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Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.


Sunscreen makes good economic sense

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 22 hours ago | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying sunscreen on a regular basis not only prevents cancer, but will save the government money.


Pancreatic tumors are marked for immunotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Pancreatic tumors can be identified by a readily detectable marker that shows promise as a basis for immune therapy against the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.


Special ultrasound accurately identifies skin cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 21 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting ...


First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh.


New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 23 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent ...


Health Physics Society recommends considering action for indoor radon below current guidelines

Medicine & Health / Health

created 23 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that is produced by the radioactive decay of radium. Radium is a product of uranium decay and is found in trace amounts naturally in nearly all rocks, soils, and groundwater ...


Researchers identify new mechanism of blocking HIV-1 from entering cells

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created 17 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Publishing in PLoS Pathogens, researchers at from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a novel mechanism by which drugs block HIV-1 from entering host cells.


Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health

Medicine & Health / Health

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Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...



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