Oncology & Cancer
Genetically modified cells learn to fight mesothelioma
It's been called the "fifth pillar" of cancer treatment: genetically re-engineering the human immune system to recognize cancers and fight them.
Nov 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New blood test could offer more tailored treatment of ovarian cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A new blood test allowing doctors to predict which ovarian cancer patients will respond to particular types of treatment is a step closer following a new study by Manchester scientists.
Sep 5, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood cancer survivors hospitalized frequently years after cancer treatment
Survivors of childhood cancers were hospitalized more often and for longer durations because of blood disorders and other problems, many years after cancer treatment was completed, compared with the general population, according ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
An easier, safer, and more accurate treatment for pancreatic cancer
Using CT scans with contrast enhancement, Dartmouth researchers measured treatment response to pancreatic cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) according to a paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.
Apr 2, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Improved ultrasound imaging provides alternate way to visualize tumors
While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation-free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, ultrasound has seen limited use in cancer treatment ...
Jan 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
High-tech 'whole body' scan could improve treatment of bone marrow cancer
The new type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could improve care for a type of cancer called myeloma and reduce reliance on bone marrow biopsies, which can be painful for patients and often fail to show doctors how ...
Jan 28, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Study identifies population of stem-like cells where HIV persists in spite of treatment
Although antiviral therapy against HIV suppresses viral replication and allows infected individuals to live relatively healthy lives for many years, the virus persists in the body, and replication resumes if treatment is ...
Jan 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Nexavar approval expanded for common thyroid cancer
(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the anti-cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib) has been expanded to include late-stage differentiated thyroid cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer.
Nov 24, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood-pressure drug may help improve cancer treatment
Use of existing, well-established hypertension drugs could improve the outcome of cancer chemotherapy by opening up collapsed blood vessels in solid tumors. In their report in the online journal Nature Communications, Massachusetts ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Diabetes
Approved cancer drug potentially could help treat diabetes
A pair of studies by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified a molecular pathway—a series of interaction among proteins—involved in the development of diabetes. Furthermore, they have ...
Sep 15, 2013
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