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Young Survival Coalition for breast cancer patients
2007-06-11 03:21:00 Join the Young Survival Coalition and Stand Up For Survival! as we take a virtual walk to raise money for programs and services dedicated to young women affected by breast cancer. Help raise awareness that young women can and do get breast cancer by participating in this exciting online event without ever leaving home. Or, ... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Patients
Early life sun exposure and skin cancer
2007-06-11 03:18:00 Skin cancers often contain different gene mutations, but just how these mutations contribute to the cause of melanomas has been a mystery. A new clue comes from scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Their research indicates that early life sun exposure, from birth to 20 years ... More About: Life , Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Cancer Research
After-surgery preparations
2007-06-11 03:16:00 When you’re diagnosed with cancer, most likely you will receive some kind of surgery. Usually, your physician has a list of care instructions for you to prepare before surgery. What about after-surgery preparations? When you return home it can really make you feel better if you are well prepared. You’ll thank yourself for the steps ... More About: Surgery , Preparation , Urge , Prep
Integrin ?7 - Contributor To Aggressive Cancers
2007-06-09 16:39:00 Mutations in the cell adhesion molecule known as integrin alpha 7 (integrin ?7) lead to unchecked tumor cell proliferation and a significantly higher incidence in cancer spread, or metastasis, in several cancer cell lines, report researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study being published recently in the Journal of the ... More About: Cancer Research , Tribu , Grin
Skin Cancer Diagnosis: Benign
2007-06-09 16:35:00 by Jacki Donaldson There’s nothing like a little benign news to start the day, nothing like a voice on the other end of the phone saying, “the pathology on your biopsy came back and everything is benign. We’ll see you in one year for your next appointment.” While my dermatologist was freezing the pre-cancerous actinic keratoses lesions ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Diagnosis , Beni
Novel pathway to fight cancer and inflammatory diseases
2007-06-09 16:32:00 Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered a novel anti-inflammatory cell signaling pathway that may serve as a vital Yin-Yang mechanism to maintain the delicate balance of immune response. The discovery, published in the June issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cell, may lead to new ways to fight cancer and inflammatory diseases, said Ke Shuai, ... More About: Diseases , Fight , Pathway , Cancer Research
P53 pathway(miRNAs) may eradicate cancers?
2007-06-09 16:28:00 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists led by Lin He, Xingyue He, and Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator (HHMI) Greg Hannon have identified a family of micro RNAs (miRNAs) that enable a critical tumor suppressor network, called the p53 pathway, to fight cancer growth. At CSHL, we are moving simultaneously on several fronts to ... More About: Pathway , Cancer Research , Cate , Path
Malaria, Epstein-Barr Virus and Burkitt lymphoma
2007-06-09 16:24:00 Endemic Burkitt lymphoma is a form of cancer that accounts for up to 74% of malignant disorders in children in equatorial Africa. Malaria and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are known cofactors in its development, but to date, their relative contribution has not been well understood. In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS ... More About: Virus , Cancer Research , Lymphoma , Stein
Potential cancer treatment: Alzheimer?s Enzyme
2007-06-09 16:21:00 Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (”Burnham”) have provided the first evidence that gamma-secretase, an enzyme key to the progression of Alzheimer ’s, acts as a tumor suppressor by altering the pathway of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a potential treatment target for cancer. Expedited to publication online by Proceedings of the National Academy of ... More About: Cancer , Treatment , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research
Disagreeing with your doctor may have a higher risk of dying
2007-06-08 15:00:00 If you’ve battled cancer in your lifetime (or are battling it now), have you agreed with everything you’ve been shown and told from your physicians and oncologist? Most likely, you have not — for various reasons. But, should you? There is new research showing that cancer patients in an advanced state that disagree with their physicians ... More About: Surgery , Risk , Dying , Doctor , Higher
The promise of cancer-fighting ?superdrugs?
