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Blood test to determine risk of heart disease may benefit middle-aged black women

Middle-aged black women have higher levels of a protein in their blood associated with a predictor of heart disease than their white counterparts, even after other factors, such as obesity, are taken into consideration, according to a study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of Medicine.

31 Mar 2016

Key opinions leaders to discuss role of cyclophosphamide in the field of HSCT

Key opinions leaders in the field of haematopoetic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) will address the role of Cyclophosphamide, an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug, during the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) that will welcome more than 4,500 delegates in the host city of Valencia, Spain from the 3rd to the 6th of April 2016.

31 Mar 2016

Mom needs to get more vitamin D during second trimester to reduce child's asthma risk

The best way to reduce a child's chances of developing asthma might be making sure Mom had enough vitamin D during the second trimester, a new study from the University of Kansas shows.

31 Mar 2016

Qlucore’s Omics Explorer enables researchers to study genetic influences behind Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

While childhood cancer is rare (adult malignancies after 20 years are 20-30 times more common in general) it remains a major cause of death by disease in children. 15,700 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the USA.

31 Mar 2016

Myriad myRisk Hereditary Cancer test identifies 70% more deleterious mutations than BRCA1/2 testing alone

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, working in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard Medical School, today announced that the Journal of Clinical Oncology has published a paper showing the frequency of germline mutations in 25 cancer susceptibility genes among patients with breast cancer.

31 Mar 2016

Pediatric surgeons who perform very few procedures after graduation may have hard time in the long run

Some pediatric surgeons perform so few rare and complex procedures once they finish their surgical training that they may have a hard time maintaining operative skills in the long run, according to a new study led by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

31 Mar 2016

Fertility 'reassurance' for most chemotherapy-treated female childhood cancer survivors

Both female and male chemotherapy-treated survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk of impaired fertility, but results suggest that the risk in women is limited to those given specific chemotherapy drugs.

31 Mar 2016

New tool may help clinicians provide more personalized treatment strategies following coronary stent procedures

Nearly 1 million people in the United States receive coronary artery stents each year. Nearly all stent patients are expected to take dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) using the combination of aspirin and a second antiplatelet medication to prevent the formation of blood clots. Exactly how long patients should receive DAPT has been debatable.

30 Mar 2016

Study reveals adaptive IGRT for bladder preservation has good oncological outcomes

A prospective study examining a trimodality treatment approach in localized bladder cancer cases using adaptive image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) found that the bladder preservation rate at three years was 83 percent.

30 Mar 2016

Researchers to study people over 100 years old in Acciaroli, Italy to unlock secrets of healthy aging

The average life expectancy in the United States is approximately 78 years old. Americans live longer, with better diets and improved health care, than ever before, but only 0.02 percent will hit the century mark.

30 Mar 2016

Reminder letters for bowel scope screening could boost more participation

JOGGING the memory with a reminder letter to those who don't respond to their bowel scope screening invitation could mean more people would take the test, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

30 Mar 2016

Researchers uncover new clue that may help fight AML

A study led by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore has uncovered a new clue that may help fight acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), the most common form of cancer of the blood and bone marrow, and an aggressive type of cancer. The findings open a new door to treating the disease more effectively.

30 Mar 2016

MedUni Vienna researchers develop new treatment for pre-stages of cervical cancer

Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital have developed a new treatment for the pre-stages of cervical cancer, caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.

30 Mar 2016

New tool interprets whole-exome tumor sequencing data for better cancer therapies

A University of Colorado Cancer study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association describes a new tool that interprets the raw data of whole exome tumor sequencing and then matches the cancer's unique genetics to FDA-approved targeted treatments.

30 Mar 2016

Researchers develop new technique to study blood vessel inflammation

Nanotechnology has led to better diagnostic techniques and more effective treatments for a variety of illnesses. Tiny devices measuring between 1 and 100 micrometers--one micrometer is equal to one millionth of a meter--enable scientists to observe cell activity and deliver drugs to individual cells--a breakthrough that is on the verge of revolutionizing precision medicine for treatment of diseases such as cancer.

30 Mar 2016

Southwest X-Ray deploys Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM MBI system for screening women with dense breast tissue

Gamma Medica, a leader in molecular breast imaging technology (MBI), announced today that Southwest X-Ray, the leading outpatient services provider in El Paso, TX, has installed Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system in its Gateway Blvd.

30 Mar 2016

CCCBD offers promising new investigational therapy to treat childhood ALL

The Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is one of the first sites in the world to offer a promising new investigational therapy to treat pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

30 Mar 2016

Study: 30% of hospital 'super-utilizers' are food insecure

More than half of patients with high hospitalization rates (at least 3 inpatient visits in a 12-month period) used food pantries or other community food resources, and 40% were worried that they would run out of food, according to the results of a study published in Population Health Management, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

30 Mar 2016

Smoking drastically alters oral microbiome, study finds

Smoking drastically alters the oral microbiome, the mix of roughly 600 bacterial species that live in people's mouths. This is the finding of a study led by NYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center to be published online March 25 in the ISME (International Society for Microbial Ecology) Journal.

30 Mar 2016

Versatile Automated Microplate Sample Screening Applications

In this interview, News Medical speaks Tobias Pusterla, Ph.D from BMG Labtech about versatile automated microplate sample screening applications.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 30 Mar 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Blood test to determine risk of heart disease may benefit middle-aged black women

Key opinions leaders to discuss role of cyclophosphamide in the field of HSCT

Mom needs to get more vitamin D during second trimester to reduce child's asthma risk

Qlucore’s Omics Explorer enables researchers to study genetic influences behind Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Myriad myRisk Hereditary Cancer test identifies 70% more deleterious mutations than BRCA1/2 testing alone

Pediatric surgeons who perform very few procedures after graduation may have hard time in the long run

Fertility 'reassurance' for most chemotherapy-treated female childhood cancer survivors

New tool may help clinicians provide more personalized treatment strategies following coronary stent procedures

Study reveals adaptive IGRT for bladder preservation has good oncological outcomes

Researchers to study people over 100 years old in Acciaroli, Italy to unlock secrets of healthy aging

Reminder letters for bowel scope screening could boost more participation

Researchers uncover new clue that may help fight AML

MedUni Vienna researchers develop new treatment for pre-stages of cervical cancer

New tool interprets whole-exome tumor sequencing data for better cancer therapies

Researchers develop new technique to study blood vessel inflammation

Southwest X-Ray deploys Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM MBI system for screening women with dense breast tissue

CCCBD offers promising new investigational therapy to treat childhood ALL

Study: 30% of hospital 'super-utilizers' are food insecure

Smoking drastically alters oral microbiome, study finds

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