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Study Shows Promise of Preserving Fertility in Boys with Cancer
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Male • Mar 27 14
Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The…
Obesity and diabetes have adverse effects on cancer outcomes
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Mar 20 14
Both obesity and diabetes have adverse effects on outcomes in breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy as primary treatment before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy), according…
In first moments of infection, a division and a decision
• Cancer • • Immunology • Mar 02 14
Using technologies and computational modeling that trace the destiny of single cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe…
Better broccoli, enhanced anti-cancer benefits with longer shelf life
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 20 14
While researching methods to increase the already well-recognized anti-cancer properties of broccoli, researchers at the University of Illinois also found a way to prolong…
LGBT Youth Face Greater Cancer Risks, CCNY-Led Study
• Cancer • • Cancer: Breast • • Sexual Health • Feb 20 14
A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage…
EU rules “mean children can’t get life-saving cancer drugs”
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Feb 10 14
Children with cancer are being denied access to potentially life-saving medicines because European Union rules allow drug firms to waive the need to test…
Music therapy’s positive effects on young cancer patients’ coping skills, social integration
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Jan 26 14
A new study has found that adolescents and young adults undergoing cancer treatment gain coping skills and resilience-related outcomes when they participate in a…
Mutation discovery may improve treatment for rare brain tumor type
• Brain • • Cancer • • Genetics • Jan 13 14
Scientists have identified a mutated gene that causes a type of tenacious, benign brain tumor that can have devastating lifelong effects. Currently, the tumor…
AML Score That Combines Genetic and Epigenetic Changes Might Help Guide Therapy
• Cancer • • Genetics • Jan 08 14
Currently, doctors use chromosome markers and gene mutations to determine the best treatment for a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). But a new…
Rock And Rho: Proteins that help cancer cells groove
• Cancer • Dec 26 13
Biologists at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumors, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain…
Saving fertility not priority at most cancer centers
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • Dec 19 13
Infertility is consistently listed as one of the most distressing long-term side effects of cancer treatment for adolescents and young adults. Yet the…
Novel method could help bring cancer biomarkers to clinic
• Cancer • Dec 08 13
An international team of scientists led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center cancer proteomics expert Amanda Paulovich, M.D., has demonstrated the feasibility of…
Gene promotes 1 in 100 of tumors
• Cancer • • Genetics • Dec 08 13
Researchers have identified a gene that drives the development of tumours in over one per cent of all cancer patients. This is the first…
Group of anti-diabetic drugs can significantly lower cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes
• Cancer • • Diabetes • Dec 05 13
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, Cleveland: A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows that a specific type of diabetes drug can decrease the risk of cancer in…
Radiographic imaging exposes relationship between obesity and cancer
• Cancer • • Obesity • Dec 04 13
Researchers at the National Institute for Aging are working to improve understanding about obesity and cancer. A study, published today in the journal Applied…
Molecule common in some cancers, rheumatoid arthritis leads to potential therapy for both
• Arthritis • • Cancer • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 13 13
A molecule that helps cells stick together is significantly over-produced in two very different diseases — rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of cancers, including…
Supplements may not guard against cancer, heart disease
• Cancer • • Heart • Nov 11 13
There is little evidence that vitamin and mineral supplements protect people from cancer and heart problems, according to a new analysis.
Based on those…
Radiation can pose bigger cancer risk for children - UN study
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Oct 28 13
Infants and children can be more at risk than adults of developing some cancers when exposed to radiation, for example from nuclear accidents, a…
Genetic errors identified in 12 major cancer types
• Cancer • • Genetics • Oct 16 13
Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear…
Maximizing broccoli’s cancer-fighting potential
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 16 13
Spraying a plant hormone on broccoli - already one of the planet’s most nutritious foods - boosts its cancer-fighting potential, and researchers say they…
Football-shaped particles bolster the body’s defense against cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Oct 14 13
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have succeeded in making flattened, football-shaped artificial particles that impersonate immune cells. These football-shaped particles seem to be better than…
New protein knowledge offers hope for better cancer treatment
• Cancer • Sep 20 13
When the pharmaceutical industry develops new medicines – for example for cancer treatment – it is important to have detailed knowledge of the body’s…
The Stress and Cancer Link: ‘Master-Switch’ Stress Gene Enables Cancer’s Spread
• Cancer • • Neurology • Aug 23 13
In an unexpected finding, scientists have linked the activation of a stress gene in immune-system cells to the spread of breast cancer to other…
New Research Suggests Cutting Calories May Improve Response to Cancer Treatment
• Cancer • • Dieting • Aug 22 13
New research suggests that restricting calories for a defined period of time may improve the success of cancer treatment, offering valuable new data on…
Dialing back treg cell function boosts the body’s cancer-fighting immune activity
• Cancer • • Immunology • Aug 19 13
By carefully adjusting the function of crucial immune cells, scientists may have developed a completely new type of cancer immunotherapy—harnessing the body’s immune system…