Tag: Cancer: Misc.
Prenatal Genetic Tests Can Identify Maternal Cancers
Abnormal findings on early test don't always indicate birth defects, researchers say
Mortality Rates Declining for Many Cancers
Rates predicted to meet Healthy People 2020 targets for breast, lung, prostate cancers
Weight Loss + Vitamin D3 Cuts IL-6 in Postmenopausal Women
Reduction in inflammatory biomarkers among women with BMI >25 kg/m², low serum 25(OH)D
June 2015 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for June 2015. This roundup includes...
No Clinical Benefit Found for Occult Cancer CT Screening in VTE
Prevalence of occult cancer low among patients with first unprovoked venous thromboembolism
One-Day Workshop Ups Stress Recovery for Cancer Care Workers
Findings show beneficial effects for radiation therapists and oncology nurses
Cancer-Specific Mortality Up in HIV-Infected Cancer Patients
HIV linked to increased risk for colorectum, lung, skin, and breast cancer independent of treatment
Half of Cancer Deaths Due to Past, Current Smoking
Eighty percent of lung cancer deaths linked to smoking, researchers say
Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors Examined
Long-term survivors have greater prevalence of abnormal global longitudinal strain, diastolic function
Cancers ID’d With Maternal Plasma Cell-Free DNA Sequencing
Sequencing as part of routine noninvasive prenatal testing enables presymptomatic ID of tumors
