Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have deployed a novel infrared (IR) microscope with quantum cascade lasers in order to analyse tissue
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Fewer men are being screened, diagnosed, and treated for prostate cancer
A new study reveals declines in prostate cancer screening and diagnoses in the United States in recent years, as well
Continue reading »Finasteride does not increase risk of prostate cancer death
Twenty five years after it opened for enrollment, the landmark Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial has delivered a final verdict. Finasteride,
Continue reading »Ultrasound guidelines identify children who should be biopsied for thyroid cancer
A Loyola Medicine study has found that new ultrasound guidelines can reliably identify pediatric patients who should be biopsied for
Continue reading »Some cancer patients wait well over a year for treatment
Some cancer patients wait well over a year for treatment after being referred by their GP – with one enduring
Continue reading »Study hints at new target to improve immune therapy in triple-negative breast cancer
Therapies that recruit the immune system to attack tumors are revolutionizing cancer care. Among these successful immunotherapies is a class
Continue reading »Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some women with HER2 positive breast cancer
For women with HER2 positive early-stage breast cancer taking Herceptin for six months could be as effective as 12 months
Continue reading »A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have solved a mystery about how pancreatic cancer spreads following surgery in patients
Continue reading »Why is lung cancer so difficult to treat?
Affecting both men and women, lung cancer accounts for around 14 percent of all new cancer diagnoses. The American Cancer
Continue reading »Erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help immune system fight cancer after surgery
A new study suggests that a common treatment for erectile dysfunction combined with the flu vaccine may be able to
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