New Tool for Detecting Cancer, Smoking Less in the US and More….

Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

There are potential major health risks for non-smokers in automobiles exposed to second hand smoke, according to a groundbreaking study led by UC San Francisco researchers. More on their findings in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
A new comprehensive view of the mouse genome finds many commonalities and differences with the human genome.
Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a genetic-based tool to detect cancer cells in blood. More on this discovery in PNAS.
Selenium, naturally found in broccoli and garlic, may help fight cancer according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen. The findings have been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
FDA issues warning on the use of uterine surgery device as it may spread cancer.
According to the latest CDC report, smoking rates are on the decline in the United States.

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Tai Chi, Fatty Fish, Human Saliva and more…

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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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

How is pancreatic cancer being diagnosed through a blood test? Researchers from Indiana University shed light on this new discovery in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Researchers at Stanford have developed a new imaging method that may improve cancer detection. More information can be found in Science Translational Medicine.
Scientists at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have generated the first three-dimensional human stomach tissue in a lab using stem cells. More on this development in the latest issue of Nature.