2014

February

• Secondary thyroid cancer more deadly than primary malignancy in young individuals -
  
  
  

• Promising cervical cancer study -
  
  
  

• Dismantling pancreas cancer’s armor -
  
  
  

• Feasible, safe to limit radiation to major salivary glands in head and neck cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Hypnosis therapy shown to decrease fatigue levels in breast cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Study shows in vivo endomicroscopy improves detection of Barrett’s esophagus-related neoplasia -
  
  
  

• Targeted way to treat ovarian cancer discovered -
  
  
  

• New treatment proposed to prevent intestinal inflammation in cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Small non-coding RNAs could be warning signs of cancer -
  
  
  

• New finding points to potential options for attacking stem cells in triple-negative breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Aveo, Astellas end pact to develop cancer drug tivozanib -
  
  
  

• New study explains how dense breast tissue drives the early stages of cancer -
  
  
  

• Metal implants may cut chemotherapy side effects, study suggests -
  
  
  

• New UK Study Shows Potential for Targeting Aggressive Breast Cancers -
  
  
  

• UNC study reveals potential route to bladder cancer diagnostics, treatments -
  
  
  

• Mayo Clinic identifies a key cellular pathway in prostate cancer -
  
  
  

• Smoking tied to increased risk of common type of breast cancer -
  
  
  

• MD Anderson guides intelligent redesign of cancer care delivery model -
  
  
  

• Genetic function discovered that could offer new avenue to cancer therapies -
  
  
  

• Gene mutation defines brain tumors that benefit from aggressive surgery -
  
  
  

• Report outlines progress, challenges in childhood cancer -
  
  
  

January

• Lung and bladder cancers have common cell-cycle biomarkers -
  
  
  

• Prostate cancer signal reawakens ‘sleeper agent’ cells in bones -
  
  
  

• Study finds mammography beneficial for younger women -
  
  
  

• Oropharyngeal cancer on the rise in young adults -
  
  
  

• Long-lived breast stem cells could retain cancer legacy -
  
  
  

• Moderate doses of radiation therapy to unaffected breast may prevent second breast cancers -
  
  
  

• Biomarkers in blood show potential as early detection method of pancreatic cancer -
  
  
  

• How to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates? It Starts with Physicians, Moffitt Researchers Say -
  
  
  

• An international study allows a better prediction of the risk of hereditary cancer -
  
  
  

• Study finds more targeted form of radiation improves survival in patients with head and neck cancers -
  
  
  

• Cosmetic outcomes after breast-conserving therapy may vary by race -
  
  
  

• Stopping tumours in their path -
  
  
  

• Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discover ovarian cancer biomarker -
  
  
  

• The epigenetics of breast cancer family history -
  
  
  

• Cancer Statistics 2014: Death rates continue to drop -
  
  
  

• BPA increases risk of cancer in human prostate tissue -
  
  
  

• UEA scientists make advance in cancer research -
  
  
  

2013

December

• Low oxygen levels in tumors ‘trigger spread of breast cancer’ -
  
  
  

• UTSW study identifies potential therapeutic target for incurable, rare type of soft-tissue cancer -
  
  
  

• What Does Compassion Sound Like? -
  
  
  

• Surgery beats chemotherapy for tongue cancer, U-M study finds -
  
  
  

• International team completes systematic, genomic study of cervical cancer -
  
  
  

• Radiotherapy is less often used by breast cancer patients with young children -
  
  
  

• Assess BRCA risk in women with family history: panel -
  
  
  

• Both real and ‘sham’ acupuncture help ease side effects of widely used breast cancer drug -
  
  
  

• Angelina Didn’t Help Educate People About Breast Cancer Risk -
  
  
  

• Researchers find potential new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer -
  
  
  

• Many doctors report trouble getting cancer drugs -
  
  
  

• A Role of Sugar Uptake in Breast Cancer Revealed -
  
  
  

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