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Blood-flow metabolism mismatch predicts pancreatic tumour aggressiveness
7 September 2009Researchers from Turku, Finland, have identified a blood-flow glucose consumption mismatch that predicted pancreatic tumour aggressiveness, according to results of a study published in Clinical ... - more
MicroRNA in human saliva may help diagnose oral cancer
6 September 2009Researchers continue to add to the diagnostic alphabet of saliva by identifying the presence of at least 50 microRNAs that could aid in the detection of oral cancer, according to a report in ... - more
60-year-old drug shows new promise for inherited cancer
3 September 2009UK-funded scientists have shown that an early chemotherapy drug invented in the 1940s has the potential to work against a genetic fault called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) which ... - more
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Fatigue related to radiotherapy may be caused by inflammation
31 August 2009Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a ... - more
New technique can help diagnose mesothelioma
30 August 2009A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause. The study, led by principal investigator Y.C. Gary Lee, PhD, appears in the ... - more
Key factor stimulating brain cancer cells to spread identified
30 August 2009Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that the activity of a protein in brain cells helps stimulate the spread of an aggressive brain cancer called glioblastoma ... - more
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients with certain heart conditions associated with increased risk of death
29 August 2009Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an ... - more
Interventional radiology treatment for uterine fibroids: Safe, nonsurgical option
26 August 2009Uterine fibroid embolisation – a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women that cuts off blood flow to painful fibroids to kill the tumours – is highlighted as an ... - more
Adverse events associated with human papillomavirus vaccine
24 August 2009An analysis of the adverse events reported following distribution of quadrivalent human papillomavirus recombinant vaccine since 2006 indicates that adverse event rates were consistent with ... - more
New tumour theory could change cancer treatment
24 August 2009University of Sydney researcher Dr Guy Lyons has come up with a new theory of cancer tumours that could change the way we treat cancer and conduct research into its causes. - more
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