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Updated Pap smear test guidelines lead to decreased STI screening, study finds
10/16/2015
Following the introduction of Cancer Care Ontario's 2012 cervical cancer screening guidelines, female patients were 50 per cent less likely to undergo screening for sexually transmitted infections, a...
Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma
10/16/2015
Combination therapy may protect patientsA study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has linked the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to an increased risk of central nervous system...
Gene may predict recurrence of bowel cancer
10/16/2015
A newly discovered gene, which appears to indicate whether a patient's bowel cancer is likely to recur, could lead to more personalized treatment.
Updated Pap smear test guidelines lead to decreased STI screening, study finds
10/16/2015
Following the introduction of Cancer Care Ontario's 2012 cervical cancer screening guidelines, female patients were 50 per cent less likely to undergo screening for sexually transmitted infections, a...
New guidelines for managing thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer in adults
10/16/2015
New, evidence-based recommendations from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) will help guide clinicians in managing patients with thyroid nodules, a common disorder that requires evaluation to...
Gene may predict recurrence of bowel cancer
10/16/2015
A newly discovered gene, which appears to indicate whether a patient's bowel cancer is likely to recur, could lead to more personalized treatment.
Rare mutation may extend survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases
10/15/2015
Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis.
Towards a favorable systemic radio-immunother target
10/15/2015
The IL-2 receptor α subunit, CD25 is commonly expressed in T-regulatory (Treg) cells and a small subset of Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL). Normal resting cells do not express CD25.
Rare mutation may extend survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases
10/15/2015
Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis.
Towards a favorable systemic radio-immunother target
10/15/2015
The IL-2 receptor α subunit, CD25 is commonly expressed in T-regulatory (Treg) cells and a small subset of Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL). Normal resting cells do not express CD25.