2007-06-08 14:54:00 Separate cancer drugs used in combination with each other resulted in the cancer-fighting properties of both being enhanced, according to research releases this week. Cancer fighting techniques that rely on blocking metabolic pathways used to fuel cancer cells are gaining more traction in the drug field these days, with the promise of cancer-fighting “superdrugs” that could ... More About: Fighting , Drug , Promise
Umbilical cord blood transplants vs. bone marrow transplants for leukemia
2007-06-08 14:51:00 University of Minnesota researchers report that umbilical cord blood transplants may offer blood cancer patients better outcomes than bone marrow transplants, according to an analysis of outcome data performed at the Center for International Blood and Marrow Trans plant Research (CIBMTR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. This is the first study that directly compares matched bone ... More About: Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Leukemia
Neoadjuvant vs. adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer
2007-06-08 14:48:00 A late breaking session at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) says that “Patients with colorectal cancer whose cancer has spread to the liver have improved survival without cancer recurrences when they receive chemotherapy prior to and following surgery, compared to those treated with surgery only. Adjuvant chemotherapy is when ... More About: Chemotherapy , Cancer , Surgery , Cancer Research , Therapy
Transplantation cannot improve survival of refractory myeloma patients?
2007-06-08 14:45:00 A study, led by Dr. Joan Bladé, researcher of the Haematooncology Group of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Barcelona), in collaboration with Dr. Laura Rosiñol, researcher of the same group, assessed the efficiency in terms of response and survival of autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients suffering from refractory myeloma previously having undergone high-dose chemotherapy (HDT). Results were ... More About: Cancer Research , Patients , Improve , Myeloma , Trans
Cancer prevention food: apricots
2007-06-08 14:41:00 Apricots are one of my favorite fruits, mainly because they are so perfectly-sized for a small snack. Plus they’re so tasty. I’ve heard so much lately about how good they are for you and I thought I’d share. They’re good at helping you prevent cataracts, heart disease and even cancer. Apricots–especially dry ones–have a good ... More About: Food , Cancer , Prevention , Vent , Rico
Study on cancer-related fatigue
2007-06-08 14:35:00 In a special publication sent to thousands of oncologists nationwide this month, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists offer an in-depth examination of cancer-related fatigue, with hope that a better understanding of the topic will prompt new research and treatment. Virtually all cancer patients complain of some degree of persistent fatigue. Coping with this challenging side ... More About: Cancer , Study , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Late
Diet may influence survival rate of colon cancer patients
2007-06-07 11:59:00 Patients with stage III colon cancer who have undergone surgery and chemotherapy with the goal of cure may have a higher risk of relapsing and dying early if they follow a predominantly “Western” diet of red meat, fatty foods, refined grains, and desserts, according to research led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. ... More About: Diet , Cancer Research , Colon Cancer , Colon
Lung cancer: women have better survival than men?
