[Namibian] The Sanlam Cancer Golf Challenge saw a fine turnout of 47 players at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club over the past weekend, while N$4 260 was raised in the fight against cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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[East African] Kenya has no plans to ban a widely used weed killer that has become a focal point of attention globally over concern that it causes cancer. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
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UCLA has received a $10 million gift fromThe Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to fund education, faculty recruitment and retention, and innovative research at the campus ’s stem cell research center. The foundation also announced $10 million gifts to the Broad family’s namesake stem cell research centers UC San Francisco and the University of Southern California, bringing its total support of stem cell research centers in California to $110 million since 2005. “We are proud to support California’s...
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Researchers from the U.K. used an augmented reality (AR) headset to examine...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AR headsets speed transition from 2D to 3D in liver imaging AR, 3D printing enhance planning for complex heart surgery AR, 3D printing aid presurgical planning for kidney cancer 4 practical applications of VR, AR in radiology VR, AR elevate radiologists' value in future of medicine (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Smoking tobacco takes a heavy toll on the immune system --a toll that can be...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: SNMMI: PET spotlights link between Down syndrome, Alzheimer's SNMMI: PET ligand can diagnose brain disorder before autopsy SNMMI: Technetium radiotracer tracks rheumatoid arthritis SNMMI: FDG-PET/MRI improves pain diagnosis, management SNMMI: PSMA-PET helps guide prostate cancer therapy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Combining ultrasound techniques on transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) better identifies...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AIUM: TRUS or MRI for prostate diagnosis? Prostate cancer incidence, mortality decline worldwide Faster MRI protocol avoids unneeded prostate biopsies MRI-based risk model improves prostate cancer detection MR/TRUS fusion biopsy targets high-risk prostate cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)MedWorm Message: If you are looking to buy something in the January Sales...
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(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A simple set of decision-support tools combined with institutional buy-in can help increase the number of cancer patients who engage in treatment to help them quit tobacco, data from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania show. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 -- Cancer survivors have a high prevalence of chronic pain, according to a research letter published online June 20 in JAMA Oncology. Changchuan Jiang, M.D., M.P.H., from Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 -- Survivors of childhood low-grade gliomas treated with radiotherapy have poorer neuropsychological and socioeconomic-status (SES) outcomes, according to a study published online June 24 in Cancer. M. Douglas Ris, Ph.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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The population of cancer survivors is growing, and many struggle to pay for medical care. How do their annual out-of-pocket expenditures compare with those of persons without a history of cancer?Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Liquid biopsy has attracted a surge of companies that are trying to change the way cancer is detected and monitored. But the benefits of this new type of technology can - and should - seep into other disease categories. Redwood City, CA-based Karius, for example, is leveraging liquid biopsy technology to give doctors an upper hand on difficult-to-diagnose infectious diseases. New findings show the potential clinical utility of its the Karius Test to detect pathogens causing serious infections...
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The test sorts early cancers according to risk, so many men might be spared over-treatment, researchers say. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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The test, called PUR (Prostate Urine Risk), was developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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At only 2 years of age, McKenna Xydias is a cancer survivor. (Source: WebMD Health)
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FDA has ramped up medical device safety efforts in several areas this year. Most recently, the agency has turned its attention to devices designed to ablate prostate tissue. The agency issued draft guidance Tuesday to provide recommendations for device manufacturers regarding the clinical testing that must be conducted in accordance with special controls for high-intensity ultrasound systems for prostate tissue ablation devices regulated under the agencyâs 510(k) premarket notification program....
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Two targeted treatments reduced PSA levels in patients with prostate cancer and had fewer side effects than traditional therapies. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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BOWEL cancer is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK. Although it is not clear exactly what causes the disease, a number of steps can be take to reduce the risk. Here are four key dietary tips. (Source: Daily Express - Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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McKenna 'Kenni' Xydias, two, from Senoia, Georgia, was diagnosed with a rare ovarian yolk sac tumor in February. After surgery and four rounds of chemotherapy, Kenni was declared cancer-free. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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In this study, a team of researchers from Taiwan examined the effect of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), a compound present in many cruciferous vegetables, on human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. The results were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Isothiocyanates are compounds that have been shown to exhibit anticancer... (Source: NaturalNews.com)
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Oliver Brown, from Devon, was told by doctors he had myelodysplastic syndrome when he was eight years old. At the time, doctors said he was the only boy in the country with the disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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