
Study examines associations of HPV types, risk of head and neck cancers
1/21/2016
A new study suggests detection of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 in the oral cavity was associated with 22-times increased risk of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The study by Ilir Agalliu, M.
What will be your cause of death? Interactive test could hold the answer
1/21/2016
A UCLA researcher has developed an interactive chart that shows how a person is likely to die at a certain age, based on their current age, gender and ethnicity.
Nonrecommended screenings for prostate, breast cancer in older individuals
1/21/2016
An estimated 15.7 percent of individuals 65 or older may have received nonrecommended screenings for prostate and breast cancers because they had limited life expectancies of less than 10 years...
Study examines associations of HPV types, risk of head and neck cancers
1/21/2016
A new study suggests detection of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 in the oral cavity was associated with 22-times increased risk of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The study by Ilir Agalliu, M.
Simple test could improve treatment for biggest leukaemia killer
1/21/2016
A simple blood test capable of detecting trace levels of leukaemia cells remaining after intensive chemotherapy has been developed by scientists at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...
Inherited genetic markers may predict melanoma survival -- and help plot course of disease
1/21/2016
Melanoma is the most dangerous and lethal form of skin cancer. But just how long will a patient survive following the removal of a melanoma tumor?
Researchers pinpoint place where cancer cells may begin
1/21/2016
Scientists use fruit fly genetics to understand how things could go wrong in cancer.Cancer cells are normal cells that go awry by making bad developmental decisions during their lives.
Inherited genetic markers may predict melanoma survival -- and help plot course of disease
1/21/2016
Melanoma is the most dangerous and lethal form of skin cancer. But just how long will a patient survive following the removal of a melanoma tumor?