HER2 levels may aid in treatment selection for metastatic breast cancer December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Findings published in the December 1, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, show lapatinib benefits women with HER2-positive breast cancer, while women ... | |
Drop in cancer deaths tied primarily to gains in behavior and screening December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Improvements in behavior and screening have contributed greatly to the 13 percent decline in cancer mortality since 1990, with better cancer treatments playing a supporting role, according to new research from David Cutler ... | |
Ovarian cancer subtypes are different diseases: Implications for biomarker studies December 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In a new analysis of tissue biomarkers expressed in ovarian cancer samples, published by PLoS Medicine, David Huntsman and his colleagues from Vancouver General Hospital suggest that substantial differences exist between ... | |
Curbing hormones' effects in obese patients could aid against breast cancer December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Once-promising drugs that were abandoned in the fight against breast cancer still could be effective in obese patients, new research suggests. | |
Delays in radiation therapy lead to increased breast cancer recurrence December 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute's cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery, and that this suboptimal ... | |
 Surprise discovery made in cancer research December 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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One of the defining characteristics of cancer cells is that they systematically prevent programmed cell death (apoptosis), with which the body guards itself against the proliferation of defective cells. In ... | |
IDO2 an active enzyme to target in pancreatic cancer December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An enzyme that is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells may hold the key to successfully treating the disease with targeted immunotherapy, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University reported at the 2008 Annual Meeting ... | |
Study unmasks how ovarian tumors evade immune system December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have determined how the characteristic shedding of fatty substances, or lipids, by ovarian tumors allows the cancer to evade the body's immune system, leaving the disease to spread unchecked. Ovarian ... | |
Prostate cancer spurs new nerves December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Prostate cancer – and perhaps other cancers – promotes the growth of new nerves and the branching axons that carry their messages, a finding associated with more aggressive tumors, said researchers from Baylor College of ... | |
Dual-head gamma camera increases ability to detect breast tumors not seen on mammography December 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. | |
Eating eggs when pregnant affects breast cancer in offspring December 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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A stunning discovery based on epigenetics (the inheritance of propensities acquired in the womb) reveals that consuming choline—a nutrient found in eggs and other foods—during pregnancy may significantly affect breast cancer ... | |
Breast cancer in men: Mammography and sonography findings December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Mammography and sonography findings help doctors identify and appropriately treat breast cancer in men, according to a study performed at the University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX. | |
Breast cancer treatment offers better outcome to women with implants December 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone breast augmentation may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment called brachytherapy, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ... | |
Nationwide study confirms PET as the most powerful imaging tool in cancer management December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
With the most recent release of data from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), researchers may have reached the moment of critical mass by confirming the effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) in the monitoring ... | |
European ancestry increases breast cancer risk among Latinas December 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in the December 1 issue of ... | |
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