by Bruce Sylvester – Metastatic colorectal cancer patients who achieved early response to first-line chemotherapy also achieved significantly higher rates of prolonged survival, compared to patients who did… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Survival based on primary site of disease is not significantly different among metastatic colorectal cancer patients, Australian researchers reported in a poster presentation at… read more.
Adapted from Abstract 3506, which was submitted to ASCO Congress 2014 Treatment outcome according to tumour RAS mutation status in CRYSTAL study patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) randomized… read more.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Italy – Death rates from pancreatic cancer are predicted to increase in men and women in 2014 and beyond, according to… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – A retrospective study of over 224,000 patients who underwent over 314,000 colonoscopies indicates that pre-cancerous adenoma detection tracks the future risk of colorectal… read more.
Practising sport for more than an hour day reduces the risk of contracting breast cancer, and this applies to women of any age and any weight, and also… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins: Women who are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer who also carry a mutation on the BRCA breast cancer gene are less likely to… read more.
Abstract: Flow cytometry (FCM) is more sensitive than conventional cytology for detection of occult leptomeningeal lymphoma; however, some FCM-negative patients show central nervous system (CNS) recurrence.
University of Utah researcher Eric Garland (pictured) developed a new mindfulness-focused treatment for people with chronic pain that can effectively reduce pain and misuse of opioid painkillers.
Genetically modified T cells induced complete remissions in 88 percent of advanced leukemia patients treated. Investigators have reported more encouraging news about one of the most exciting methods… read more.
New interim analysis study findings presented for the first time today at the 55th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans suggest bendamustine and rituximab… read more.
SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here… read more.
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