Cancer Data? Sorry, Canât Have It
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One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.
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Extra copies of a certain gene found in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on Thursday.
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It can be incredibly difficult for patients to ferret out studies of experimental drugs that offer hope to threat their disease. There is no comprehensive database of ongoing clinical trials, but specialists offer advice for the search:
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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The discovery of cancer stem cells is just one result of the increasing scientific attention being paid to a once-unheralded corner of biology: the apparently deep connections between cancer and stem cells.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has disclosed that information on more than half a million individuals and about 1.3 million non-VA physicians, both living and dead, is missing or might have been stolen. The information was stored on a portable hard drive that was being used by a VA employee at the department's facility in Birmingham, Ala.
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PATIENTS who use the internet to find out information about chronic disease rather than listening to their doctor could be putting their health at risk, research suggested today.
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Sensors will be used to relay data to medical files.
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A combination of industry secrecy, lack of money and shortage of time is keeping the results of many clinical cancer trials locked away and depriving doctors of crucial information, campaigners said on Monday.
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes
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Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
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A computer programme can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.
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Identifying the properties of the cancer stem cells could provide crucial information and lead to more potent treatments, researchers say.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- There were important advances in the detection and treatment of cancer this year -- more people than ever are now surviving the disease -- but cuts in government cancer research dollars could slow progress in the fight.
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Word of a US Supreme Court justice&#39;s battle with cancer raises curiosity about a type of the disease we hear little about. There&#39;s not a lot of information on the degree of Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s
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Here&#39;s the good news from the National Cancer Institute. A new study finds those foods can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, unfortunately it doesn&#39;t decrease the risk of cancer.
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A computer program can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.