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UTMB study shows testosterone therapy does not increase aggressive prostate cancer risk
10/06/2015
A new population-based study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed for the first time that exposure to testosterone therapy over a five-year period was not associated with...
Ceritinib in advanced lung cancer: No hint of added benefit
10/06/2015
Drug manufacturer's dossier contained no suitable data for any patient groupThe drug ceritinib (trade name: Zykadia) has been approved since May 2015 for the treatment of adults with non-small...
NYU research: Severe liver damage in mid/late-adulthood among PWID with chronic HCV
10/06/2015
Few people who inject drugs are engaged in needed care for chronic HCV infection; early engagement in treatment needs to be a policy priority for these individualsThe Hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
FDA approves expanded indication for medical device to treat a form of brain cancer
10/06/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for the Optune device to treat patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive form of brain...
Ethnic, racial & socioeconomic disparities in retinoblastoma in children
10/06/2015
Ethnic, racial and socioeconomic disparities appear to exist among children with retinoblastoma, a once uniformly fatal but now treatable eye cancer, and those disparities are associated with...
Study finds high HPV prevalence in subset of Peruvian men
10/06/2015
UC Riverside-led study advocates stepping up HPV vaccination delivery to high-risk groups such as men who have sex with menA decade ago, a clinical trial of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in...
Identifying cancer's food sensors may help to halt tumor growth
10/06/2015
Protein used by tumors to help them detect food supplies could be targeted to restrict cancerous cells' ability to growOxford University researchers have identified a protein used by tumours to...
Protein that helps cancer cells source food may offer new treatment target
10/06/2015
A preliminary study suggests targeting a protein that helps cancer cells beat other types of cell to find and use food supplies could restrict tumor growth.
A genetic polymorphism associated with lung cancer progression
10/06/2015
Genetic polymorphisms associated with cancer progression lead to variations in gene expression and may serve as prognostic markers for lung cancer.
Study finds high HPV prevalence in subset of Peruvian men
10/06/2015
UC Riverside-led study advocates stepping up HPV vaccination delivery to high-risk groups such as men who have sex with menA decade ago, a clinical trial of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in...