Oncology & Cancer
Research points to possible new prevention strategies for ovarian cancer
Research revealing early changes at epigenetic level points to possible new prevention strategies for ovarian cancer
May 24, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Aspirin merits testing for prevention of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women
Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Can gel shrink some cancer tumors?
(Medical Xpress) -- Can a gel applied to the skin of a woman's breast provide the same cancer-fighting benefits as a pill taken by mouth but reduce the side effects of the medicine?
Jul 8, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
The paired perils of breast cancer and diabetes
Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes would seem to be distinctly different diseases, with commonality only in their commonality. Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed malignancy after some types of skin cancer; approximately ...
May 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential therapy may boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer
Adding an anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumor growth, according to a proof-of-concept study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancerinvestigators. ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study indicates results of many breast biopsies may be in error
Women who have breast biopsies to diagnose cancer might want to think twice about the results of the procedures, according to a new study led by University of Washington researchers.
Mar 24, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
HPV vaccination to provide even more protection in future against infections
At present over one hundred strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) are known, fourteen of which can trigger cancer. The HPV vaccinations currently in use provide protection from 70 percent of these cancers. "With the next ...
Apr 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
'Virtual biopsy' uses AI to help doctors assess lung cancer
Imperial researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to extract information about the chemical makeup of lung tumors from medical scans. For the first time, they have demonstrated how combining medical imaging with ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel therapeutic target discovered for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress growth of a common type of breast cancer known as "estrogen receptor positive" (ER+), including ER+ cancers ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer
After a diagnosis of localized breast cancer, women are often prescribed tamoxifen for five years to help prevent a recurrence, but researchers said Saturday another drug, anastrazole, may work better.
May 30, 2015
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