First step towards switching off breast cancer and leukaemia 6 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Australian scientists have identified a way to 'switch off' a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms of leukaemia. | |
PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers 11 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ... | |
Researchers unveil vital key to cancer August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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)
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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 ... | |
MDs urged to quit prostate screens in elderly men August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(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. | |
 Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
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 ... | |
Pre-cancerous condition linked to chronic acid reflux faces several hurdles August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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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. | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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