Immune system development linked to leukaemia
Our defences against infection can be weaknesses in causing cancer. Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that implicates a key mechanism in the immune system as a driving… read more.
Our defences against infection can be weaknesses in causing cancer. Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that implicates a key mechanism in the immune system as a driving… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – While early stem cell transplantation in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma does not improve overall survival in intermediate/high-risk patients, early transplantation appears to be… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – While early stem cell transplantation in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma does not improve overall survival in intermediate/high-risk patients, early transplantation appears to be… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Prophylactic use of the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced by 53% the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at high… read more.
A ground-breaking international collaborative survey, published today in Annals of Oncology, shows that more than half of the world’s population live in countries where regulations that aim to… read more.
A study by Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (pictured), shows exercise can reduce drug-related joint pain in breast cancer patients.
by Bruce Sylvester – Diabetic patients have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer and an increased risk of death from these cancers, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that an experimental cancer drug which has shown efficacy in treating melanoma also shows promise in treating non-small cell lung cancer, a… read more.
Solange M Sanches et al, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Discussion of the abstract by Dr Christopher Lieu, MD, Assistant professor at the University of Colorado. Younger patients with colorectal cancer that has spread (metastasised) to other parts… read more.
Birgitte Pedersen et al, Vejle Hospital, Denmark. Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) face huge challenges in their everyday lives as a result of their condition and treatments.
Discussion of the abstract by Professor Philippe Autier, Vice President, Population Studies, at the International Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.
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