Archive: 25/09/2017
Tumor microenvironment of TNBC varies between African-American and European-American women
The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) varied significantly in the tumors of African-American and European-American women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), suggesting that TILs may be a useful prognostic ...
Sep 25, 2017
People of Mexican decent in US have more liver cancer risk factors than those living in Mexico
Mexican-Americans living in the United States demonstrated more risk factors for liver cancer than their counterparts in Mexico, according to results of a study presented at the 10th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer ...
Sep 25, 2017
Religiously tailored educational intervention lead more Muslim women to get mammograms
A religiously sensitive educational effort designed to address barriers to mammography for Muslim women increased the women's perceived likelihood of getting the breast screening and their eventual receipt of mammograms, ...
Sep 25, 2017
Prenatal weight talks are easier with props
Significant improvements in communication between providers and patients surrounding gestational weight gain during prenatal care were found using a new combination of education and a tracking tool in a study by the Mother ...
Sep 25, 2017
Halving radiation therapy for HPV-related throat cancer offers fewer side effects, similar outcomes
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a 50 percent reduction in the intensity and dose of radiation therapy for patients with HPV-related throat cancer reduced side effects with no loss in survival and no decrease in cure ...
Sep 25, 2017