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Call to reimburse cutting edge breast cancer test, Australia
9/03/2015
A breakthrough genetic test that could spare thousands of Australian women with early stage breast cancer from chemotherapy and its toxic side effects will be considered for reimbursement later...
Study finds increased risk of MGUS in Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange
9/03/2015
A study that used stored blood samples from U.S. Air Force personnel who conducted aerial herbicide spray missions of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war found a more than 2-fold increased risk of...
New blood cancer tool to radically improve survival rates
9/03/2015
A new online training course designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of blood cancer among GPs is set to radically improve the rate of early diagnosis, bringing the UK up to EU standards and...
Cellular recycling complexes may hold key to chemotherapy resistance
9/03/2015
Altering the protein recycling complexes in human cells, including cancer cells, allows the cells to resist treatment with a class of drugs known as proteasome inhibitors, according to Whitehead...
Telomerase targeting drug demonstrates benefit in myelofibrosis treatment
9/03/2015
Imetelstat, a novel drug that targets telomerase, has demonstrated potential value in treating patients with myelofibrosis, according to the results of a study published in the New England Journal...
Genetic testing reveals new drug targets in esophageal cancer
9/03/2015
Nearly all advanced esophageal cancers harbor genetic mutations that can be targeted with emerging drug therapies, according to a new study published in The Oncologist.
New genetic mutation identified in melanoma cancer cells
9/03/2015
There is strong evidence that the protein complex APC/C may function as a tumor suppressor in multiple cancers including lymphoma, colorectal and breast cancer, and now melanoma.
Men in China face increasing tobacco-related cancer risks
9/03/2015
In China, smoking now causes nearly a quarter of all cancers in adult males.
Breast cancer: study finds rise in double mastectomy among men
9/03/2015
There has been a significant rise in double mastectomy among men with breast cancer, despite lack of evidence suggesting the procedure is beneficial, according to new research.
Queen's University developing new drug against sepsis and ARDS
9/03/2015
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are developing a potential revolutionary new treatment for Sepsis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which are among the leading causes of...