Link Between Heart Damage After Chemo And Stress In Cardiac Cells
In this study, scientists identified a protein called heat shock factor-1 (HSF-1) as a likely source of chemotherapy-related heart damage in mice and cell cultures... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Reconstruction After Partial Laryngectomy Improved With Donor Aortic Graft
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer. In the May Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, they describe how this approach - which uses cryopreserved aortas from deceased donors to replace removed larynx tissue - allowed patients to avoid a permanent tracheotomy and maintain voice and swallowing function with no need for immunosuppressive medications... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)