More men with prostate cancer “team” wait on treatment • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 30 12 Men with low-risk forms of prostate cancer are more likely to opt for so-called active surveillance over surgery or radiation when they have a multidisciplinary team of doctors… Afinitor Delays Progression of Advanced Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jul 30 12 Among postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer that had become resistant to hormonal therapy, the combination of Afinitor® (everolimus) and Aromasin® (exemestane) delayed cancer progression to a greater extent than… Tumor cells’ inner workings predict cancer progression • Cancer news • Jul 30 12 Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence… Would sliding back to pre-PSA era cancel progress in prostate cancer? • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 30 12 Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with… Tumor cells’ inner workings predict cancer progression • Cancer news • Jul 28 12 Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence… High-carb diet tied to breast cancer risk for some • Breast Cancer news • Jul 26 12 Older women who eat a lot of starchy and sweet carbohydrates may be at increased risk of a less common but deadlier form of breast cancer, according to… Breast cancer patients who lack RB gene respond better to neoadjuvant chemotherapy • Breast Cancer news • Jul 26 12 Breast cancer patients whose tumors lacked the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene (RB) had an improved pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University… Men with prostate cancer more likely to die from other causes • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 26 12 Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to die from the disease than from largely preventable conditions such as heart disease, according to a new… Removing colon polyps tied to lower cancer risk • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jul 24 12 People who have had risky, possibly pre-cancerous polyps removed from their colon may be able to wait up to five years until their next colonoscopy, a new study from… Researchers find driver of breast cancer stem cell metastasis • Breast Cancer news • Jul 24 12 Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that a cancer gene linked to aggressive spread of the disease promotes breast cancer stem cells. The… How chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases risk of lung cancer • Lung Cancer news • Jul 24 12 In addition to the well-known risk factor of smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases lung cancer risk. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in… Galena’s breast cancer vaccine gets exclusivity until 2028 • Breast Cancer news • Jul 18 12 Galena Biopharma said its breast cancer vaccine received a patent granting it exclusivity until 2028, sending its shares up as much as 35 percent. The vaccine, NeuVax, gives immunity… Blacks with throat cancer get harsher therapy • Throat Cancer news • Jul 18 12 Blacks in the U.S. with throat cancer are more likely than whites to have surgery that leaves them unable to speak than to get gentler voice-preserving treatments, a new study… Fertility drug usage and cancer risk • Breast Cancer news • Jul 06 12 Women using fertility drugs who did not conceive a 10-plus week pregnancy were at a statistically significant reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nonusers; however, women using the drugs who… BUSM in vitro study identifies potential combination therapy for breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jul 02 12 A study conducted at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates an effective combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro. The findings, published in the… Prostate cancer treatment regret is 52 percent higher in men with cardiovascular disease • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 02 12 Prostate cancer patients with cardiovascular disease were 52 per cent more likely to regret their treatment choices than men without problems with their heart… Coffee consumption inversely associated with risk of most common form of skin cancer • Skin Cancer news • Jul 02 12 Increasing the number of cups of caffeinated coffee you drink could lower your risk of developing the most common form of skin cancer, basal… Skin contact breast tumor detection • Breast Cancer news • Jun 30 12 A simple and cost effective imaging device for breast tumor detection based on a flexible and wearable antenna system has been developed by researchers at the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.… Accelerated radiation treatment effective for noninvasive breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 30 12 Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many… Side effects persist after prostate cancer treatment • Prostate Cancer news • Jun 28 12 Men who are treated for prostate cancer may still suffer side effects from treatment up to a decade later, a new study finds. Researchers found that more than 500 men… New treatment protocol extends survival in some cases of once inoperable pancreatic cancer • Pancreatic Cancer news • Jun 27 12 Investigators at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, have reported on a new approach to treating previously inoperable complex pancreatic adenocarcinoma… Progress in quest to reduce use of radiation in treatment of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma • Blood Cancer News • Jun 27 12 A multicenter trial showed that nearly half of young patients with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma can be cured without undergoing either irradiation or intensive… Glucose deprivation activates feedback loop that kills cancer cells, UCLA study shows • Cancer news • Jun 26 12 Compared to normal cells, cancer cells have a prodigious appetite for glucose, the result of a shift in cell metabolism known as aerobic glycolysis or… Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk • Breast Cancer news • Jun 25 12 A new analysis has found that physical activity – either mild or intense and before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight… Sun Exposure and Cutaneous HPV Infection Found Synergistic in Skin Cancers, Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Say • Skin Cancer news • Jun 25 12 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg… Page 49 of 217 pages « First < 47 48 49 50 51 > Last » << Back to main
