2015

September

• Fungi may lead to cheaper cancer treatment: University of Guelph study -
  
  
  

• Molecular ‘feedback loop’ may explain tamoxifen resistance in patients with breast cancer -
  
  
  

• New smart robot accelerates cancer treatment research -
  
  
  

• Two-drug combination shows promise against one type of pancreatic cancer -
  
  
  

• More men at risk for prostate cancer as a result of less regular screening -
  
  
  

• Breast cancer: Care in Germany -
  
  
  

• IRB Barcelona identifies the gene responsible for metastasis of breast cancer to the bone -
  
  
  

• USPSTF Backs Aspirin for CVD, Colon Cancer Prevention -
  
  
  

• Lung Cancer on the Rise in Nonsmokers - But Why? -
  
  
  

• Nearly half of testicular cancer risk comes from inherited genetic faults -
  
  
  

• Biomarker helps predict survival time in gastric cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Prophylactic surgery nearly doubles in men with breast cancer -
  
  
  

• New genetic mutation identified in melanoma cancer cells -
  
  
  

• Men in China face increasing tobacco-related cancer risks -
  
  
  

August

• Moffitt makes important steps toward developing a blood test to catch pancreatic cancer early -
  
  
  

• Young mother dies following year-long battle with cervical cancer because she was too young for a smear test -
  
  
  

• TGen study finds genes associated with improved survival for pancreatic cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Reducing resistance to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer by inhibition of PHD1 -
  
  
  

• A better way to personalize bladder cancer treatments -
  
  
  

• Can stem cells cause and cure cancer? -
  
  
  

• New biomarker identified in breast and prostate cancers holds promise for treating disease -
  
  
  

• Scientists discover cancer markers may be present early during human development -
  
  
  

• Exercise during teen years linked to lowered risk of cancer death later -
  
  
  

July

• Breast cancer survivors who experience pain during intercourse may benefit from lidocaine -
  
  
  

• Mayo researchers decode molecular action of combination therapy for deadly thyroid cancer -
  
  
  

• New ‘chemotherapy booster’ could treat lung and pancreatic cancer -
  
  
  

• Common chemicals may act together to increase cancer risk, study finds Oregon State University -
  
  
  

• Resveratrol, quercetin could provide new options for cancer therapy -
  
  
  

• New classification system for brain tumours -
  
  
  

• Anti-stress hormone may provide indication of breast cancer risk -
  
  
  

• Survivors of teenage cancer struggle with jobs, emotions later in life -
  
  
  

• Cell structure discovery advances understanding of cancer development -
  
  
  

• Studies confirm regorafenib benefit in pre-treated metastatic colorectal cancer -
  
  
  

• Many patients with advanced form of larynx cancer not receiving recommended treatment -
  
  
  

• Thin colorectal cancer patients have shorter survival than obese patients -
  
  
  

• Experimental drug combined with standard chemo may shrink ovarian cancers -
  
  
  

June

• Protein’s impact on colorectal cancer is dappled -
  
  
  

• Does radiation from X-rays and CT scans really cause cancer? -
  
  
  

• Danish researchers map important enzyme in the fight against cancer -
  
  
  

• Tiny particles in blood useful for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer -
  
  
  

• Stress hormones could undermine breast cancer therapy -
  
  
  

• A Boost May Improve Pancreatic Cancer Resection Rate -
  
  
  

• Beating advanced cancers: New epigenomic block for advanced cancer -
  
  
  

• Protein plays key role in spread of breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Scientists find genetic variants key to understanding origins of ovarian cancer -
  
  
  

• ALK1 protein may play a role in breast cancer metastasis -
  
  
  

• Study estimates deaths attributable to cigarettes for 12 smoking-related cancers -
  
  
  

• Daily aspirin could block growth of breast, other cancers -
  
  
  

• Sleep duration and quality may impact cancer survival rate -
  
  
  

• Genomic testing can help identify patients at heightened risk for esophageal cancer -
  
  
  

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