Enlarged genotype-phenotype correlation for a three-base pair deletion in neurofibromatosis type 1

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamLudwine Messiaen, Ph.D., left, and Magdalena Koczkowska, Ph.D. Credit: University of Alabama at BirminghamInternational collaborative research l

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Enlarged genotype-phenotype correlation for a three-base pair deletion in neurofibromatosis type 1

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamLudwine Messiaen, Ph.D., left, and Magdalena Koczkowska, Ph.D. Credit: University of Alabama at BirminghamInternational collaborative research l

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Overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

by Kim E. Andreassen,University of BergenObesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer. Credit: Colourbox.In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted

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Overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

by Kim E. Andreassen,University of BergenObesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer. Credit: Colourbox.In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted

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'I'm not going to be cured'. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

by Sophie Lewis, Andrea Smith and Katherine Kenny,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThere have been incredibleadvancesin breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in recent years

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'I'm not going to be cured'. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease

by Sophie Lewis, Andrea Smith and Katherine Kenny,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThere have been incredibleadvancesin breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in recent years

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Pilot study of 5-hour molecular test accurately distinguishes malignant and benign breast tumors

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInvestigator Bradley Downs assembling cartridge assay that distinguishes cancer from benign aspirates from mammographically suspicious breast lesions

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Pilot study of 5-hour molecular test accurately distinguishes malignant and benign breast tumors

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInvestigator Bradley Downs assembling cartridge assay that distinguishes cancer from benign aspirates from mammographically suspicious breast lesions

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11 percent of cancers detected via emergency visit

About 11 percent of cancers are diagnosed following an emergency department visit, according to a study presented at the 12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethn

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11 percent of cancers detected via emergency visit

About 11 percent of cancers are diagnosed following an emergency department visit, according to a study presented at the 12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethn

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3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchScientists have solved the 3-D structure of molecular scaffold SgK223, which is known to play a critical role in the development and spread o

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3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchScientists have solved the 3-D structure of molecular scaffold SgK223, which is known to play a critical role in the development and spread o

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17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in a specific set of 17 genes that may be associated with remission after treatm

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17-gene signature linked to remission after triple-negative breast cancer treatment

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in a specific set of 17 genes that may be associated with remission after treatm

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6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

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6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

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70-gene signature impacts treatment decisions in breast CA

(HealthDay)—The 70-gene signature (GS) assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay (21-GA), according to a stud

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70-gene signature impacts treatment decisions in breast CA

(HealthDay)—The 70-gene signature (GS) assay affects treatment decisions among physicians treating patients identified as being at intermediate risk with the 21-gene assay (21-GA), according to a stud

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Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

by Lauran NeergaardIn this Nov. 21, 2017 photo provided by the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a tradit

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Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

by Lauran NeergaardIn this Nov. 21, 2017 photo provided by the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a tradit

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A half-million fewer deaths from lung cancer over 40 years

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the mortality rate had sta

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A half-million fewer deaths from lung cancer over 40 years

by Cancer Research UKCredit: CC0 Public DomainLung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the mortality rate had sta

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How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

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How two 1990s discoveries have led to (some) cured cancers, and a Nobel Prize

by Craig Gedye,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThis year's award of theNobel Prize for Physiology and Medicineto James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, for their work in the

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