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Antioxidants cause malignant melanoma to metastasize faster
10/09/2015
Fresh research at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that antioxidants can double the rate of melanoma metastasis in mice.
BreastCancerTrials.org launches Metastatic Trial Search
10/09/2015
BreastCancerTrials.org (BCT) has teamed up with five breast cancer advocacy organizations to make finding out about clinical trial options for metastatic breast cancer easier, faster, and more...
Researchers unlock secrets of troublesome Tribble protein
10/09/2015
Scientists from New Zealand and Australia have created the first three-dimensional image of a key protein involved in the development of blood and other cancers.
Biomarker predicting transplant complications may be key to treating them
10/09/2015
A protein that can be used to predict if a stem cell transplant patient will suffer severe complications may also be the key to preventing those complications, an international research team based...
'This enormous burden': Controlling cervical cancer in Latin America
10/09/2015
The latest Special Issue from ecancermedicalscience collects four new research articles on the topic of cervical cancer prevention in Latin America.
Examining contemporary occupational carcinogen exposure, bladder cancer
10/09/2015
Despite manufacturing and legislative changes to improve workplace hygiene, the risk of occupational bladder cancer appears to be on the rise in some industries, although the profile of at-risk...
Proteins with ALS, cancer role do not assume a regular shape
10/09/2015
Gene expression, DNA repair, and protein making are intricate and vital processes, so it's a bit of a surprise in a new Brown University study that those processes depend significantly upon proteins...
Researchers unlock secrets of troublesome Tribble protein
10/09/2015
Scientists from New Zealand and Australia have created the first three-dimensional image of a key protein involved in the development of blood and other cancers.
Treatment for rare bleeding disorder effective and well-tolerated, studies show
10/09/2015
Two international studies show eltrombopag is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for children with persistent or chronic immune thrombocytopenia, a rare bleeding disorder.
Surgical resection prolongs survival for patients whose melanoma has spread to the abdomen
10/09/2015
A new study shows that in an era of systemic medical therapy for metastatic melanoma, surgical treatment in selected patients provides a better survival rate than medical treatment aloneSurgical...