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Dangling a carrot for patients to take healthy steps: Does it work?

Patricia Alexander knew she needed a mammogram but just couldn't find the time. "Every time I made an appointment, something would come up," said Alexander, 53, who lives in Moreno Valley, Calif.

5 Dec 2017

DNA sequencing could identify genetic cause of kidney disease

DNA sequencing could soon become part of the routine diagnostic workup for patients with chronic kidney disease, suggests a new study from Columbia University Medical Center.

5 Dec 2017

1 in 10 medical products found to be substandard or falsified in low- and middle-income countries

An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified, according to new research from the World Health Organization.

5 Dec 2017

Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide caused by diabetes and high BMI, study finds

Diabetes and high BMI (a BMI over 25 kg/m2) were the cause of 5.6% of new cancer cases worldwide in 2012 – equivalent to 792600 cases, according to the first study to quantify the proportion of cancers attributable to diabetes and high BMI published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.

5 Dec 2017

Language barriers, aversion to credit stall coverage for some Vietnamese

Bích-Thu "Lisa" Pham has become a familiar face at this Vietnamese community center, setting out her Affordable Care Act insurance materials in a small office several afternoons each week.

5 Dec 2017

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

There's a continued drive towards making in vitro assays ever more translational towards in vivo models and ultimately the clinic. This ties in with the resurgence of phenotypic screening and is a response to the perceived poor translation of the traditional simple cell-based assays, often developed to study just single protein targets.

From Sartorius 5 Dec 2017

New biomarker test can accurately predict which chemical compounds induce DNA damage

A new biomarker test developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and their colleagues can help predict, with up to 90 percent certainty, which chemical compounds can cause DNA damage that could lead to cancer.

5 Dec 2017

Clearance of cancer cell debris via pro-resolving mediators can prevent tumor recurrence

Cancer therapies are designed to kill tumor cells, but produce tumor cell debris in the process. In a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and colleagues show that leftover debris can stimulate inflammation and tumor growth, but that molecules called resolvins can block that unwanted inflammatory response.

5 Dec 2017

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

For prostate cancer patients who have rising levels of PSA (a cancer indicator) even after radical prostatectomy, early treatment makes a difference.

5 Dec 2017

Physicians' experiences with patients, family linked to breast cancer screening recommendations

Results of a national survey of more than 800 physicians suggest that their experiences with patients, family members and friends with breast cancer are linked with their recommendations for routine mammograms.

4 Dec 2017

Scientists investigate new role of old protein in breast cancer

Scientists led by Dr Chris Toseland of the University's School of Biosciences studied a protein called Myosin VI, a molecular motor which acts as a courier to transport other proteins within our cells.

4 Dec 2017

Study finds high levels of psychological distress among surrogate decision makers

Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own medical decisions and rely on surrogates, usually close family members, to make decisions for them. However little is known about how these surrogates respond to the demands put upon them.

4 Dec 2017

New treatment aims to target abnormally shaped protein in deadly childhood brain cancer

Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against an abnormally shaped protein found exclusively on cancer cells, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers.

4 Dec 2017

OICR announces innovative initiative to drive development of new cancer therapies

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research today announced the Cancer Therapeutics Innovation Pipeline initiative and the first 10 projects selected in CTIP's inaugural round of funding.

4 Dec 2017

Study reveals welfare impact of public smoking ban among people in the UK

Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK.

4 Dec 2017

Research shows how cells rebuild nucleus, organize genome after division

University of Bristol research has revealed how cells rebuild their nucleus and organise their genome when they divide - a discovery which could have major implications for understanding cancer and degeneration.

4 Dec 2017

Study shows connection between common hypertension drug and skin cancer

Recently published research from The University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Cancer Society shows a connection between one of the most common medications for hypertension and skin cancer.

4 Dec 2017

Study reveals gene linked to metastatic melanoma

A study by Craig J. Ceol, PhD, assistant professor of molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has revealed a protein active during early embryo development called GDF6 plays a primary role in metastatic melanoma.

4 Dec 2017

Study suggests novel approach to predict respiratory allergy in children

A new study in EBioMedicine by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria suggests that immune response in early childhood to a handful of allergen molecules can predict the onset of allergic rhinitis and asthma in adolescence.

4 Dec 2017

Innovative technique makes low-grade gliomas visible

Gliomas are a type of brain tumor characterized by a poor prognosis. In order to improve this prognosis, as much of the tumor as possible must be removed safely during the neurosurgical operation.

4 Dec 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Dangling a carrot for patients to take healthy steps: Does it work?

DNA sequencing could identify genetic cause of kidney disease

1 in 10 medical products found to be substandard or falsified in low- and middle-income countries

Nearly 6% of cancers worldwide caused by diabetes and high BMI, study finds

Language barriers, aversion to credit stall coverage for some Vietnamese

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

New biomarker test can accurately predict which chemical compounds induce DNA damage

Clearance of cancer cell debris via pro-resolving mediators can prevent tumor recurrence

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

Physicians' experiences with patients, family linked to breast cancer screening recommendations

Scientists investigate new role of old protein in breast cancer

Study finds high levels of psychological distress among surrogate decision makers

New treatment aims to target abnormally shaped protein in deadly childhood brain cancer

OICR announces innovative initiative to drive development of new cancer therapies

Study reveals welfare impact of public smoking ban among people in the UK

Research shows how cells rebuild nucleus, organize genome after division

Study shows connection between common hypertension drug and skin cancer

Study reveals gene linked to metastatic melanoma

Study suggests novel approach to predict respiratory allergy in children

Innovative technique makes low-grade gliomas visible

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