2007-06-07 11:56:00 Women with advanced lung cancer survive longer than men if they are age 60 or older, but researchers no found difference by sex among people younger than 60, a finding that may point the way to improved treatment, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. “If estrogen levels ... More About: Women , Cancer , Lung Cancer , Cancer Research , Bett
Which breast cancer patient needs a chemotherapy? Gene test will tell you
2007-06-07 11:53:00 A new prospective study shows a 21-gene test of a patient’s breast cancer tumor may change doctor and patient treatment decisions, including the need for chemotherapy. Researchers at Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Ill., presented the findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting. Participating in the study were 89 patients with early-stage, node-negative, estrogen-receptor-positive ... More About: Chemotherapy , Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Cancer Research
Colorectal tumor stem cell identified
2007-06-06 17:58:00 Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified the cancer stem cells that propagate tumors in colon and rectal cancer, a discovery that could lead to improved treatment of this deadly cancer. These are the latest class of cancer stem cells tracked down by a large, interdisciplinary group of researchers led by Michael Clarke, ... More About: Cell , Tumor , Cancer Research , Stem Cell , Stem
Clinical trials: drug lapatinib and brain metastases
2007-06-06 17:54:00 The drug lapatinib shrank tumors and slowed progression of brain metastases in some patients with advanced breast cancer, according to results of a clinical trial being presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Researchers said the drug, also known as Tykerb, should undergo further testing in ... More About: Breast Cancer , Cancer Research , Drug , Brain , Clinical Trials
Chemotherapy and brain tumor vaccines
2007-06-06 17:50:00 Chemotherapy temporarily hinders the body’s immune response, creating a concern that it may interfere with the promising new cancer vaccines being used against brain tumors. But a new study led by researchers at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has found ... More About: Chemotherapy , Vaccines , Cancer Research
Study shows a cancer drug may enhance long-term memory
2007-06-06 17:48:00 A drug used to treat cancer has been shown to enhance long-term memory and strengthen neural connections in the brain, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists. In the study with mice, scientists found that histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors — currently used in clinical trials to attack cancerous tumors — relaxes the protein structure ... More About: Cancer , Study , Memory , Cancer Research , Long
Mass spectrometry techniques for nonsmall cell lung cancer
2007-06-06 17:45:00 Two research teams have developed models for classifying the clinical outcomes of patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using mass spectrometry techniques. Currently, clinicians do not have adequate methods for determining the prognosis of patients with NSCLC or for determining which patients will benefit from treatment with certain drugs. The new models could help physicians ... More About: Cancer , Cell , Lung Cancer , Cancer Research , Drug
Adult sunburns on the rise and skin cancer
2007-06-06 17:41:00 Over a million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed every year in the United States. Among those who are developing skin cancer at higher rates are adults. This fact seems a bit out of line to me; as a mother I am constantly slathering my kids in sunblock. I carry a tube in my ... More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Adult , Melanoma
New treatment for myeloma
2007-06-06 17:39:00 A study, lead by Dr. Laura Rosiñol, researcher of the Haematooncology Group of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Barcelona) in collaboration with Dr Joan Blade, researcher in the same group, administered alternately two drugs (Bortezomid and Dexamethasone) before conducting autologous bone marrow transplantations. The aim of this second phase trial was to assess the treatment’s overall response rate, ... More About: Treatment , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Drug , Myeloma
Investigational drug axitinib shows promise for thyroid cancer treatment
2007-06-06 17:35:00 The investigational drug axitinib produced tumor regression or stable disease in almost three-out-of-four patients with advanced thyroid cancer, a research team reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology in Chicago. In this exploratory phase-2 trial, 18 out of 60 patients (30%) had their tumors shrink by 31 to 83 percent. ... More About: Cancer , Treatment , Cancer treatment , Cancer Research , Drug
kidney cancer drug - sorafenib
2007-06-06 17:33:00 Liver cancer is one of the toughest cancers to battle, and it claims close to half a million people each year as sufferers. Some positive news on the liver cancer front was discovered recently, as cancer specialists said that the drug sorafenib was seen to give liver cancer patients long lifespans compared to study participants ... More About: Cancer , Liver Cancer , Cancer treatment , Kidney cancer , Drug
Laser-based system for skin cancer diagnosis
2007-06-06 17:30:00 In an early step toward nonsurgical screening for malignant skin cancers, Duke University chemists have demonstrated a laser-based system that can capture three-dimensional images of the chemical and structural changes under way beneath the surface of human skin. “The standard way physicians do a diagnosis now is to cut out a mole and look at ... More About: Skin , System , Cancer , Laser , Skin Cancer
Questions you should know about breast cancer
More articles from this author:2007-06-02 16:57:00 Breast cancer is a scary thing for women — like stick-you-head-in-the-sand scary — especially if you’ve just been diagnosed. But you can’t hide from it — beating the enemy requires head-on confrontation and your weapon is information. So often we rely on doctors to tell us what’s best for us and to choose a path ... More About: Questions , Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Brea 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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