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New surgical technique preserves kidney function following tumour removal
7/13/2015
Renal cell carcinomas are one of the most common types of cancer. In order to preserve its wide range of functions, every effort is made not to remove the entire kidney, but rather just a portion...
Low awareness of non-lump breast cancer symptoms is putting the health of women over 70 at risk
7/13/2015
Public Health England (PHE) today (13 July 2015) launches a nationwide 'Be Clear on Cancer' campaign aimed at women aged 70 and over to drive awareness of the risk of breast cancer amongst this age...
Localized prostate cancer: treatment strategies 'have improved'
7/13/2015
The management of prostate cancer has changed over recent years, moving toward more conservative treatment of lower-risk cases instead of going straight to more aggressive options.
USC Stem Cell researchers poke around for blood genes
7/13/2015
Even though the transplantation of blood stem cells, also known as bone marrow, has saved many lives over many decades, the genes that control the number or function of blood stem cells are not fully...
Blood stem cells in a rush -- velocity determines quality
7/13/2015
For the first time, the research group of Prof. Claudia Waskow at the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at Dresden Technical University is now describing a new mechanism in which the length of...
Cancer survivors may face unique challenges when trying to adopt
7/13/2015
A new study has found that cancer survivors' options for adoption may be limited by adoption agencies' policies.
ESMO GI provides new insights into HCC and metastatic liver cancer
7/12/2015
We report new findings on carcinoma and liver cancer from the European Society for Medical Oncology 17th World Congress on Gastrointestinal cancer in Barcelona, Spain.
New chemotherapy light technique discovered
7/11/2015
Scientists have discovered a new technique to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. By utilizing light, the team was able to target specific cancer cells.
License for cutting: how intracellular signaling regulates growth factor production
7/10/2015
Cancer cells need life-essential molecules to proliferate. These so-called growth factors are activated by ectodomain shedding of precursor proteins on the outside of the plasma membrane, mainly...
Cell structure discovery advances understanding of cancer development
7/10/2015
University of Warwick researchers have discovered a cell structure which could help scientists understand why some cancers develop.