To understand tumor growth, a group of mathematicians from the University of California Irvine applied a model based on a mathematical technique called optimal control theory, and got some interesting results: Join discussion...

If there's any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research. Join discussion...

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A previously healthy 27 years old female came to the emergency department with a chief complaint of one-month diffuse and intermitent abdominal pain, transitory relief with bowel movements, nausea without vomit, early saciety, postprandial fullness and weight loss of 4 kilos in 1 month. Join discussion...

UroToday.com - In a session moderated by Dr David Wood at the SUO meeting held during the 2007 AUA meeting in Anaheim, a panel of experts explored various issues pertaining to new standards of care with respect to management of bladder cancer. The panel consisted of Drs Harry Herr, Badrinath Konety, John Stein and Cora Sternberg. Join discussion...

The call is on that Ugandan women should not die needlessly as a result of largely preventable cervical cancer. Championed by the Programme for Appropriate Technology (PATH), a pilot study has been launched in Uganda on the vaccination of sexually active women against human papilloma virus (HPV), the results of which could lead to the eventual vaccination of all sexually active women with a course of three injections. Join discussion...

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Screening mammography probably reduces breast cancer mortality in women 40 to 49 years of age modestly. However, the reduction in this age group is smaller than that in women 50 years of age or older, is subject to greater uncertainty about the exact reduction in risk, and comes with the risk for potential harms (such as false-positive and false-negative results, exposure to radiation, discomfort, and anxiety). Because of the variation in benefits and harms associated with screening mammography Join discussion...