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At library dedication, U.S. presidents praise Bush for work on HIV/AIDS, malaria while in office

Last week, "[t]he George W. Bush Presidential Library dedication brought together five living presidents who have been at odds about much of the 43rd president's foreign policy legacy, particularly the Iraq war ... [b]ut they all agreed on, and offered effusive praise for, Bush's work on Africa," ABC News' "The Note" blog reports.

30 Apr 2013

Researchers find that VEGF may not have any prognostic value for advanced prostate cancer

The well-studied protein VEGF does not appear to have any prognostic or predictive value for men with locally advanced prostate cancer, researchers from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and other institutions found in a retrospective study published online April 25 in the journal BMC Radiation Oncology.

30 Apr 2013

Golfers may be at risk for skin cancer, say LUHS dermatologists

Golfers may have more to worry about than just their short game or backswing this summer. They also may be at risk for skin cancer, according to dermatologists at Loyola University Health System.

30 Apr 2013

Breast cancer survival is poorer among women living in more deprived areas, study shows

Hundreds of women with breast cancer living in England's most deprived areas would have better survival rates if they were diagnosed at the same stage as those who lived in affluent areas.

30 Apr 2013

New study sheds light on DEAD-box proteins

Proteins, the workhorses of the body, can have more than one function, but they often need to be very specific in their action or they create cellular havoc, possibly leading to disease.

30 Apr 2013

Some GOP lawmakers are shifting focus from Medicare to the tax code

House Republican leaders began a series of meetings last week to sell this idea to their rank-and-file members. Also in Capitol Hill news, cancer clinics argue that Congress should have addressed the cuts they took as a result of sequestration before turning to the spending reductions' impact on air travel.

30 Apr 2013

Research roundup: Young women and delays in breast cancer diagnosis

Adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39) make up 5 and 6 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States and have the lowest five-year survival rates.

30 Apr 2013

UCSF study focuses on vexing problems of handling skin cancers among elderly patients

Surgery is often recommended for skin cancers, but older, sicker patients can endure complications as a result and may not live long enough to benefit from the treatment.

30 Apr 2013

Researchers say tiny thymus teaches immune system to ignore foreign bacteria in gut

The tiny thymus teaches the immune system to ignore the teeming, foreign bacteria in the gut that helps you digest and absorb food, researchers say.

30 Apr 2013

Florida House rejects federal Medicaid expansion funds

The Florida House of Representatives passed its own limited health care bill that relies on state money to expand coverage to the state's neediest residents. Also in the news, reports from Ohio, Montana, Texas, Nebraska and Arizona on the status of state decision-making regarding the expansion.

30 Apr 2013

Gene study may uncover regulatory network that influences development of cardiovascular disease

University of North Carolina researchers have discovered that disrupting a gene that acts as a regulatory switch to turn on other genes can keep blood vessels from forming and developing properly.

30 Apr 2013

Naturopathic lifestyle counselling helps reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ.

30 Apr 2013

Analysis identifies 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in breast cancer patients

A Big Data analysis that integrates three large sets of genomic data available through The Cancer Genome Atlas has identified 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in patients with the most common form of breast cancer.

30 Apr 2013

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

A revolutionary X-ray analytical technique that enables researchers at a glance to identify structural similarities and differences between multiple proteins under a variety of conditions has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

30 Apr 2013

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Latest Cancer News and Research

At library dedication, U.S. presidents praise Bush for work on HIV/AIDS, malaria while in office

Researchers find that VEGF may not have any prognostic value for advanced prostate cancer

Golfers may be at risk for skin cancer, say LUHS dermatologists

Breast cancer survival is poorer among women living in more deprived areas, study shows

New study sheds light on DEAD-box proteins

Some GOP lawmakers are shifting focus from Medicare to the tax code

Research roundup: Young women and delays in breast cancer diagnosis

UCSF study focuses on vexing problems of handling skin cancers among elderly patients

Researchers say tiny thymus teaches immune system to ignore foreign bacteria in gut

Florida House rejects federal Medicaid expansion funds

Gene study may uncover regulatory network that influences development of cardiovascular disease

Naturopathic lifestyle counselling helps reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

Analysis identifies 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in breast cancer patients

Berkeley Lab researchers unveil analytical technique for easy comparisons of proteins in solution

3D surgical microscopes from Leica Microsystems and TrueVision® debut at AANS Annual Meeting

Laparoscopic radical nephropathy effective for advanced renal masses

New risk classification system proposed for prostate cancer

Skin cancer may increase subsequent primary malignancy risk

Tonsil resection prior to radiation improves survival

RainDance Technologies announces closing of $20M Series E financing round

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