Medications
FDA panel narrowly backs DNA colon cancer test
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers has narrowly backed an experimental blood test that uses patients' DNA to help screen for colon cancer.
Mar 26, 2014
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Genetics
Changes in cancer epigenome implicated in chemotherapy resistance and lymphoma relapse
Genomic studies have illuminated the ways in which malfunctioning genes can drive cancer growth while stunting the therapeutic effects of chemotherapy and other treatments. But new findings from Weill Cornell Medical College ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA reviews DNA-based colon cancer screening kits
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing the benefits and risks of two experimental colon cancer screening tests which use DNA from a patient's stool to detect dangerous tumors and growths.
Mar 24, 2014
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