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Melanoma diagnoses hit 10,000 a year for over 55s in the UK
7/01/2016
For the first time in the UK, more than 10,0001 people aged 55 and over were diagnosed with malignant melanoma - the most dangerous form of skin cancer - in a single year, according to the latest...
Certain occupations linked to increased bladder cancer risk
7/01/2016
A new analysis of UK workers reveals that certain occupations may increase the risk of bladder cancer.
New method provides better information on gene expression
7/01/2016
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have devised a new high-resolution method for studying which genes are active in a tissue.
New genetic findings help explain inherited predisposition to myeloma
7/01/2016
Researchers have identified eight new genetic variations in the human genome that could be linked to an increased risk of developing myeloma.
Phase III trial finds no significant difference in overall survival.Post-operative treatment intensification with chemoradiotherapy does not achieve better outcomes when compared to...
Ovarian cancer study provides painstaking look at inner workings of tumors
7/01/2016
Study focuses on proteins, the key molecular players in cancer biology.In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind, scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Johns...
Group of rare blood cancers respond to new treatment pioneered by Stanford physician
7/01/2016
A global trial of an oral medication called midostaurin indicates that the drug can produce partial or complete resolution of organ damage in 60 percent of patients with a group of rare blood...
How cancer cells spread and squeeze through tiny blood vessels
6/30/2016
The spread of cancer from a tumor's original location to other parts of the body can play a major role in whether the disease turns deadly.
Brain tumors: Researchers hail soluble aspirin as potential breakthrough
6/30/2016
A soluble liquid aspirin that crosses the blood-brain barrier is ten times stronger than current drugs at treating brain tumors, say lab tests.
A family of proteins that help cancer cells survive and spread around the body may be associated with improved prognosis for some women receiving treatment for breast cancer, research has shown.