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Thyroid cancer biomarker assays may show inaccurate readings
11/13/2015
Protein biomarkers are used to test for cancer before and after surgeries to remove tumors. To test thyroid malignancy, many biomarkers are tested separately to confirm cancer.
Barriers to health care increase disease, death risk for rural elderly
11/13/2015
A new study of adults ages 85 or older has found that rural residents have significantly higher levels of chronic disease, take more medications, and die several years earlier than their urban...
Protein's work in eye lens suggests a way to tame cancer
11/13/2015
How does a protein called connexin put the clamps on cancer? Researchers in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reported an explanation.
Kidney failure and its treatment may impact cancer risk
11/13/2015
Study's findings point to the importance of cancer screening and prevention in patients with kidney failure.
Grabbing a parasite by the tail: U-M team solves 'jumping gene' mystery
11/13/2015
First demonstration of the poly(A) tail's key role in LINE-1 retrotransposition.
Lab-enhanced natural killer cells eliminate cancer in lymph nodes
11/13/2015
Mouse study shows that attaching an engineered liposome to natural killer cells enhances their ability to trigger cell suicide in cancer cells within tumor-draining lymph nodes.
Blood sample new way of detecting cancer
11/13/2015
A new RNA test of blood platelets can be used to detect, classify and pinpoint the location of cancer by analysing a sample equivalent to one drop of blood.
EPA and partners announce national plan to prevent lung cancer deaths due to radon exposure
11/12/2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Lung Association, and other partners are announcing a strategy for preventing 3,200 lung cancer deaths annually by 2020 through radon...
Program addresses the unique challenges affecting female same-sex couples
11/12/2015
Although the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to legalize same-sex marriage was a victory for the gay community, same-sex couples continue to face challenges such as discrimination, stigma and lack...
In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 5.5 million of the world's 8 million cancer deaths occur each year, most people with cancer have little or no access to treatment and many...