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Risk-reducing mastectomy may lower breast cancer mortality
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Canada,…
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Colorectal cancer in Latin America
Colorectal cancer screening strategies in Latin America remain relatively unexplored. However, a recent collaborative study…
Diabetes and liver cancer — Study suggests new screening guidelines
For centuries, doctors have used their hands as essential diagnostic tools — exploring joints and…
Improving cancer prevention among people experiencing homelessness
While people experiencing homelessness are more exposed to cancer-associated risk factors, there is a lack…
Digital pathology cleared for use in cancer screening programs
New research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has led…
RANZCR advocates mandatory reporting of breast density for improved breast cancer screening
In a recently updated position statement, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists…
Children’s Oncology Group conduct largest clinical trial seeking to prevent heart failure among childhood cancer survivors
Physicians at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organisations in…
New clinical trial aims to improve polyp detection during colorectal cancer screenings
A new clinical trial underway at Marshall University uses advanced medical device technology coupled with…
Scientists find “key” to potential breast cancer prevention treatment
Every time a cancer cell divides, it sustains damage to its own DNA molecules. Researchers,…
Colon cancer screenings are even more effective than we previously thought
Screening for colon cancer reduces cancer rates by substantially more than previous analyses of randomized…