Oncology & Cancer
Gene clusters offer better answers in breast cancer prognosis
Breast cancer patients could get a more reliable idea of how long they will live now scientists have linked a new group of genes to poor prognosis.
Jun 26, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Does ethnicity affect breast cancer biology?
Although breast cancer is somewhat more aggressive in South Asian and Black women than in White women, this is largely due to age differences between ethnic groups in the UK, according to new research.
Mar 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Using the power of optics, scientists make predictions about breast cancer
A University of Rochester biomedical engineering lab discovered a new way to judge whether breast cancer cells are likely to spread, by viewing tumor biopsies with a powerful multi-photon laser microscope and watching for ...
Dec 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
A genetic polymorphism associated with lung cancer progression
Genetic polymorphisms associated with cancer progression lead to variations in gene expression and may serve as prognostic markers for lung cancer. Researchers at the Hiroshima University and Saitama Medical University found ...
Oct 5, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Low breast density in mammography worsens breast cancer prognosis
Very low mammographic breast density worsens the prognosis of breast cancer, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Disease free survivals as well as overall life expectancies were significantly ...
Mar 12, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Three-quarters of depressed cancer patients do not receive treatment for depression, new approach could transform care
Three papers published in The Lancet Psychiatry, The Lancet, and The Lancet Oncology reveal that around three-quarters of cancer patients who have major depression are not currently receiving treatment for depression, and ...
Aug 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Team presents a new strategy to personalise cancer therapies
Tumour cells can accumulate hundreds or even thousands of DNA mutations which induce the growth and spread of cancer. The number and pattern of mutations differs according to the type of tumour, even among those that are ...
Apr 29, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Multi-gene test could help spot breast cancer patients most at risk
A new test has the potential to help physicians identify patients with the most lethal forms of triple-negative breast cancer, a disease which requires aggressive and innovative treatment.
Dec 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic mutation may play key role in risk of lethal prostate cancer in overweight patients
Obesity is associated with a worse prostate cancer prognosis among men whose tumors contain a specific genetic mutation, suggest results from a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ...
Dec 2, 2013
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Cardiology
Study finds increase in survival following bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
In Denmark between 2001 and 2010 there was an increase in bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that was associated with an increase in survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study in the ...
Oct 1, 2013
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