Tasheema Prince

Cancer incidence has increased despite a decrease in overall mortality, according to a paper published in the European Journal of Cancer (2010 Sep;46(14):2523-4).

Cancer intervention may be successful through the implementation of cross-cultural education, according to a study published in the Journal of Cancer Education (2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]).

Researchers have discovered new mechanisms of resistance to targeted lung cancer, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2010 Aug 31;107(35):15535-40).

Quiescent blood stem cells may be linked to genetic mutations that can lead to leukemia, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell (2010 Aug 6;7(2):174-85).

Researchers have discovered that a cell division-regulating protein can regulate the response of some ovarian cancers to chemotherapy, according to a study published in Cancer Cell (2010 Aug 9;18(2):109-21).

High exposure to estrogens may lead to gallbladder cancer, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2010 Aug 17;107(33):14763-8).

Virtual colonoscopy may help increase odds of finding extracolonic lesions, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (2010 Sep;195(3):677-86).

Surgeons can use a new technique to prevent blindness when treating patients with eye cancer, according to a study published in Archives of Ophthalmology (2010 Jul;128(7):888-93).

Breast cancer patients may benefit from Iyengar yoga after completing their treatment, according to a study published in Cancer Nursing (2010 Sep-Oct;33(5):369-81).

Stem cell transplant survivors are likely to experience chronic health conditions following the procedure, according to a study published in Blood (2010 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print]).