By Caitlin Jenney, University of Colorado Denver A new study led by Allison Kempe, MD, MPH, professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Children’s Outcomes Research (COR) Program at The Children’s Hospital, reports the results of a national survey of primary care physicians who deliver vaccinations to […]
Archives for April 2011
Pivotal Study Validates Roche’s cobas® HPV Test with HPV-16 and 18 Genotyping for Identifying Women at Highest Risk for Cervical Cancer
By Basel ATHENA study shows the cobas HPV Test advances the standard of care by providing valuable information on the risks associated with the genotypes which cause 70 percent of cervical cancer Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that a study published online today in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology demonstrated the ability […]
FDA approves Roche HPV test to identify cervical cancer risk
Submitted by Mechele R. Dillard The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test identifying women at highest risk for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Roche cobas HPV(Human Papillomavirus) Test, which identifies women at highest risk for cervical cancer. It can potentially help doctors make earlier, more accurate […]
Vaccines: Know Your Enemy
By Michael Eisenstein Cancer operates like a well-disguised saboteur. Occasionally it slips up by displaying unusual proteins, tripping immunological surveillance systems that are checking for abnormal growth. For decades now, scientists have tried to exploit this vulnerability with therapeutic vaccines — injections of tumour-associated proteins that essentially hang a ‘Wanted’ poster, helping immune cells recognize […]
How Sex Can Cause Cancer
By Kay Quinn, Healthbeat Reporter, KSDK.com St. Louis, MO (KSDK) – It may seem like the most unlikely of pairings: sex and cancer. But a sexually transmitted disease is responsible for causing a rising number of cases of tumors. On our “8 Ways to Prevent Cancer” segment, we answer the question: how does sex raise […]
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