New Drug For Skin Cancer Approaching Commercialization

A drug that is activated by light can be a quick, simple, and cheap treatment for tens of thousands of patients with skin cancer in Sweden alone. Researcher Leif Eriksson’s team at rebro University in Sweden has now received about SEK 4 million from government research financiers, the Swedish Research Council and Vinnova, to further [...]

Most Brits Want To Die At Home While The Majority Are Dying In Hospital

A report by The Audit Office informs that most people in the United Kingdom are dying in hospital – even though the majority would prefer to die at home.
The Audit Office explains that of the half-a-million people who die each year in England, over 66% are over the age of 75. Most deaths take place [...]

Insight Into Adaptive Ability Of Cells Offered By Rong Li Lab

The Stowers Institute’s Rong Li Lab has published findings that shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries – findings that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body’s natural defense mechanisms or chemotherapy treatment. The work was published in the November 26 issue of Cell.
Working [...]

2008 Prostate Cancer Retreat Available Online – Prostate Cancer Foundation

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has made presentations from its 2008 Scientific Retreat available online. The PCF’s annual retreat provides a forum to review advances in prostate cancer research aimed at reducing death and suffering from this prevalent men’s disease. The three-day event was held in October at Incline Village, Nevada, and was attended by [...]

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