2013

April

• Commonly used drug can limit radiation damage to lungs and heart for cancer patients -

• UCLA study finds scientific basis for cognitive complaints of breast cancer patients -

• UTSW researchers identify new potential target for cancer therapy -

• Novel monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth in breast cancer and angiosarcoma -

• Same protein that fires up cancer-promoting Erk also blocks its activation -

• Mammogram rate did not decline after controversial USPSTF recommendations -

• Tomosynthesis increases breast cancer detection rate -

• Cold winters freezing out breast cancer treatment -

• Identified as responsible for breast and ovarian hereditary cancer three BRCA1 mutations -

• Differences in staging and treatment likely to be behind UK’s low bowel cancer survival -

• Multicenter study confirms low testosterone in 84 percent of lung cancer patients taking crizotinib -

• CT and serum LDH shows promise as survival predictor for some metastatic melanoma patients -

• Some Minorities Believe They Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Compared to Whites, Moffitt Cancer -

• Ice therapy can treat lung cancer? -

• New breast imaging algorithm brings breast cancer diagnosis and treatment to underserved area of Uganda -

• Skin Cancer on the Rise in U.S. Kids -

• Soy-based compound may reduce tumor cell proliferation in colorectal cancer -

• Asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and smoking combined greatly increase lung cancer risk -

• Uterine cancer tied to later colon cancer - study -

• Some drinking tied to longer life post-breast cancer -

• Studies show increasing evidence that androgen drives breast cancer -

• Alcohol Consumption Good for Breast Cancer Survivors? -

• Overactive Marker May Shorten Survival of Brain Tumor Patients -

• Top Experts in Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to Speak at Loyola Conference -

• IVF Babies May Be at Higher Cancer Risk -

• Mutation Hikes Death Risk in Thyroid Cancer -

• Breast Cancer: Outcomes Vary by BRCA Subtype -

• Immune Therapy Offers Hope in Ovarian Cancer -

• Some types of papilloma virus might prevent cervical cancer -

• Quantifying heterogeneity in breast cancer -

• New treatment holds promise for resistant lung cancer -

• 25% don’t complete recommended breast cancer treatment -

• First genetic factor in prostate cancer prognosis identified -

• Researchers identify critical metabolic alterations in triple-negative breast cancer cells -

• Doctors group questions prostate cancer screening -

• Virginia Tech study finds virus promising for prostate cancer treatment -

• New genetic link found between normal fetal growth and cancer -

• Nearly half of breast cancer patients at risk of having BRCA mutations not sent for genetic testing -

• Autophagy-addicted breast cancers killed by anti-malaria drug, chloroquine -

• For breast cancer screening, 1 size doesn’t fit all -

• HER2 Expression Predicts Breast Cancer Survival -

• Different drug combinations work best for prevention versus treatment of colorectal tumors -

• Low levels of serum bilirubin spell higher lung cancer risk for male smokers -

• Some patients with incurable tumors and BRCA mutations respond to new 2-drug combination -

• Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Discuss New Frontiers in Breast Cancer Screening -

• Navidea cancer imaging agent may see wider use -

• Smokers have worse colon cancer prognosis: study -

• Breakthrough Cancer-Killing Treatment Has No Side-Effects, Says MU Researcher -

• Loss of E-Cadherin drives prostate cancer progression - landmark study shows how to restart production -

• Prostate cancer risk rises in men with inherited genetic condition -

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