Cancer substantially affects cognition: international research
International research team finds even localised cancer is associated with sustained cognitive impairment. An international…
Monthly Archives: November, 2015
Conventional heart drug stops the progression of cancer
A common heart drug may stop the progression of angiosarcoma, a cancer of the inner…
Landmark clinical trial shows gene-targeted drug can treat prostate cancer
A pioneering drug developed to treat women with inherited cancers can also benefit men with…
Genomic fingerprint can highlight which breast, ovarian, pancreatic and gastric cancers likely to respond to treatment
Gastric cancer, otherwise known as stomach cancer, does not respond well to existing treatments and…
Antiangiogenic breast cancer treatment may benefit only patients with well-perfused tumours
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team, in collaboration with investigators at the Dana-Farber Cancer…
Cancer-associated mutations are common in patients with unexplained low blood counts
Patients with unexplained low blood counts and abnormally mutated cells who do not fit the…
Heat-activated ‘grenade’ to target cancer
Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed ‘grenades’ armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to…
Lower doses of common product ingredient might increase breast cancer risk
Oestrogen-mimicking chemicals called parabens, which are commonly found in an array of personal care products,…
The latest FDA-approved treatment to fight cancer? Herpes
By Peter Dockrill – Science Alert. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved…
New electronic sensor can detect ovarian cancer in your breath
By David Nield – Science Alert. Your breath says more about you than you might think…