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Published in JAMA Oncology, Principal Investigator of Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology´s (VHIO) Translational Genomics Group, Team Leader of translational genomics and targeted therapeutics...
Novel blood test could diagnose diseases with no known antigens
6/13/2016
Researchers have created a blood test that could one day lead to the detection of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and other conditions with no known antigens.
Many family physicians have inaccurate knowledge about lung cancer screening
6/13/2016
Although clinical trials have shown that lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can detect lung cancers early and reduce lung cancer mortality, less than half of family...
Lupus raises women's risk of cervical cancer
6/10/2016
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus are at double the risk of cervical dysplasia or invasive cervical cancer, a new study reveals.
Putting a brake on leukemia cells
6/10/2016
Biomarkers play an important role in modern cancer medicine. They are used as tools to diagnose cancers more precisely and to better predict the course of the disease.
Scientists discover biomarkers that could give cancer patients better survival estimates
6/10/2016
People with cancer are often told by their doctors approximately how long they have to live, and how well they will respond to treatments, but what if there were a way to improve the accuracy of...
If you are a young woman diagnosed with the most common form of inherited breast cancer due to a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, what would you do to manage your high risks for developing...
Enzyme shows therapeutic potential for breast cancer and other diseases
6/10/2016
Aspirin's reign as "the wonder drug" may have a serious challenger if new research by a team of scientists from the United States and Brazil pans out.
Mesothelioma surgery improves quality of life, study finds
6/09/2016
Although surgery can prolong the lives of patients with an aggressive type of cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma, many patients avoid the operation for fear it will degrade their quality...
Acute myeloid leukemia has at least 11 different subtypes
6/09/2016
A landmark study has uncovered at least 11 different subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia, each with unique genetic alterations and clinical features.