British scientists claim to have found a new test that will help predict the risks in patients with the most aggressive form of bowel cancer. Boosting survival rates, the scientists assert that the marker will be needed for treatment of the deadly disease. Diagnosed in more than 36,000 people annually and claiming 16,000 lives in [...]
A novel study reveals that there is a substantial risk of breast cancer relapsing even after five years of systemic therapy in cancer survivors. The study was conducted by Abenaa Brewster, M.D., of the University Of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and colleagues.
The authors of the study commented, “In conclusion, this study [...]
A breakthrough discovery by Australian scientists brings hope to millions with a possible cure for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and leukaemia. The discovery focuses on the method to stop killer blood cells from multiplying.
Lead researcher, Professor Michael Parker, of Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Institute, remarked, “Scientists could now build a drug to attach itself to the protein [...]
Efforts of researchers at the University of Adelaide have resulted in the development of an atypically fresh procedure in the treatment of advanced prostrate cancer. With lesser secondary effects, Dr Lisa Butler of the University’s Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories and Professor Wayne Tilley, founding member of the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health [...]
The relevance between sun exposure and the more deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma is still indefinite. The dubious issue was the bone of contention for two experts Professor Scott Menzies, from the University of Sydney at the Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre and Sam Shuster, a consultant dermatologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
As [...]
According to a latest finding, certain genes can help predict who can and who cannot survive lung cancer. A study claimed to be the largest of its kind has been published online in Nature Medicine.
The study was conducted on hundreds of gene expressions on 442 lung cancer tissue samples that the researchers collected from six [...]
We have always been fascinated by the 3-D glasses which used to be utilized while watching a 3D movie. Now the same concept of 3D glasses has a new use, of course we are not talking about the cheap plastic glasses but we are referring to the 3-D glasses used for medical reasons. The 3-D [...]
According to a new study, women with recurring symptoms of ovarian cancer like abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating can go in for a CA125 blood test which increases the chances of early detection by 20 percent.
The researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center discovered that when both [...]
Researchers at the University of Nottingham conducted a study in a bid to understand the cell behaviour in breast cancer to identify proper operations and treatments for the cancer patients. So this comes as good news for cancer patients, as so far the researchers have been successful in understanding the major way in which Cancer [...]
Success stories of cancer survivors always have highlighted positive-thinking and strong will-power as key factors in fighting off the disease. What happens to patients who can’t bear all the stress? Cancer progresses rapidly in such cases and wins over them. To help such individuals researchers at Rutgers have demonstrated in a hypothesis, how the [...]
