Medical News
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
EurekAlert! - 4 Nov 2018 08:00
(National Cancer Research Institute) The rate of men dying from malignant melanoma has risen in populations around the world, while in some countries the rates are steady or falling for women, according to research prese...
Men with prostate cancer willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid side effects
EurekAlert! - 4 Nov 2018 08:00
(National Cancer Research Institute) Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds of survival for improvements in side effects and quality of life, according ...
Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment
EurekAlert! - 4 Nov 2018 08:00
(National Cancer Research Institute) Thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning can be treated safely with a smaller amount of radiation following surgery, according to results from the world's lon...
WSU researchers see cognitive changes in offspring of heavy cannabis-using rats
EurekAlert! - 4 Nov 2018 08:00
(Washington State University) Washington State University researchers have seen cognitive changes in the offspring of rats exposed to heavy amounts of cannabis. Their work is one of the rare studies to look at the effect...