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New Pap smear schedule led to fewer chlamydia tests, new U-M study suggests
7/21/2015
But adding reminder in clinic computers ensures young women get both recommended health screens at the right timeIt's a tale of two tests: one for early signs of cervical cancer, the other for a...
Study: The Angelina Jolie Effect on breast cancer screening
7/21/2015
Angelina Jolie received widespread media attention in 2013 when she told the public that she'd tested positive for BRCA1, a gene associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and...
New Pap smear schedule led to fewer chlamydia tests, new U-M study suggests
7/21/2015
But adding reminder in clinic computers ensures young women get both recommended health screens at the right timeIt's a tale of two tests: one for early signs of cervical cancer, the other for a...
Antimalaria treatment that targets a blood protein shows promise
7/21/2015
Treatment that disables a blood protein the malaria parasite needs to survive in the host's body wipes out the disease in humanized mice in 3 days, reveals a new study.
Uncovering the secrets of immune system invaders
7/21/2015
The delicate balance of our immune system response exploited by mycobacteriaResearcher Marie Hjelmseth Aune at CEMIR, the Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research at the Norwegian University...
Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia
7/21/2015
Third of insured survivors not filling follow-up prescriptionsNearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving follow-up treatment ...
Georgia State study finds state regulations linked to late cancer diagnoses
7/21/2015
States' regulations of health insurance and practitioners significantly influence when patients receive colorectal or breast cancer diagnoses, especially among people younger than the...
Genomic fingerprint may predict aggressive prostate cancer in African-Americans
7/21/2015
A set of genes could help stratify African-American men in need of more aggressive treatment for prostate cancerAfrican American men are more likely to develop prostate cancer than European...
Patients' own genetically altered immune cells show promise in fighting blood cancer
7/21/2015
In recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment for certain cancers.
T-cell receptor therapy achieves encouraging clinical responses in multiple myeloma
7/21/2015
NY-ESO T cell receptor therapy found to be safe, with no cytokine release syndrome casesResults from a clinical trial investigating a new T cell receptor (TCR) therapy that uses a person's own...