Certain breast cancer patients worry excessively about recurrence • Breast Cancer news • Mar 28 11 A new study has found that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. Published early online in CANCER, a… Some women worry too much about breast cancer returning, U-M study finds • Breast Cancer news • Mar 28 11 Most women face only a small risk of breast cancer coming back after they complete their treatment. Yet a new study from the University of… Working with mustard gas linked to lung cancer • Lung Cancer news • Mar 28 11 Workers involved in mustard-gas production during the World War II era showed heightened odds of lung cancer at a relatively young age - with the excess risk fading in… Five years on breast cancer drug tamoxifen beats two • Breast Cancer news • Mar 28 11 A new study has a bit of good news for most women who’ve had breast cancer surgery. It turns out that sticking with the older and relatively cheap… Penn researchers uncover novel immune therapy for pancreatic cancer • Pancreatic Cancer news • Mar 24 11 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center have discovered a novel way of treating pancreatic cancer by activating the immune system to destroy the cancer’s scaffolding.… Heart drug linked to higher breast cancer risk • Breast Cancer news • Mar 23 11 Women taking the heart drug digoxin have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 2 million Danes. Digoxin, marketed as Lanoxin and Digitek,… Long-term tamoxifen boosts breast cancer survival • Breast Cancer news • Mar 22 11 Breast cancer patients who take the generic drug tamoxifen for five years are less likely to see their cancer return than those who take it for only two years, according to… Melanoma rates higher in wealthy white women • Skin Cancer news • Mar 22 11 Adolescent girls and young women living in wealthy communities were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in a new study of skin cancer cases in California. The authors think… Counting lung cancer cells helps predict disease • Lung Cancer news • Mar 22 11 British scientists have found that counting the number of lung cancer cells circulating in a patient’s blood could help determine how aggressive the cancer is and predict the best treatment… New Jersey Scientist to be Recognized for Breast Cancer Research • Breast Cancer news • Mar 22 11 Vassiliki Karantza, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) will be honored with the Genentech BioOncology Career Development Award sponsored by… Can a Cholesterol Drug Prevent Colon Cancer? • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 22 11 Thomas Jefferson University has started recruiting patients for a new National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored clinical trial to test whether the cholesterol-reducing drug rosuvastatin is effective in the prevention of recurrent… Less bladder cancer in frequent painkiller users • Bladder cancer news • Mar 22 11 People who use painkillers such as ibuprofen on a regular basis may be less likely to get bladder cancer, according to a new review. The researchers found a smaller chance… Radical Surgery Removes Half of Pelvis, Saves Leg • Bone Cancer news • Mar 22 11 During a radical surgery to treat a rare bone cancer, surgeons at UC San Diego Health System and Moores Cancer Center removed 50 percent of a patient’s pelvis. Instead… Helping to Identify Small Tumors Early • Cancer news • Mar 16 11 Manuel Don, Ph.D., is a principal investigator in the Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscience at the House Ear Institute. Dr. Don joined the House Ear Institute in 1976 after working… The relationship between body mass index and age at hepatocellular carcinoma onset • Liver Cancer news • Mar 15 11 The incidence and mortality associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been increasing worldwide, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection plays an important role in the… Malaria drug slows pancreatic cancer growth in mouse models • Pancreatic Cancer news • Mar 15 11 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists report they have shrunk or slowed the growth of notoriously resistant pancreatic tumors in mice, using a drug routinely prescribed for malaria and rheumatoid… Breast cancer may not change lifespan for older women • Breast Cancer news • Mar 15 11 Older women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to live just as long as peers without breast cancer, according to a new study. That’s “a… Combining Two Peptide Inhibitors Might Block Tumor Growth • Cancer news • Mar 15 11 A new study suggests that combining two experimental anticancer peptide agents might simultaneously block formation of new tumor blood vessels while also inhibiting the growth of tumor cells. This… Tumor metastasis with a twist • Cancer news • Mar 14 11 In the early stages of human embryogenesis, a transcription factor called Twist1 plays a key regulatory role in how the embryo assumes form and function. Much later in life, however, researchers at… DCIS patients who get invasive breast cancer have higher mortality • Breast Cancer news • Mar 14 11 Women with ductal carcinoma in situ—DCIS—who later develop invasive breast cancer in the same breast are at higher risk of dying from breast cancer than those who… Combination overcomes breast cancer resistance to herceptin • Breast Cancer news • Mar 14 11 Breast cancer tumors take numerous paths to resist the targeted drug Herceptin, but a single roadblock at a crucial crossroads may restore a tumor’s vulnerability to treatment, scientists at The… Taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer can save lives and money • Breast Cancer news • Mar 14 11 Tamoxifen, taken by certain women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, saves lives and reduces medical costs. That is the conclusion of a new study… Trapping prostate cancer cells to keep them from spreading provides hope • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 10 11 When prostate cancer stem cells (CSCs) were enclosed in self-assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP), the SAP stopped cancer stem cell colony formation and also stopped… Acquisition of Robotic Technology Leads to Increased Rates of Prostate Cancer Surgery • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 10 11 A new study conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine shows that when hospitals acquire surgical robotic technology, men… Aspirin’s ability to protect against colorectal cancer may depend on inflammatory pathways • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 09 11 The reduced risk of colorectal cancer associated with taking aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be confined to individuals already at risk because… Page 79 of 217 pages « First < 77 78 79 80 81 > Last » << Back to main
