All Blog Posts Tagged 'improve' (2)

ACS funds study to evaluate whether culturally sensitive outreach and education can improve participation in genetic counseling for cancer risk among Latinas

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for Latinas in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Genetic epidemiologic research conducted by Jeffrey Weitzel, M.D., director of the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics at City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer and other life-threatening diseases, has shown that certain mutations in the BRCA genes are prevalent among immigrant Latinas — women of Latin American and/or Spanish descent — with… Continue

Added by Peter Hofland, PhD on October 28, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

ASCO 2010: Studies Report Advances in Novel Cancer Therapies

Exciting results from studies on some of the latest novel cancer therapies were released today at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) being held from June 4 - 8 in Chicago, IIllinois (USA).

“The novel therapies presented today could have a major impact on some very hard-totreat cancers, such as those that progress despite all other forms of therapy,” said Lynn Schuchter, MD, professor of medicine at the Abramson Cancer… Continue

Added by Peter Hofland, PhD on June 5, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments