2013

February

• Exercise linked with reduced prostate cancer risk in Caucasians but not African Americans -

• Study drug is first to help patients with recurrent low-grade ovarian cancer -

• Hepatic function testing can assist in treatment planning for liver cancer patients -

• Colon cancer exhibits a corresponding epigenetic pattern in mice and humans -

• University of Minnesota researchers discover enzyme behind breast cancer mutations -

• Mammogram every 2 years has same benefit as yearly mammogram for older women, UCSF study finds -

• African-Americans still more likely to die from cancer -

• Benefits of CT outweigh cancer risks in young adults -

• Vaccine group funds cervical cancer immunizations for poor -

• Novel radiation therapy method shortens prostate cancer treatment time -

• The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer -

• Pitt researchers reveal mechanism to halt cancer cell growth, discover potential therapy -

• Cancer Prevention Study Seeks Participants -

• Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Develop Automated Breast Density Test Linked To Cancer Risk -

• Novel radiation therapy method shortens prostate cancer treatment time -

• Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors -

• Bioelectric signals can be used to detect early cancer -

• Two-Step Immunotherapy Attacks Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Penn Medicine Researchers Report -

January

• Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer -

• Prostate cancer study tracks long-term urinary, sexual and bowel function side effects -

• Mastectomy may have less benefit than lumpectomy -

• Preclinical study identifies ‘master’ proto-oncogene that regulates ovarian cancer metastasis -

• Breast Cancer Gene Mutation Tied to Early Menopause, Infertility -

• Early menopause may occur in women with BRCA gene, new study finds -

• Lumpectomy Combined With Radiation Could Be Powerful Weapon In Fight Against Breast Cancer -

• Study finds eating deep-fried food is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer -

• Less invasive treatment may increase survival in early stage breast cancer -

• High doses of folic acid don’t raise cancer risk: study -

• Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer -

• In breast cancer metastasis, researchers identify possible drug target -

• MD Anderson study finds qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients -

• New method identifies genes that can predict prognoses of cancer patients -

• Gene mutation immortalizes malignant melanoma -

• Stigma stymies prostate cancer screening, treatment in Ghana -

• Exercise tied to better colon cancer survival odds -

• Researchers discover promising prognostic marker for aggressive breast cancer -

• Study Shows High Blood Calcium Levels May Indicate Ovarian Cancer -

• Celgene’s Abraxane increases survival in pancreatic cancer -

• TGen, Scottsdale Healthcare study shows drug combination extends pancreatic cancer patient survival -

• New drug protects against side effects of chemotherapy -

• LSUHSC research provides new drug target for Her-2 related breast cancer -

• Vitamin D Holds Promise in Battling a Deadly Breast Cancer, SLU Researchers Say -

• New way to kill lymphoma without chemotherapy -

• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Enzyme Involved in Deadly Brain Tumors -

• New model may help predict response to chemotherapy for colorectal cancer -

• Cancer mortality down 20 percent from 1991 peak -

• Potential new treatment for gastrointestinal cancers discovered -

• Study of cancer cell metabolism yields new insights on leukemia -

• Skin cancer phone apps aren’t very accurate: study -

• Breast cancer mortality has not declined in women over 85 -

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