2010

October

• New lung cancer research finds half of advanced lung cancer patients receive chemotherapy -

• TRUST study data confirms safety and efficacy of erlotinib for advanced lung cancer -

• Age 50 as Mammography Screening Threshold Proven Unfounded -

September

• Women with Both Triple Negative Breast Cancer and BRCA Mutations Have Lower Risk of Recurrence -

• Women Treated for Breast Cancer While Pregnant Have Improved Survival -

• Blood test for colon cancer promising: study -

• Signs that bone drug may block breast tumors -

• Mammograms saved lives of women under 50: study -

• Tests may detect mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer -

• Individual mutations are very slow to promote tumor growth -

• Repeat imaging in kids with cancer: a balancing act -

• Partners of breast cancer patients are at risk of developing mood disorders -

• EU agency reviews Roche’s Avastin in breast cancer -

• Declining breast cancer incidence in Canada with declining HRT usage -

• Physical limitations take a significant toll in breast cancer survivors -

• Breast cancer rates fell with hormone therapy drop -

• Comic Books Featuring ‘Super Heroes’ Educate Young Men About Testicular Cancer -

• Norwegian research questions benefit of mammograms -

• 70 percent of women likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer -

• Why Breast Cancer Patients Feel Pretty -

• Targeted Therapy Decreases Progression Rate In Thyroid Cancer -

• Stress before cancer therapy could help deadly cells survive treatment, lead to disease recurrence -

• Better marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries -

• Mayo-led researchers discover genetic variants modifying breast cancer risk -

• 4 possible risk factors for ovarian cancer found -

• 2 studies find new genetic links to ovarian cancer risk -

• Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk -

• Fat stem cells safe for breast reconstruction when cancer is dormant, says Pitt team -

• Urgent steps needed to tackle inadequate support for women with secondary breast cancer -

• Obese men less likely to get biopsy after PSA screening -

• Watercress may ‘turn off’ breast cancer signal -

• Dying at home better for cancer patients -

• Hopkins Prostate Cancer Experts Available -

• Dana-Farber Hosting Live Twitter Chat on Head and Neck Cancers -

• Molecule identified that increases survival of stomach cancer patients -

• Chemicals in Indoor Swimming Pools May Increase Cancer Risk -

• Novel Study Using Reoviruses Against Ovarian Cancer Pushes Forward -

• Early prostate cancer detection, screening: No benefit for men with low baseline PSA value -

• NYU Langone scientists find key pathway implicated in progression of childhood cancer -

• Lung cancer culprit could offer target for therapy, UT Southwestern researchers report -

• Fewer than half of U.S. moms breastfeed enough: CDC -

• European downturn seen pushing up cancer rates -

• Study backs prostate screening for high risk men -

• Alcohol may influence breast cancer recurrence -

• Image Analysis Project Aims to Classify Characteristics of Skin Cancer -

• Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer -

• Multivitamins may not slow colon cancer -

• Researchers Identify Genes Tied to Deadliest Ovarian Cancers -

• Abnormal body weight related to increased mortality in colon cancer patients -

• Micro-RNA determines malignancy of lung cancer -

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