Officials in charge of America’s blood supply said Friday that they have enough supplies to treat victims of a large-scale terrorist event, even as the

Adenocarcinomas of the lung positive for the cell adhesion molecule CEACAM1 have poorer overall and relapse-free survival compared with CEACAM1-negative tumors, German researchers report. “Two

Building on existing ethical practices in the city-state, Singapore’s Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) has issued new guidelines covering human tissue research and banking. Since its

AN-9, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, exerts in vitro antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects against acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells, even those resistant to conventional chemotherapy, according

In mice genetically engineered to develop prostate cancer, a diet supplemented with flaxseed, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, inhibits the growth

An anti-cancer vaccine generated by adding an HER-2 fusion protein to dendritic cells (DCs) protects mice against HER-2-expressing tumor. That’s according to a report in

The relatively low specificity of free PSA testing may be improved by testing for a subform of PSA known as intact PSA, according to a

Patients with celiac disease (CD) or dermatitis herpetiforms (DH) have an overall cancer risk that is only slightly higher than that of people without these

Although the common teaching is that doctors should not use lubrication when obtaining specimens for cervical cytology, women have complained that the pain is significant.

Scientific evidence is still lacking in support of the widespread belief that the mental attitude of patients will affect their chances of surviving cancer.  “People

The jury is still out on the efficacy of computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer, but researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering and the Fred Hutchinson

A new multi-target DNA assay appears to be better than cytologic evaluation in detecting recurrent transitional cell cancer of the bladder, according to a report

Regardless of infection site or patient age, drotrecogin alfa (activated) is associated with a 19.4% reduction in relative risk of death and that survival benefit

Findings from a new study question the colon cancer-preventing effects of fiber consumption by showing that even higher-than-average fiber intake does not protect against adenoma

Bexarotene in the form of Targretin oral capsules is effective alone or in combination therapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.  Investigators from the Department of Dermatology

The total dietary intake of antioxidants is inversely associated with the risk for developing cardia and distal gastric cancer, European researchers report.  “Our paper for

The first peer-reviewed data of Revimid (CC-5013) in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma was published in today’s issue of Blood, the journal of the American

Treatment with a recently developed stent can reduce symptomatic gastric reflux in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer, according to a report published in the November

Rituximab produces high overall and complete response rates and longer progression-free survival than that reported for standard treatment of indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), according to

The president of the leading advocacy group for Oregon’s physician-assisted suicide law blasted US Attorney General John Ashcroft Wednesday, accusing him of acting on his