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Some women still don’t underststand ‘overdiagnosis’ risk in breast screening

Some women still don’t underststand ‘overdiagnosis’ risk in breast screening — ScienceDaily

In a survey of around 2,200 women, Cancer Research UK scientists at University College London (UCL) found that 64 per cent felt they fully understood the information given about overdiagnosis — the chance that screening will pick up cancers that would never have gone on to cause any harm — by the National breast screening programme. Information about overdiagnosis has only been included in the NHS breast screening invitation leaflets since late 2013, meaning that overdiagnosis is likely to be a new concept for many people. But despite uncertainty over the information they were given, intentions to attend breast screening remained high, with only seven per cent of women saying they would be less likely to attend screening after receiving the overdiagnosis information…

New enzyme targets for selective cancer therapies

Work happening in a University of Alberta chemistry lab could help find new and more selective therapies for cancer. …

Experiments prove ‘stemness’ of individual immune memory cells

That experimental capability was developed through a long-term collaboration, focused on clinical cell processing and purification, between researchers based in Munich and Seattle. Since 2009, the groups of Prof…

New technique uses ATP as trigger for targeted anti-cancer drug delivery — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311124200.htm

Battle against prostate, bladder cancer: License deal signals major breakthrough — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306093609.htm

Battle against prostate, bladder cancer: Licence deal signals major breakthrough — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306093609.htm

Sex cells: The sex of individual cells matters — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140213141954.htm

Gene therapy may be possible cure for Hurler syndrome: Mouse Study — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204112125.htm

New diagnostic, therapeutic techniques show potential for patients with metastasized melanoma

Malignant melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in men and the sixth most common cancer in women, and its incidence rate is increasing rapidly. It accounts for nearly 80 percent of all deaths related to cutaneous cancer. When discovered early, localized melanoma can be cured by surgical removal. However, this cancer displays a strong tendency to metastasize and has very low survival rates for patients, with fewer than five percent surviving longer than five years. …