Can recycling be used to treat cancer? • Cancer news • Jul 07 08 We already know that recycling benefits our planet; and now new research suggests that the cellular version might be useful for battling cancer. Scientists at Stanford University have identified a… 98 percent of elective mastectomy patients would have reconstruction again, says ASPS study • Breast Cancer news • Jul 07 08 Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it… Researchers Identify Cancer Preventive Properties in Common Vitamin Supplement • Cancer news • Jul 07 08 Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role… Treatment delays result in poor outcomes for men with breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jul 06 08 Men who develop breast cancer are often not treated until the disease has spread to the point that treatment becomes difficult, new results show. Although most… Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits • Breast Cancer news • Jul 06 08 Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women’s psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests. Research has shown that for women who have a mastectomy to… Counting tumor cells in blood predicts treatment benefit in prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jul 06 08 Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment,… The Predictors of Local Recurrence After Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer • Bladder cancer news • Jul 03 08 Although radical cystectomy has been considered the gold standard curative treatment for invasive bladder cancer, around one third of the patients relapse and… Discovery Could Bring New Metastatic Cancer Treatments • Cancer news • Jul 02 08 Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have uncovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), induces a bystander effect that kills cancer cells not directly receiving… Wealth, health impact colon cancer screening • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jul 02 08 Good intentions don’t always translate into action when it comes to colorectal cancer screening, researchers from the UK have found. A person’s health and socioeconomic status played a much more important… Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80 percent • Cancer news • Jul 02 08 Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80 percent, the World Health Organisation’s cancer… Study Provides Clues to Preventing and Treating Cancer Spread • Cancer news • Jun 30 08 Isn’t it odd that cancer cells from one organ, such as the skin, can travel and take root in a totally different organ, like the lung? What’s more,… New clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer • Lung Cancer news • Jun 26 08 The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of… CCNY researchers demonstrate effectiveness of contrast agent Cytate in detectcing prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Jun 26 08 Researchers at the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York (CCNY) have conducted time-resolved fluorescence measurement and optical… Researchers identify promising cancer drug target in prostate tumors • Prostate Cancer news • Jun 26 08 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a “powerhouse”… Different type of colon cancer vaccine reduces disease spread, Jefferson scientists show • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jun 24 08 aking advantage of the fact that the intestines have a separate immune system from the rest of the body, scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center… People Living in Poverty at Greater Risk of Dying from Cancer • Cancer news • Jun 24 08 A new study looking at the survival and stages of cancer has found that people living in poor neighborhoods have a greater risk of dying… Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth • Head and Neck Cancer News • • Oral Cancer News • Jun 24 08 A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. “The light sends wavelengths of blue-violet light… Risk of death after cancer diagnosis; shift in stage of breast cancer diagnosis • Breast Cancer news • Jun 23 08 Cancer patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) have more advanced cancers at diagnosis, receive less aggressive treatment, and have a higher risk of dying… Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer • Ovarian Cancer news • Jun 23 08 Women’s reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer – abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating… Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship • Breast Cancer • • Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship • Jun 23 08 A number of studies surveying breast cancer survivors have documented the impact of breast cancer diagnosis and breast cancer treatment on sexual function, sexual feeling, and sexual self-image. Women with breast… Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship - Key Practice Points • Breast Cancer • • Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship • Jun 23 08 1 Studies suggest that sexuality in some women may be altered by breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. 2 Inquiring about topics such as menopausal status, birth… Management of Sexual Problems in Breast Cancer Survivors • Breast Cancer • • Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship • Jun 23 08 According to Basson (2006), the management of sexual desire and arousal disorders in women includes psychological and pharmacologic interventions. Psychological Interventions There are a number of different psychological… Assessment of Sexual Function in Breast Cancer Survivors • Breast Cancer • • Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship • Jun 23 08 Inquiring about topics such as menopausal status, birth control, vaginal dryness, and dyspareunia shows the breast cancer patient that her healthcare team members consider topics influencing sexuality to be… Melanoma Is on the Rise in Women • Skin Cancer news • Jun 20 08 Over the past few decades, the incidence of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has increased. Melanoma has become the most common cancer in women between the ages of… Identification of 5 genes involved in the metastasis of breast tumors to the lung • Breast Cancer news • Jun 20 08 The identification of five genes involve in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung is the principal finding of a scientific team… Page 142 of 217 pages « First < 140 141 142 143 144 > Last » << Back to main
