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Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma

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Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology have identified mebendazole, a drug used globally to treat parasitic infections, as a novel investigational agent ...


MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men

August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised Monday in a new blow to a much scrutinized medical test.


Pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux faces several hurdles

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A pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux often gets overlooked. Can the medical community do a better job intervening? Researchers from the Hutchinson-MRC Research Centre in Cambridge think so.


Study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors

August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of ...


Researchers unveil vital key to cancer

August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

University of Manchester scientists have uncovered the 3-D structure of Mps1 -- a protein that regulates the number of chromosomes during cell division and thus has an essential role in the prevention of cancer -- which will ...


Researchers find gene therapy that kills pancreatic cancer cells

August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for preventing and treating ...


Unravelling breast cancer susceptibility

August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a vital link between radiation sensitivity and breast cancer susceptibility.


Exposure to Agent Orange linked to prostate cancer in Vietnam veterans

August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

UC Davis Cancer Center physicians today released results of research showing that Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange have greatly increased risks of prostate cancer and even greater risks of getting the most aggressive ...


New treatment for advanced prostate cancer

July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | No comments yet

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel approach to treating advanced prostate cancer that could be more effective with fewer side effects.


How molecules out of balance lead to human multiple myeloma and other cancers

July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | No comments yet

An international team of scientists has identified processes that are heavily implicated in human multiple myeloma and other B cell cancers, moving us closer to developing quick tests and readouts that could help in the tailored ...


Breast cancer confessions: The emotional work of disclosing a diagnosis

August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Women diagnosed with breast cancer shoulder the emotional burden of disclosing their diagnosis to loved ones, managing the feelings of others at precisely the time when they need support themselves, according to research ...


Cancer warning adds wrinkle to parenting debate

July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 7

(AP) -- When Amy Morris' twin boys, then 11, went on an academic trip to Washington last year, she agreed to give them cell phones at the program's request. But this summer she was dismayed to learn that ...


How chemo kills tumours: research to reduce side effects

August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester researchers are investigating exactly how chemotherapy drugs kill cancerous tumours in a bid to reduce side effects and test the effectiveness of safer new agents.


A new biomarker for early cancer detection? Research reveals that 'microRNA' may fit the bill

July 28, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered that microRNAs – molecular workhorses that regulate gene expression – are released by cancer cells and circulate in the blood, which gives them the potential ...


Does too much sun cause melanoma?

July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | User comments: 1

We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ...


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