News tagged with regional lymph

Biomarker predicts disease recurrence in colorectal cancer

Findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University show that the presence of a biomarker in regional lymph nodes is an independent predictor of disease recurr ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Dual parasitic infections deadly to marine mammals

A study of tissue samples from 161 marine mammals that died between 2004 and 2009 in the Pacific Northwest reveals an association between severe illness and co-infection with two kinds of parasites normally ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment

At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals and institutes in Denmark presented results from a large prospective trial, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Photodynamic therapy against cancer

In a new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, investigated whether eradicating tumor-associated lymphatic vessels and the tumor cells they c ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer-assisted diagnosis tools to aid pathologists

Researchers are leveraging Ohio Supercomputer Center resources to develop computer-assisted diagnosis tools that will provide pathologists grading Follicular Lymphoma samples with quicker, more consistently ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New imaging advance illuminates immune response in breathing lung

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fast-moving objects create blurry images in photography, and the same challenge exists when scientists observe cellular interactions within tissues constantly in motion, such as the breathing ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Outcomes after recurrence of oral cancer vary by timing, site

Patients who have recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma tend to do worse if the new cancer appears at the same site early or if it appears in the lymph nodes six months or longer after initial treatment, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientist chronicle nanoparticles' journey from the lungs into the body

Using a novel, real-time imaging system, scientists have tracked a group of near-infrared fluorescent nanoparticles from the airspaces of the lungs, into the body and out again, providing a description of ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fox Chase researchers identify risk factors for the spread of breast cancer to lymph nodes

Breast cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers in women, afflicts an additional 200,000 women each year and causes about 40,000 deaths annually. The disease often extends to neighboring lymph nodes, in part, through lymphovascular ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plague came from China: scientists

The first outbreak of plague occurred in China more than 2,600 years ago before reaching Europe via Central Asia's "Silk Road" trade route, according to a study of the disease's DNA signature.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Better marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries

A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a ...

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created Sep 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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