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Deaths from ovarian cancer decline worldwide due to oral contraceptive use
9/06/2016
Deaths from ovarian cancer fell worldwide between 2002 and 2012 and are predicted to continue to decline in the USA, European Union (EU) and, though to a smaller degree, in Japan by 2020, according...
Study opens door to targeted treatments for oesophageal cancer
9/06/2016
Scientists have discovered that oesophageal cancer can be classified into three different subtypes, paving the way for testing targeted treatments tailored to patients' disease for the first time.
New targets to attack aggressive cancers
9/06/2016
A marker that shows how fast a tumour is growing opens a new line of attack on hard-to-treat cancers such as triple negative breast cancer.
People with the most common type of lung cancer whose disease has spread to the brain could be spared potentially harmful whole brain radiotherapy, according to new research published in The Lancet.
Cardioprotective drug can help prevent long-term heart damage in children who receive chemotherapy
9/05/2016
A potent chemotherapy drug can be life saving for children with cancer, but a new review highlights how it can have long-lasting negative effects on the heart.
Liver cancer risk influenced by blood selenium levels
9/05/2016
People who have low levels of the trace mineral selenium in their blood may be up to 10 times more likely to develop liver cancer, a new study finds.
Researchers take step toward eliminating cancer recurrence
9/03/2016
Scientists from the United States have made an important step toward eliminating cancer recurrence by combining immunotherapy with chemotherapy.
Researchers find gene mutations lead to more aggressive colon cancer in African-Americans
9/03/2016
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, a research collaboration which includes University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University, who last year identified new...
Sepsis deaths fell dramatically after hospital implemented simple steps
9/02/2016
Hospital cuts sepsis deaths by 40 percent after introducing relatively simple steps such as increased ward nurse training and a special observation chart.
Important signalling pathway for leukaemia cells discovered - Enables development of new treatments
9/02/2016
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive form of blood cancer.