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Scientists map the spread of deadliest ovarian cancer
5/17/2016
BC Cancer Agency researchers are providing critical insight into the invasive spread of the most malignant form of ovarian cancer in a landmark study, published in Nature Genetics.
What foods can help fight the risk of chronic inflammation?
5/17/2016
A new study by the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease has identified food stuffs that can help prevent chronic inflammation that contributes to many leading causes of...
Improving natural killer cancer therapy: Study
5/17/2016
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a potential way to "tune up" the immune system's ability to kill cancer cells.In a paper published recently, Eric Sebzda, Ph.D.
Cancer risk perception could lead to adverse health outcomes among women
5/17/2016
Researcher recommends health care providers develop messages for heart health as prominently as breast health.According to recent studies, the U.S.
Analysis of data from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) demonstrates that the survival rates of patients with Stage IIIA NSCLC who underwent surgery increased more than three-fold for those who...
Breast cancer tumor-initiating cells use mTOR signaling to recruit suppressor cells to promote tumor
5/17/2016
Not every breast cancer tumor follows the same path to grow. Some tumors have the assistance of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), a diverse type of immune cell involved in the suppression of...
Cancer patients with depression less likely to recover well after treatment
5/16/2016
A new study finds colorectal cancer patients with depression are seven times more likely to be in very poor health 2 years after end of treatment than patients without depression.
Death risk reduced for women who frequently attend religious services
5/16/2016
Women who attend religious services more than once weekly may be at lower risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and all causes, say researchers.
Individual-risk-based model to select smokers for CT lung cancer screening may prevent more deaths
5/16/2016
Among a group of U.S. ever-smokers age 50 to 80 years, application of an individual-risk-based model for computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer compared with selecting risk-factor-based...
Genetic biomarker may predict nerve pain side effects associated with prostate cancer treatment
5/16/2016
New study finds genetic alterations in the VAC14 gene are associated with an increased risk of docetaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in prostate cancer patients.