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ASCO GU Report 2013 – Small renal cancers may not need surgery

Written by | 21 Feb 2013

by Eoghan McNeill – Orlando, Florida – When clinicians observe incidental kidney masses, about 78% of the time they are surgically removed – but a new study suggests… read more.

Vegetarianism can reduce risk of heart disease by up to a third

Written by | 20 Feb 2013

The risk of hospitalisation or death from heart disease is 32% lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study from the… read more.

Gene variations linked to lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women

Written by | 20 Feb 2013

An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer.

COPD is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer

Written by | 20 Feb 2013

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are two of the most important smoking-related diseases worldwide, with a huge combined mortality burden.

Cancer mortality down 20 percent from 1991 peak

Written by | 20 Feb 2013

As of 2009, the overall death rate for cancer in the United States had declined 20 percent from its peak in 1991, translating to the avoidance of approximately… read more.

New evidence shows ability to metabolise tamoxifen affects breast cancer outcomes

Written by | 19 Feb 2013

For nearly a decade, breast cancer researchers studying the hormone therapy tamoxifen have been divided as to whether genetic differences in liver enzymes affect the drug’s effectiveness and… read more.

The factor that could influence future breast cancer treatment

Written by | 19 Feb 2013

Researchers have shown in the laboratory how a ‘transcription factor’ causes breast cancer cells to develop an aggressive subtype that lacks sensitivity to oestrogen and does not respond… read more.

Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer

Written by | 19 Feb 2013

A new analysis has found that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy.

Costly prostate cancer treatment offers little relief from side effects

Written by | 18 Feb 2013

Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a… read more.

Prostate cancer study tracks long-term urinary, sexual and bowel function side effects

Written by | 18 Feb 2013

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences… read more.

Japanese team creates cancer-specific killer T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells

Written by | 11 Feb 2013

World Health Matters – Japan – by Eoghan McNeill – Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded… read more.

‘Second-hand smoke’ increases dementia risk

Written by | 11 Feb 2013

World Health Matters – China – by Gary Finnegan –  A study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China has shown that people exposed to passive… read more.

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