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Scientists Find Signals That Make Cell Nucleus Blow Up Like a Balloon
October 14, 2010 The size of a cell's nucleus varies from one species to another, in different cell types and at different stages of development, and even with disease: many cancer cells develop larger nuclei as they ... > full story -
Cancer Screening Made Simple, Thanks to Micro-Fluidic Technology
October 14, 2010 Current cervical cancer screening is time consuming and expensive, but now new breakthrough technology developed by European researchers should allow large-range screening by non-medical personnel ... > full story -
Cancer-Linked Epigenetic Effects of Smoking Found
October 9, 2010 For the first time, scientists have reported direct evidence that taking up smoking results in epigenetic changes associated with the development of ... > full story -
Early Lung Cancer Detection: Optical Technology Shows Potential for Prescreening Patients at High Risk
October 5, 2010 Early detection is critical for improving cancer survival rates. Yet, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, lung cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages. Now, ... > full story -
HPV Screen-and Treat-Intervention Effective in Cervical Cancer Prevention
September 30, 2010 Women in South Africa who underwent human papillomavirus DNA-based testing or visual inspection of the cervix followed by treatment of test-positive women with cryotherapy had a statistically ... > full story -
American Women View STD Vaccine Positively, Survey Finds
August 24, 2010 Cost but not convenience plays a significant role in attitudes about vaccination for common human papillomaviruses for women over the age of 26, according to the authors of a recent article. ... > full story -
Electronic Tracking System Can Improve Follow-Up After an Abnormal Pap Test
August 20, 2010 Researchers report that physicians who use an automated, electronic medical record tracking system to follow up on patients with an abnormal Pap test could increase the number of women who achieved ... > full story -
Cervical Cancer: Drug and Radiotherapy Treatment Saves Lives, Researchers Find
August 19, 2010 Medical researchers in the UK have made a significant advance in the treatment of cervical cancer. They have demonstrated that the use of a particular drug in collaboration with radiotherapy gives ... > full story -
Targeting Hit-and-Run Cancer Viruses
August 18, 2010 Viruses that can invade host cells, initiate cancer and then flee from their own trail of destruction could be stopped in their tracks, say ... > full story -
Doctors Not Strongly Encouraging HPV Vaccine to Girls of Certain Age; National Guidelines Not Closely Followed, Survey Finds
August 2, 2010 The vast majority of pediatricians and family physicians nationally are offering the human papillomavirus (also called HPV) vaccine, though fewer physicians are strongly encouraging it for 11- to ... > full story
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