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Age-specific overall risk of breast, ovarian cancer among women with BRCA1/2 genetic mutations

posted on 6/22/2017 9:59:00 AM

Researchers conducted an analysis that included nearly 10,000 women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations to estimate the age-specific risk of breast or ovarian cancer for women with these mutations, according to a study.

| Categories: | Tags: Breast cancer, oncology, cancer, tumors, mammary glands | Comments: (0) | View Count: (864)

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A Lack of 'Editing' in The Brain Could Be What's Driving The Most Aggressive Tumours

posted on 6/19/2017 7:35:00 PM

Brain cancer is often a devastating diagnosis, and scientists have been hunting for mechanisms that could explain the sources of brain tumours, with hopes to also find something that could prevent them.

| Categories: | Tags: Oncology, cancer, brain, brain cancer, genetics, genetic engineering, genome modification, synthetic biology, CRIPSR | Comments: (0) | View Count: (929)

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New blood test could see personalised prostate cancer treatment

posted on 6/19/2017 4:31:00 PM

Revolutionary three-in-one blood test could change treatment for advanced stages of disease, say scientists.

| Categories: | Tags: Cancer, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate, Genetics, Diagnosis, Genetic Analysis | Comments: (0) | View Count: (820)

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Sweetening connection between cancer and sugar

posted on 5/28/2017 11:19:00 AM

Scientists have found that some types of cancers have more of a sweet tooth than others.

| Categories: | Tags: Cancer, oncology, squamous cell lung cancer, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma | Comments: (0) | View Count: (768)

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Smokers 'more vulnerable to most common lung cancer from light cigarettes'

posted on 5/22/2017 1:31:00 PM

Smoking of "light" cigarettes was associated with an increased risk of certain types of cancer.

| Categories: | Tags: nicotine, smoking, lung inspiration, adenocarcinoma, biological markers, smoke tobacco, lung cancer, adenocarcinoma of lung, toxicant cigarettes filters | Comments: (0) | View Count: (872)

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Study: New blood test is more accurate in predicting prostate cancer risk than PSA

posted on 5/17/2017 2:45:00 PM

IsoPSA assay can help in determining the need for prostate biopsy for patients

| Categories: | Tags: Oncology, cancer, prostate cancer, prostate, diagnosis | Comments: (0) | View Count: (745)

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Tracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's return

posted on 4/28/2017 7:15:00 PM

Scientists have found that unstable chromosomes within lung tumors increases the risk of cancer returning after surgery, and have used this new knowledge to detect relapse long before standard testing.

| Categories: | Tags: Oncology, cancer, lung cancer, lungs, diagnosis, blood tests | Comments: (0) | View Count: (760)

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Italian-style coffee reduces the risk of prostate cancer

posted on 4/26/2017 2:34:00 PM

A research on 7,000 Italian men, combined with laboratory studies, confirms that drinking more than 3 Italian-style coffee cups a day reduces prostate cancer risk by more than 50 percent

| Categories: | Tags: Nutrition, coffee, cancer, oncology, prostate cancer | Comments: (0) | View Count: (1083)

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Nanoparticle vaccine shows potential as immunotherapy to fight multiple cancer types

posted on 4/25/2017 11:52:00 PM

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a first-of-its-kind nanoparticle vaccine immunotherapy that targets several different cancer types.

| Categories: | Tags: Cancer, Oncology, Vaccine, Cure for Cancer | Comments: (0) | View Count: (756)

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Cancer Incidence Increases Among Children Worldwide

posted on 4/14/2017 11:54:00 AM

The number of newly diagnosed childhood cancer cases worldwide rose by 13 percent during the past two decades, according to an agency of the World Health Organization.

| Categories: | Tags: oncology, cancer, children, children cancer | Comments: (0) | View Count: (1103)

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Age-specific overall risk of breast, ovarian cancer among women with BRCA1/2 genetic mutations

A Lack of 'Editing' in The Brain Could Be What's Driving The Most Aggressive Tumours

New blood test could see personalised prostate cancer treatment

Sweetening connection between cancer and sugar

Smokers 'more vulnerable to most common lung cancer from light cigarettes'

Study: New blood test is more accurate in predicting prostate cancer risk than PSA

Tracking unstable chromosomes helps predict lung cancer's return

Italian-style coffee reduces the risk of prostate cancer

Nanoparticle vaccine shows potential as immunotherapy to fight multiple cancer types

Cancer Incidence Increases Among Children Worldwide