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What are the health benefits of black beans?
2/26/2015
Find out about the health benefits of black beans including maintaining healthy bones, lowering blood pressure, managing diabetes, preventing cancer and warding off heart disease.
Adjuvant sorafenib and sunitinib do not improve outcomes in locally advanced kidney cancer
2/26/2015
Findings from a federally funded study suggest that patients with locally advanced kidney cancer should not be treated with either adjuvant (post-surgery) sorafenib or sunitinib.
Men who have had testicular cancer are more likely to develop prostate cancer
2/26/2015
Although overall risk of developing aggressive disease is lowA case-control study of close to 180,000 men suggests that the incidence of prostate cancer is higher among men with a history of...
Sunitinib, sorafenib of no benefit in ECOG-ACRIN renal cell trial
2/26/2015
Research results highlighted at the press conference of a major medical meeting report no benefit from the use of either Sutent® (sunitinib) or Nexavar® (sorafenib) among patients with...
Scientists find cancer weak spots for new targeted drugs
2/26/2015
Scientists have identified weak spots in cancer cells that could be targeted and attacked by new precision drugs.
Filipino newcomers to Canada diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age
2/26/2015
They are also more likely to be diagnosed with a more aggressive form of cancer and are more likely to undergo a mastectomyFilipinos who move to Canada are diagnosed with breast cancer at a...
Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
2/26/2015
Venom and lizardsGila and beaded lizards are the classic venomous lizards. However, it was recently shown that venom is also used by a number of other species, such as the awesome Komodo monitors...
Previously unknown effect of vitamin A identified
2/26/2015
The signal molecule, retinoic acid, is a product of vitamin A which helps to instruct how different types of tissue are to be formed in the growing embryo.
Androgen receptor abnormality may not be associated with primary resistance to taxane chemotherapy
2/26/2015
Findings from a small prospective study suggest that androgen receptor V7 (or AR-V7) status does not significantly affect response to taxane chemotherapy in men with metastatic castration-resistant...
Men who have had testicular cancer are more likely to develop prostate cancer
2/26/2015
Although overall risk of developing aggressive disease is lowA case-control study of close to 180,000 men suggests that the incidence of prostate cancer is higher among men with a history of...