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£5.3 million award for innovative graduate training
Following a £5.3 million award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the University of Oxford has established a new Doctoral Training Centre which is set to change the culture of interdisciplinary graduate training. Building on Oxford`s strength in interdisciplinary research, the new centre will enable... view more... (2002-10-28)
Cancer screening rates among older Medicaid patients fall short of national objectives
Only about half of Medicaid recipients age 50 and older appear to receive recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancer, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-10-14)
New possibilities for breast cancer treatment on the horizon
he first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) technologies indicate that these scans could significantly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities and lead to more targeted treatment options, according to researchers at SNM's 55th Annual Meeting. view more (2008-06-17)
Computer-aided detection could help breast cancer screening
A novel approach to reading mammograms with the help of a computer could free up hundreds of medical man-hours, as well as speeding-up the breast screening process. view more (2006-09-27)
Breast MRI may help determine surgical management of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
Among women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast appears helpful in determining surgical treatment. view more (2007-05-22)
Scientists find a way to detect which breast abnormalities may develop into cancer
Scientists at the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals in the UK have found a way of testing whether certain abnormalities in a woman's breast are likely to go on to develop into breast cancer, the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona heard today (Wednesday 20 March). Armed with information from the test, doctors could then consider... view more... (2002-03-18)
Breast tenderness during hormone replacement therapy linked to elevated cancer risk
Women who developed new-onset breast tenderness after starting estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy were at significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer than women on the combination therapy who didn't experience such tenderness, according to a new UCLA study. view more (2009-10-13)
Increased Vitamin B consumption reduces women's risk of colorectal cancer
According to a study published in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology, women with a high dietary intake of vitamin B6 over several years have a decreased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Women who consume moderate to large amounts of alcohol in addition to vitamin B6 have more than a 70 percent reduced risk... view more... (2005-06-03)
Doctor attacks South African government for failing to implement breast cancer screening while spending billions on arms deals
Hamburg, Germany: A leading South African cancer doctor has attacked his country's government for wasting money on "luxuries" such as defence while failing to implement a basic breast screening policy that could prevent many women dying from cancer. Professor Justus Apffelstaedt told the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference that, while... view more... (2004-03-16)
Increasing Incidence of Prostate Cancer: A Matter of Early Detection?
Over the past five decades, the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Western industrialized nations has been rising - and the cancer is diagnosed at ever younger ages of the patients.This increase is at least partly due to early detection screenings that have been introduced, as is shown by a study of the Deutsches... view more... (2005-01-13)
EARLIER DETECTION FOR BREAST CANCER IN SIGHT
One in twelve women in the UK will experience breast cancer during their life, one of the highest incidences in the world. Scientists at Cranfield University's Shrivenham Campus have been looking at ways in which new developments in materials science can assist us in the fight against such cancers. view more (2000-03-15)
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