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FDA approves new oral medication to treat patients with advanced colorectal cancer
9/23/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lonsurf (a pill that combines two drugs, trifluridine and tipiracil) for patients with an advanced form of colorectal cancer who are no longer...
Study raises questions about androgen deprivation therapy for certain prostate cancer cases
9/23/2015
Among men with unfavorable-risk prostate cancer and moderate or severe co-existing illness, long-term follow-up finds that radiation therapy alone vs radiation therapy and androgen deprivation...
FAU researcher to develop new technology to test for sickle cell disease using a smart phone
9/23/2015
A researcher from Florida Atlantic University has come up with a unique way to monitor sickle cell disease - a serious blood disorder - using a smart phone.
BMC reduces emergency wait time, improves care for pediatric sickle cell disease patients
9/22/2015
Boston Medical Center (BMC) has significantly reduced the amount of time that pediatric patients experiencing pain from sickle cell disease (SCD) wait before receiving pain medication when they...
Research finds surgical marker helps cut cost of breast cancer treatment
9/22/2015
Breast cancer research conducted by two Fayetteville medical groups highlights their success in pioneering use of an absorbable, three-dimensional marker used during treatment for breast cancer.
Targeting DNA - Protein-based sensor could detect viral infection or kill cancer cells
9/22/2015
MIT biological engineers have developed a modular system of proteins that can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such as cell death.
New smart robot accelerates cancer treatment research
9/22/2015
A new smart research robot accelerates research on cancer treatments. The new robot system finds optimal treatment combinations.
New virus identified in blood supply
9/22/2015
Scientists have discovered a new virus that can be transmitted through the blood supply.
Role of cancer-suppressing WWOX gene uncovered
9/22/2015
Researchers have uncovered the role played by a gene which suppresses the development of cancer.
Tumor suppressor LRIG1 controls breast cancer aggression and invasion
9/22/2015
Researchers at UC Davis have shown that the protein LRIG1 reduces breast cancer invasion and could potentially help control metastasis.