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New care approach to liver operations speeds patient recovery
10/22/2015
Journal of the American College of Surgeons study reports better functional outcomes for surgical patients with an enhanced recovery programPatients undergoing oncologic liver operations who...
Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide
10/22/2015
For hundreds of millions of people around the world, chewing betel nut produces a cheap, quick high but also raises the risk of addiction and oral cancer.
Vitamin B3 derivative cuts risk of new skin cancers
10/22/2015
A year of treatment with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, significantly lowered the risk of common, non-melanoma skin cancer in high-risk patients, according to University of Sydney research...
SBRT for early stage & centrally located non-small cell lung cancer is well tolerated
10/22/2015
Toxicity data reported for the use of SBRT in the treatment of patients with early-stage and centrally located non-small cell lung cancer tumors show the treatment is well toleratedToxicity...
Breast, ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
10/22/2015
Keck Medicine of USC research discovers BRCA1 mutation in ovaries may influence menstrual cycle activityThe association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may...
BRCA1 expression in glioblastoma multiforme tumors predicts patient survival
10/22/2015
Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility gene (BRCA1) protein expression is an important predictive biomarker of overall survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumorsResults of a...
Vitamin B3 derivative cuts risk of new skin cancers
10/22/2015
A year of treatment with nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3, significantly lowered the risk of common, non-melanoma skin cancer in high-risk patients, according to University of Sydney research...
SBRT for early stage & centrally located non-small cell lung cancer is well tolerated
10/22/2015
Toxicity data reported for the use of SBRT in the treatment of patients with early-stage and centrally located non-small cell lung cancer tumors show the treatment is well toleratedToxicity...
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
10/22/2015
It's short, ugly and deadly. But James Cook University scientists have found a cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds.
Breast, ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
10/22/2015
Keck Medicine of USC research discovers BRCA1 mutation in ovaries may influence menstrual cycle activityThe association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may...