Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low (HealthDay)
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) — Only half of U.S. men and women older than 50 are getting screened for colorectal cancer, despite the success these tests have in reducing deaths linked to the disease, a new report says.
Rituximab improves chances for kidney transplant (Reuters)
Reuters - Genentech’s cancer drug rituximab, combined with infusions of antibodies, greatly reduces the risk that a transplanted kidney will be rejected and vastly improves the chances of patients finding a donor, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Smoking linked to decrease in uterine cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Cigarette smoking appears to be associated with a decreased risk of cancer of the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus, research from China suggests.
Penn Researchers Find That PET Imaging Sheds More Light On Complex, Microscopic Cancers
Managing cancer is challenging for physicians in and of itself, but with certain types of cancer, diagnosis is difficult as well. In cancers based in unusual locations, such as in the lining of the lung (mesothelioma) or in the lymph nodes, conventional imaging technology cannot detect malignant cells or differentiate them from benign, or non-cancerous, ones.
Mouse Model For Mesothelioma Reproduces Human Disease
Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The research may eventually lead to a substantially improved outlook for patients with this devastating disease. Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer originating from the mesothelial lining of the pleural cavity and is associated with asbestos exposure and is characterized by a long latency period between exposure and disease onset.
Case Points to Link Between Crohn’s Treatment, Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) — An unusual case involving a sudden remission of lung cancer highlights the carcinogenic potential of certain drugs used to treat Crohn’s disease, experts say.
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