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First Prospective Trial Shows Molecular Profiling Timely for Tailoring Therapy
May 15, 2013 CUSTOM is the first completed prospective clinical trial that used genetic analysis alone to assign cancer treatment for patients with one of three different cancers. Findings suggest patients, and ... > full story -
New Cause for Common Lung Problem
May 6, 2013 New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fail to keep water out as previously believed, but they are also allowing water to pump ... > full story -
New, More Accurate Way of Imaging Lung Cancer Tumors
May 2, 2013 Scientists have devised a new computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors using CT, PET or MRI diagnostic technologies. The method, called single click ensemble segmentation (SCES), uses a ... > full story -
Clarifying the Effect of Stem Cell Therapy on Cancer
April 28, 2013 Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds new research. Human mesenchymal stem cells, isolated from bone marrow, caused changes in blood vessels supplying ... > full story -
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People With History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
April 23, 2013 Researchers found that people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in ... > full story -
Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Linked to Primary Care Provider Density
April 22, 2013 Researchers found lower mortality was associated with higher primary care provider ... > full story -
Discovery Brings Hope of New Tailor-Made Anti-Cancer Agents
April 21, 2013 Scientists have tailor-made a new chemical compound that blocks a protein that has been linked to poor responses to treatment in cancer patients. The development of the compound, called WEHI-539, is ... > full story -
Testing Lung Cancer Drugs and Therapies in Mice
April 17, 2013 Researchers have designed a genetically engineered mouse for use in the study of human lung squamous cell carcinoma ... > full story -
Gene Signature Can Predict Who Will Survive Chemotherapy
April 15, 2013 An eight gene ‘signature’ can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new ... > full story -
Electrical Pulse Treatment Pokes Holes in Hard-to-Treat Tumors
April 14, 2013 A new, minimally invasive treatment that tears microscopic holes in tumors without harming healthy tissue is a promising treatment for challenging cancers, suggests a preliminary ... > full story
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