Oncology & Cancer
Study finds smoking gun for oesophageal cancer
Queensland researchers have found that sudden "chromosomal catastrophes" may trigger a third of oesophageal tumours, the fastest rising cancer in Australia.
Oct 31, 2014
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Oesophageal Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
UK tops global league table for gullet cancer—adenocarcinoma—in men
The study, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialist cancer agency of the World Health Organization, is the first to try and quantify the worldwide extent of each of the two main types of ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug trial provides hope of new treatment for some oesophageal cancer patients
Findings of a trial of a drug aimed at treating advanced oesophageal - or gullet - cancer could lead to a new treatment approach for a sub-group of patients with this kind of cancer.
Aug 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Aspirin: Scientists believe cancer prevention benefits outweigh harms
New research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) reveals taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing – and dying from – the major cancers of the digestive tract, i.e. bowel, stomach and oesophageal ...
Aug 5, 2014
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Genetics
New test follows the molecular footsteps that lead to oesophageal cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A new diagnostic test may be around the corner thanks to the discovery of a gene mutation that marks the progression from a harmless oesophageal condition to cancer, according to research published in Nature ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Oesophageal cancer gene identified
(Medical Xpress)—A newly-discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer holds the promise of new treatments for this notoriously difficult-to-fight disease.
May 9, 2014
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Genetics
Scientists discover novel genetic defects which cause oesophageal cancer
Latest findings by a team of international scientists led by Singapore-based researchers reveal the genomic landscape of oesophageal squamous carcinoma.
Mar 31, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumour expression of leptin associated with chemotherapy resistance
Patients with the most common type of oesophageal cancer are less likely to respond to chemotherapy when their tumours are high in a protein called leptin, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Feb 26, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with mouth and oesophageal cancers take longer to seek help from GP
People with cancers of the mouth and oesophagus are waiting longer between first noticing a symptom and going to their GPs compared to patients with other types of cancers, according to research published in the International ...
Feb 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Future of cancer diagnosis brighter
The research is a major project between four leading UK Universities, including Cardiff University and three NHS hospital trusts, and will be carried out at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's ALICE accelerator ...
Jan 22, 2014
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