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Odors from Human Skin Cells Can Be Used to Identify Melanoma
June 13, 2013 Researchers identified odorants from human skin cells that can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate ... > full story -
Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence in Animal Model
June 13, 2013 Precisely what causes breast cancer recurrence has been poorly understood. But now a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place: Researchers have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast ... > full story -
Gene Offers an Athlete's Heart Without the Exercise
June 13, 2013 Researchers have found that a single gene poses a double threat to disease: Not only does it inhibit the growth and spread of breast tumors, but it also makes hearts ... > full story -
Gene Variants May Predict Who Will Benefit from Breast Cancer Prevention Drugs
June 13, 2013 In women at high risk for breast cancer, a long-term drug treatment can cut the risk of developing the disease in half. Researchers have identified two gene variants that may predict which women are ... > full story -
Chemotherapy: Greater Potential Benefit in Overall Survival for Eribulin Compared With Capecitabine
June 12, 2013 Subgroup analyses from a phase III clinical trial comparing a newer chemotherapy agent called eribulin mesylate, with capecitabine, a standard chemotherapy medication in women with previously treated ... > full story -
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise Against TB Meningitis
June 11, 2013 Researchers working with animals has developed a vaccine that prevents the virulent TB bacterium from invading the brain and causing the highly lethal condition TB meningitis, a disease that ... > full story -
Very High Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
June 11, 2013 In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated ... > full story -
New Details of Natural Anticancer Mechanism Uncovered
June 11, 2013 Scientists have identified key triggers of an important cancer-blocking mechanism in cells. Termed “oncogene-induced senescence,” this mechanism can block most cancer types and is ... > full story -
Diabetes Drug Points the Way to Overcoming Drug Resistance in Melanoma
June 11, 2013 Despite the success of melanoma-targeting drugs, tumors inevitably become drug resistant and return, more aggressive than before. Researchers now describe how they increase the effectiveness of ... > full story -
Screening Fails to Affect Breast Cancer Mortality Statistics, UK Study Finds
June 11, 2013 New research from the UK analysing breast cancer mortality data spanning almost 40 years concludes that breast cancer screening does not yet show an effect on mortality statistics. The research ... > full story
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