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British researchers have identified a potential target for encouraging lung growth in very premature babies.
Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work Washington Post, United States - 4 hours ago
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Most Triple-negative Breast Cancers Express Muc-1 Target Science Daily (press release) - Dec 12, 2008
Synta gets $15m from Glaxo on cancer drug Boston Globe, United States - 38 minutes ago
Many individuals with Parkinson's disease are able to recall losing their sense of smell well before the onset of more commonly recognized symptoms such as tremors, impaired dexterity, speech problems, memory loss and decreased cognitive ability.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization (WHO), has released updated cancer death projections in a call to action, asking the government to help fund cancer prevention and research initiatives and international tobacco control policies. According to the report, the burden of cancer doubled globally between 1975 and 2000, and cancer is expected to become the leading cause of death worldwide in 2010.
"Young men undergoing treatment for cancer often want to know how the disease and its treatment affect their chances of fathering healthy children. Our large-scale study shows that there is a slightly higher risk of deformities, but the actual risk of having a child with deformities is nevertheless extremely low. I think this is good news!" These words are from the cancer physician Olof Stahl, who has studied this issue in his coming dissertation from Lund University in Sweden.
"Young men undergoing treatment for cancer often want to know how the disease and its treatment affect their chances of fathering healthy children. Our large-scale study shows that there is a slightly higher risk of deformities, but the actual risk of having a child with deformities is nevertheless extremely low. I think this is good news!" These words are from the cancer physician Olof Stahl, who has studied this issue in his coming dissertation from Lund University in Sweden.
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Tau Protein Expression Predicts Breast Cancer Survival -- Though ... Science Daily (press release) - Dec 13, 2008