2007

October

• Scientists Identify New Gene Associated with Lung Cancer -

• Genes that both extend life and protect against cancer identified -

• Enhanced DNA-repair mechanism can cause breast cancer -

• Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women’s Immune System -

• HER-2 Status Predicts Success of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Treatment -

• New ‘seed’ therapy helps pinpoint breast tumors with more accuracy -

• Potential Early Warning System for Lung Cancer Identified -

• Prostate cancer increases hip fracture risk by eight times in 50 to 65 year-olds -

• Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer -

• Prostate cancer therapy linked to increased risk of heart disease death -

• Hip size of mothers linked to breast cancer in daughters -

• Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer -

• Whites take supplemental breast cancer therapy more often than blacks -

• Differences observed between black and white women in use of breast cancer therapy -

• Medicare modernization act did not change chemotherapy as feared -

• Improving Cancer Diagnosis -

• Naturally-occurring apple compounds reduce risk of pancreatic cancer -

• Regular Screenings and Healthy Living Reduce Colon Cancer Risk -

• Research points towards early cancer detection -

• Understanding Risks is Best Defense Against Breast Cancer -

• Dietary calcium could possibly prevent the spread of breast cancer to bone -

• Manchester researchers announce new methods of beating breast cancer -

• Residual fetal cells in women may provide protection against breast cancer -

• Studies lend insights into colorectal cancer screening -

• Standard Treatment for Prostate Cancer May Encourage Spread of Disease -

September

• Breast Cancer Stories from U-M Cancer Center -

• Jefferson researchers uncover new evidence of prolactin’s possible role in breast cancer -

• Experimental Drug Boosts Survival Time For Recurrent Ovarian Cancer -

• Excessive Multivitamin Use May Raise Risk for Prostate Cancer -

• Accurate Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Depends on Biopsy Location -

• Couples more likely to divorce if spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer -

• Got stress? It could impact breast cancer recurrence -

• MR spectroscopy identifies breast cancer, reduces biopsies -

• Alcohol and cancer: is drinking the new smoking? -

• Married oesophageal cancer patients fare worse in some quality of life aspects than single patients -

• Breast Cancer Survivors Lack Critical Information about Reducing Recurrence -

• Breast cancer susceptibility gene predicts outcome and response to treatment in lung cancer -

• Fruits and veggies not likely linked to colon cancer risk -

• Bladder Cancer Study Determines Optimal Treatment -

• Molecular fingerprint of breast-cancer drug resistance can predict response to treatment -

• Internal radiotherapy better than external for quality of life in endometrial cancer patients -

• Cancer cells in blood can identify risk of recurrence in breast cancer -

• Diet and medications may assist prevention of prostate cancer -

• Simple, personalized interventions improve colorectal cancer screening rates -

• Controlling for size may also prevent cancer -

• Radiation therapy technique reduces length of prostate cancer treatment -

• Cervical cancer screening: Too many are left unprotected -

• Weekly dose of osteoporosis drug prevents bone loss after breast cancer treatment -

• Blood Protein Detects Lung Cancer, Even at Earliest Stage -

• Fear a Mammogram? Follow These Tips -

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