Oncology & Cancer
Sunshine vitamin ups bowel cancer survival odds, study finds
Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows.
Jul 9, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Variations in key gene predict cancer patients' risk for radiation-induced toxicity
Key genetic variants may affect how cancer patients respond to radiation treatments, according to a study published this week in Nature Genetics. The research team, which included researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine ...
Jul 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Team highlights new mechanism explaining how cancer cells spread
UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have identified a protein critical to the spread of deadly cancer cells and determined how it works, paving the way for potential use in diagnosis and eventually possible ...
May 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Big data to help blood cancer patients
A pioneering database at the University of Leeds will help match patients with certain types of blood cancers to the best treatments.
May 20, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test spots recurrent breast cancers, monitors response to treatment
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators report they have designed a blood test that accurately detects the presence of advanced breast cancer and also holds promise for precisely monitoring response to cancer treatment.
Apr 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Imprint of chemotherapy linked to inflammation in breast cancer survivors
Many breast cancer survivors experience fatigue and other debilitating symptoms that persist months to years after their course of treatment has ended.
Mar 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find blood test will identify clot risk in prostate cancer patients
(Medical Xpress)—A team of Queen's researchers has found that a certain blood test may be able to detect the risk of thromboembolism – or blood clots – in prostate cancer patients, allowing doctors to make more informed ...
Jan 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Common blood cancer may be initiated by single mutation in bone cells
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer, but for many patients the cancer may originate from an unusual source: a mutation in their bone cells.
Jan 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover mechanism controlling the development of myelodysplastic
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have discovered a control mechanism that can trigger the development of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of blood cancers. This finding may lead to therapies capable of preventing ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Early stages of breast cancer could soon be diagnosed from blood samples
What could someday be the first blood test for the early detection of breast cancer was shown in preliminary studies to successfully identify the presence of breast cancer cells from serum biomarkers, say the Houston Methodist ...
Nov 14, 2013
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