Quality of life in younger patients treated for breast cancer is seriously compromised and these women suffer from severe psychological distress, infertility, premature menopause, a decrease in physical activity and weight gain, according to a study by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the National Cancer [...]
A DO-IT-YOURSELF smear test could enable millions of women in poorer countries to head off cervical cancer. Eighty-five per cent of cervical cancer cases occur in developing countries, where screening for pre-cancerous changes is rare due to difficulties in obtaining samples and a shortage of cytologists to interpret them. Testing for DNA from the human [...]
For patients with uncommon brain tumors known as oligodendrogliomas, the presence of a specific chromosomal abnormality is linked with a better prognosis and responsiveness to chemotherapy. These results were released early (prior to presentation at an upcoming medical meeting) because of their importance. Oligodendrogliomas are uncommon tumors that form in the nerve tissue of the [...]