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Three large U.S. hot spots have excessive colorectal cancer death rates
7/08/2015
While most of the United States has experienced large declines in colorectal cancer death rates in recent years, progress in the Mississippi Delta and two other areas has lagged.
Extended-field IMRT does not increase duodenal toxicity risk
7/08/2015
A study of women with cervical or endometrial cancer who require treatment to the para-aortic (PA) lymph nodes can safely receive extended-field intensity modulated radiation therapy (EF-IMRT)...
Investigators develop activated T cell therapy for advanced melanoma
7/08/2015
T cells from patients with melanoma can trigger a protective immune response against the disease according to a new study out of University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center and...
Breath analysis by laser 'could one day screen for diabetes, cancer'
7/08/2015
Researchers are working on a fast, noninvasive, on-site, laser system that could one day screen for all kinds of disease including diabetes, cancer and infections.
Mammography benefits overestimated
7/08/2015
An in-depth review of randomised trials on screening for breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate and lung cancers, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, shows that the benefits of...
Hormonal factors 'lower endometrial cancer risk' for women with Lynch syndrome
7/08/2015
New research has identified some hormonal factors linked to reduced risk of endometrial cancer for women with Lynch syndrome - a genetic condition that increases cancer risk.
Sculpting a cell's backside
7/07/2015
When Greek mythology and cell biology meet, you get the protein Callipygian, recently discovered and named by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University for its role in determining which area of a...
Optical 'dog's nose' may hold key to breath analysis
7/07/2015
University of Adelaide researchers are developing a laser system for fast, non-invasive, onsite breath analysis for disease, potentially enabling screening for a range of diseases including diabetes...
Medical treatments benefit from the contribution of accelerator physics and engineering
7/07/2015
History has shown that energetic particles can be useful for medical applications.
Microfabricated device allows evaluation of the efficacy, toxicity of pro-drugs
7/07/2015
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) has developed a novel approach that dramatically simplifies the evaluation of the liver's...