2012

April

• Is soy linked to breast cancer? -

• HPV Clearance Tied to Cervical Cancer Disparity -

• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Could Skip Radiation -

• Roche to file T-DM1 breast cancer drug on good data -

• PI3K/mTOR pathway proteins tied to poor prognosis in breast cancer -

• Mayo Clinic study finds dramatic rise in skin cancer in young adults -

• Cancer stem cell vaccine in development shows antitumor effect -

• Mechanism found connecting metastatic breast cancer and arthritis -

• Long-Term Use of Estrogen Hormone Therapy Linked to Higher Risk for Breast Cancer -

• Protein Aurora-A is found to be associated with survival in head and neck cancer -

• Fox Chase scientists identify key protein players in hard-to-treat breast cancers -

• Early Clinical Data Show Galeterone Safe, Effective Against Prostate Cancer -

• Selumetinib Controlled Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer -

• Metformin May Protect Against Liver Cancer -

• Metformin May Lower Risk for Oral Cancer Development -

• The protein survivin could be a useful biomarker for pancreatic cancer -

March

• A new breast cancer susceptibility gene -

• Breast cancer risk gene discovery fast tracked by new technology -

• Insight: New doubts about prostate-cancer vaccine Provenge -

• Electric Pulses May Help in Pancreatic Cancer -

• Combo Promising for Resistant Ovarian Cancer -

• Quality of life tied to lung cancer survival -

• Clinics missed 109 breast cancer cases: Quebec College of Physicians -

• Even a little drinking may raise breast cancer risk: study -

• Myeloid Malignancies Underreported In U.S. -

• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline, National Report Finds -

• In cancer science, many “discoveries” don’t hold up -

• IMRT reduces risk of side effects in breast cancer patients -

• Genetic abnormality offers diagnostic hope for children’s cancer -

• Cervical disease sufferers could benefit from HPV vaccine -

• New App Available in the Fight Against Colon Cancer -

• New Test Found for Effectiveness of Baking Soda as Breast Cancer Therapy -

• AMP Optimistic in Suit to invalidate Patents on Breast Cancer Genes -

• Poor colonoscopy prep hides pre-cancerous polyps -

• Many young cancer patients don’t discuss fertility -

• Protein found to regulate spread of pancreatic cancer cells -

• UT MD Anderson Patient: Colorectal Cancer Not Just For Those 50 and Older -

• Overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence -

• Ultrasound-guided surgery is best way to remove breast tumours -

• Understanding individual genetic variation can help predict chemotherapy side effects -

• DNA marker predicts platinum drug response in breast, ovarian cancer -

• Scientists identify new mechanism of prostate cancer cell metabolism -

• Liver cancer patients less likely to die on wait list than candidates without carcinomas -

• Non-invasive imaging can detect mutations within a brain tumor -

• Unhealthy Behaviors More Prevalent in Survivors of Multiple Cancers, Study Shows -

• New way to predict cancer returning? -

• Breast cancer study says more than 1,700 black women die unnecessarily each year -

• Women urge support for breast cancer bill -

• Black women more likely to die of breast cancer -

• Omega-3 fats tied to less cancer-related fatigue: study -

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