2011

September

• FDA panels put silicone breast implants back under microscope -

• Program Identifies Families at High Risk for Colorectal Cancer -

• ‘Pink ribbon dollars’ help fill financial gaps for breast cancer programs -

• UT Southwestern program identifies families at high risk for colorectal cancer -

August

• New breast cancer gene may help predict risk -

• Research aims to starve breast cancer cells -

• MRI predicts survival in locally advanced rectal cancer -

• Teen Vaccinations against Cervical Cancer Lagging -

• Bone marrow transplantation may increase cancer resistance in patients -

• Glaxo HPV vaccine protects women from anal cancer: study -

• The ignored virus that causes liver cancer -

• Saffron shows promise in preventing liver cancer -

• Thyroid Cancer Treatment Varies by Hospital -

• PET scans confirm effectiveness of estrogen-blocking drugs in breast cancer patients -

• Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer -

• Gene combination increases risk of lung cancer, particularly in light smokers, CAMH study finds -

• Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines -

• Not enough evidence for bladder cancer screening -

• Overtreatment of thyroid cancer rampant: study -

• Malignant stem cells may explain why some breast cancers develop and recur -

• Confirmation that vitamin D acts as a protective agent against the advance of colon cancer -

• Hereditary cancer risk -

• New process that can save at-risk cancer patients is effective and significantly less costly -

• IMRT improves outcomes in patients with extranodal lymphoma of the head and neck -

• Penn Study on Silencing of Tumor Suppressor Gene Suggests New Target for Lymphoma -

• Early morning smokers have increased risk of lung and head and neck cancers -

• Stool test good for catching colon cancer: study -

• Using math to fight cancer -

July

• Researchers Look for Obesity and Breast Cancer Link -

• Screening has little impact on breast cancer deaths: study -

• Women who eat lots of fiber have less breast cancer -

• Convergence in head and neck cancer -

• U of M researchers look to dogs to better understand intricacies of bone cancer -

• Johns Hopkins researchers discover how some breast cancers alter their sensitivity to estrogen -

• Scientists Develop New Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer -

• ‘Hidden’ Cancer Cells Not a Factor in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survival Rates -

• Targeting PTEN May Prevent Skin Cancer -

• Study examines screening for pancreatic cancer in high-risk populations -

• 2 genetic variations predict second cancers after radiation for children with Hodgkin lymphoma -

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Tested for Aggressive Brain Cancer -

• Esophageal cancer risk higher in medically treated GERD patients with fewest symptoms -

• Cancer stem cells recruit normal stem cells to fuel ovarian cancer, U-M study finds -

• Cancer gene therapy from camels -

• Low dose naltrexone (LDN): Harnessing the body’s own chemistry to treat human ovarian cancer -

• American men with cancer more likely to die than women -

• Project Achilles Pinpoints Vulnerabilities in Ovarian Cancer -

• Bladder cancer patients rarely receive recommended care -

• Dana-Farber study finds new points of attack on breast cancers not fueled by estrogen -

• Nearly all patients with high-grade bladder cancer do not receive guideline-recommended care -

• Brain tumor discovery could lead to new treatment -

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