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Sedation method does not affect colonoscopy detection rate
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and…
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New biomarker test improves diagnosis of ovarian cancer
The majority of women who undergo surgery for suspected ovarian cancer do not have cancer.…
Canadian researchers discover new genetic link to premenopausal breast cancer
University of Alberta researchers have added a new genetic marker to the breast cancer map,…
Interim scan during prostate cancer therapy helps guide treatment
New prostate cancer research shows that adding an interim scan during therapy can help guide…
New hope for aggressive breast cancers as diabetes drug creates treatment ‘sweet spot’
A drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes can force breast cancer ‘stem cells’…
Survivors of childhood brain tumours experience lasting cognitive and socioeconomic burden
Survivors of childhood brain tumours who received radiotherapy and were very young at the time…
For stomach cancer, aerosol chemotherapy offers breath of hope
“Classic chemotherapy was awful… but with this treatment, I feel hope,” says French pensioner Jacques…
Vitamin D metabolite helps stop drug-resistant cancer
What’s good for our bones may also help stop cancer cells that develop resistance to…
Antibodies against HPV16 can develop up to 40 years before throat cancer is diagnosed
An international group of researchers has found that antibodies to the human papilloma virus type…
Unhealthy gut promotes spread of breast cancer, study finds
An unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more…