Oncology & Cancer
Outdoor workers face increased cancer risk
(Medical Xpress)—Perth researchers have completed a comprehensive study into Australian workers and their exposure to ultraviolet radiation - a known human carcinogen.
Feb 5, 2014
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Research links obesity to poor survival in tongue cancer patients
(Medical Xpress)—Cancer experts from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College are working side by side to unravel the mysterious link between obesity and cancer. Most recently, their collaborative ...
Feb 5, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study using RNAi reveals previously unknown mice genes linked to cancer development
(Medical Xpress)—A combined team of researchers from Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine has discovered a previously unknown link between absent genes and the growth of tumors. In their paper ...
Oncology & Cancer
New imaging tool bypasses blade to check for skin cancer
(Medical Xpress)—You have a suspicious mole on your skin. It doesn't hurt, but it looks different than it did six months ago.
Nov 20, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Shining the soothing light
Almost all patients suffering from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develop canker sores, a complication resulting from different modalities of treatment, namely stem cell transplantation, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. ...
Oct 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Sunscreen saves superhero gene
(Medical Xpress)—Next time your kids complain about putting on sunscreen, tell them this: Sunscreen shields a superhero gene that protects them from getting cancer.
Oct 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Accelerated radiotherapy more efficient than current practice
Radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy is increasingly being used in the curative treatment for un-resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). But, until now, researchers had not looked at the cost-effectiveness of the ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancerous cells from donor kidney linked to recipient skin cancer
Patients that receive kidney transplants have an increased risk of an invasive form of skin cancer. It is unclear if donor tissue contributes to cancer formation.
Aug 27, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds genomic differences in types of cervical cancer
A new study has revealed marked differences in the genomic terrain of the two most common types of cervical cancer, suggesting that patients might benefit from therapies geared to each type's molecular idiosyncrasies.
Aug 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Enhanced treatment, surveillance needed for certain melanoma patients to prevent secondary cancers
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers suggest secondary cancers seen in melanoma patients who are being treated for a BRAF gene mutation may require new strategies, such as enhanced surveillance and combining BRAF-inhibitor therapy ...
Aug 14, 2013
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