Med school discovery could lead to better cancer diagnosis, drugs November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of regulation in the cell division cycle, which could lead to a greater understanding of the way cancer ... | |
Screening for colorectal cancer detects unrecognized disease November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Screening for colorectal cancer detects four out of ten cancers and should be carefully designed to be more effective, according to a study published today on bmj.com. | |
Iressa proves just as effective as chemotherapy for lung cancer November 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, ... | |
Preventing tumor cells from refueling: A new anti-cancer approach? November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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New data, generated in mice, by Pierre Sonveaux and colleagues, at Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, have identified a potential new target for anticancer therapeutics. | |
Lactic acid found to fuel tumors November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new ... | |
Type of breast reconstruction impacts radiation therapy outcomes November 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results ... | |
A simple blood test for colon cancer November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most common cancer found in American men ... | |
Study identifies causes of bone loss in breast cancer survivors November 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. | |
Survival of head and neck cancer patients is greatly affected by coexisting ailments November 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of the most common diseases such patients have in addition to their primary cancer, says Jay Piccirillo, M.D., ... | |
New platinum-phosphate compounds kill ovarian cancer cells November 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the ... | |
Two new compounds show promise for eliminating breast cancer tumors November 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors. | |
Team identifies 13 new tumor-suppressor genes in liver cancer November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Over the years, hunting for cancer-related genes and understanding how they work has been an important, although time-consuming, exercise. At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), five different research groups have now combined ... | |
Home-based diet and exercise intervention improves elderly cancer survivors' physical function November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out ... | |
Calorie restriction and exercise show breast cancer prevention differences in postmenopausal women November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer. | |
Broccoli may lower lung cancer risk in smokers November 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International ... | |
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