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Study finds link between radioactive iodine doses and cancer death

Radioactive iodine has been used since the 1940s to treat hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid. This study is an extension of one that has followed patients in the United States and the United Kingdom treated for hyperthyroidism for nearly 70 years.

2 Jul 2019

Researchers determine atomic interactions that stabilize phase-changing proteins

Most of the well-studied proteins in our bodies are like metal; some can change shape easily, like aluminum foil, and others are rigid, like steel beams, but they typically have a solid, well-defined structure.

2 Jul 2019

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding tissues, involving a clever combination of an "artificial metalloenzyme" that protects a metal catalyst, and a sugar chain that guides the metalloenzyme to the desired cells.

2 Jul 2019

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2 Jul 2019

Large doses of traditional chemotherapy drug spur immune system attack on cancer cells

More than 60 years ago, British physician Denis Parsons Burkitt and his associates achieved one of the signal successes in cancer medicine when they cured children in sub-Saharan Africa with a form of lymphoma by treating them with high doses of the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide.

2 Jul 2019

Scientists uncover new pathway to make cancers self-destruct

For years, researchers have been trying to target a gene called MYC that is known to drive tumor growth in multiple cancer types when it is mutated or over-expressed, but hitting that target successfully has proven difficult.

1 Jul 2019

Wake Forest Baptist Health receives $1.6 million grant to test iPad colon cancer screening app

Doctors know that screening for colorectal cancer reduces mortality. However, more than one-third of age-eligible Americans go unscreened every year even though colon cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

1 Jul 2019

Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

An international collaboration of infectious disease experts has identified a large group of people who appear to have naturally mounted an immune response to TB, a bacterial infection that is the leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide.

1 Jul 2019

Physicians trained in dermatoscopy can improve odds for early detection of melanoma

Primary care physicians trained in dermatoscopy can improve odds for early detection of melanoma while reducing the need for invasive biopsies, according to a study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

1 Jul 2019

New biomarker in urine can help detect aggressive prostate cancer

A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Toronto have identified a new biomarker found in urine that can help detect aggressive prostate cancer, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of men each year from undergoing unnecessary surgeries and radiotherapy treatments.

1 Jul 2019

Have cancer, must travel: Patients left in lurch after hospital closes

One Monday in February, 65-year-old Karen Endicott-Coyan gripped the wheel of her black 2014 Ford Taurus with both hands as she made the hour-long drive from her farm near Fort Scott to Chanute.

1 Jul 2019

ANCON Medical discusses how NBT technology is better at providing accurate cancer diagnosis

Cancers cells now have a powerful adversary called 'magnetic hyperthermia' and it consists of clusters of magnetic nanoparticles.

1 Jul 2019

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart and blood vessel problems, even if they have a normal, healthy body mass index according to new research.

1 Jul 2019

Multiple Sclerosis patients may have greater risk of developing cancer

New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with Multiple Sclerosis suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population, with an especially high risk of cancer in respiratory organs, urinary organs and the central nervous system.

1 Jul 2019

Sigma Chi announces new $20-million pledge to HCF for women's cancer research

Today, Sigma Chi International Fraternity announced a new $20-million pledge to Huntsman Cancer Foundation, dedicated to and used for women's cancer research, treatment and wellness at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

29 Jun 2019

Study uncovers new way to identify driver genes important for cancer progression

Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations (driver mutations) that promoted cancer progression.

29 Jun 2019

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Estonian citizens could become significantly healthier following the launch of a pioneering nationwide DNA testing program.

29 Jun 2019

New diagnostic test could end unnecessary chemotherapy for breast cancer

A diagnostic test developed at The University of Queensland might soon determine if a breast cancer patient requires chemotherapy or would receive no benefit from this gruelling treatment.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers propose new avenue in the search for anti-obesity drugs

Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories--or ideally, both. But for the more than 90 million Americans who suffer from obesity, a disease that contributes to conditions ranging from cancer to heart disease, behavioral change is hard to accomplish or not effective enough--which is why scientists have long sought drugs that would help people shed pounds.

29 Jun 2019

Cells in humans are affected by thirdhand smoke, study shows

Thirdhand smoke can damage epithelial cells in the respiratory system by stressing cells and causing them to fight for survival, a research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found. The finding could assist physicians treating patients exposed to thirdhand smoke.

28 Jun 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study finds link between radioactive iodine doses and cancer death

Researchers determine atomic interactions that stabilize phase-changing proteins

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

Large doses of traditional chemotherapy drug spur immune system attack on cancer cells

Scientists uncover new pathway to make cancers self-destruct

Wake Forest Baptist Health receives $1.6 million grant to test iPad colon cancer screening app

Standard tests may not detect low-level case of TB in some people

Physicians trained in dermatoscopy can improve odds for early detection of melanoma

New biomarker in urine can help detect aggressive prostate cancer

Have cancer, must travel: Patients left in lurch after hospital closes

ANCON Medical discusses how NBT technology is better at providing accurate cancer diagnosis

Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped have greater risk of heart problems

Multiple Sclerosis patients may have greater risk of developing cancer

Sigma Chi announces new $20-million pledge to HCF for women's cancer research

Study uncovers new way to identify driver genes important for cancer progression

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

New diagnostic test could end unnecessary chemotherapy for breast cancer

Researchers propose new avenue in the search for anti-obesity drugs

Cells in humans are affected by thirdhand smoke, study shows

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