Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:
- Researchers at the Department of Social and Behavioral Health at Virginia Commonwealth University have published a study on the reliability and validity of two instruments designed to measure cancer health literacy. More on their findings in the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.
- A study conducted at UCLA finds that tai chi reduces inflammation in breast cancer survivors. The results are published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
- Human saliva may hold the key to early diagnosis of a variety of diseases from diabetes to cancer. Researchers at UCLA provide their analysis in the latest issue of Clinical Chemistry.
- Cutting-edge computer software to determine aggressiveness of breast cancer tumor is being used in a lab at the University of Western Ontario.
- Loyola researchers have developed new technology to improve lung cancer detection and treatment.
- Preventing cancer with higher intake of fatty fish? Preliminary studies support this hypothesis. More on this research in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.
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