Scientists Identify New Gene Associated with Lung Cancer • Lung Cancer news • Oct 16 07 The first research to show the involvement of a gene known as Dmp1 in human lung cancer will hopefully lead to an increased understanding on what goes wrong at… Genes that both extend life and protect against cancer identified • Cancer news • Oct 15 07 A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research reported today in the journal “Nature Genetics”… Enhanced DNA-repair mechanism can cause breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 15 07 Although defects in the “breast cancer gene,” BRCA1, have been known for years to increase the risk for breast cancer, exactly how it can lead to tumor growth has remained… Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women’s Immune System • Breast Cancer news • Oct 12 07 A new study shows that neither of two commonly used radiation treatments for early-stage, node-negative breast cancer has any effect on a woman’s immune system, even though women… HER-2 Status Predicts Success of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Treatment • Breast Cancer news • Oct 11 07 Researchers have found they can potentially target chemotherapy for breast cancer to only those women most likely to benefit, sparing the majority of patients from unnecessary side… New ‘seed’ therapy helps pinpoint breast tumors with more accuracy • Breast Cancer news • Oct 11 07 Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center are the first in Texas to use a new technique in which a small radioactive pellet, or “seed”, is implanted into… Potential Early Warning System for Lung Cancer Identified • Lung Cancer news • Oct 11 07 An immune system protein could act as an early warning system for lung cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax. Lung cancer kills around 900,000… Prostate cancer increases hip fracture risk by eight times in 50 to 65 year-olds • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 11 07 Men who have prostate cancer are on average four times more likely to suffer a hip fracture, with rates rising to eight times… Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer • Ovarian Cancer news • Oct 10 07 A low-fat diet may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National… Prostate cancer therapy linked to increased risk of heart disease death • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 10 07 The use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat localized prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk of death from heart disease, according to a study… Hip size of mothers linked to breast cancer in daughters • Breast Cancer news • Oct 08 07 In a study of the maternity records of more than 6,000 women, David J.P. Barker, M.D., Ph.D., and Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., of Oregon Health & Science University… Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 08 07 Researchers in a multicenter international study have identified a new gene that, if mutated, may increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer by more than a third. Further, the… Whites take supplemental breast cancer therapy more often than blacks • Breast Cancer news • Oct 08 07 A new study finds that white women more frequently take more of the life-prolonging supplemental therapies used to treat breast cancer than African-American women. African-Americans whose cancer… Differences observed between black and white women in use of breast cancer therapy • Breast Cancer news • Oct 08 07 A new study finds treatment for breast cancer differs between African-American women and white women, though the differences are partly dependent on insurance type.… Medicare modernization act did not change chemotherapy as feared • Cancer news • Oct 08 07 Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have not noticed a restriction in their access to treatment following the enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003… Improving Cancer Diagnosis • Cancer news • Oct 05 07 Researchers report in the October 2007 issue of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics that they have developed a new way of detecting the abnormal presence of complexes of sugars and proteins in the blood of… Naturally-occurring apple compounds reduce risk of pancreatic cancer • Pancreatic Cancer news • Oct 03 07 Eating flavonol-rich foods like apples may help reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, says a team of international researchers. Quercetin, which is found naturally in apples and onions, has… Regular Screenings and Healthy Living Reduce Colon Cancer Risk • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 03 07 More than 100,000 people will develop colon cancer in 2007, according to the American Cancer Society; the disease currently causes more than 55,000 U.S. deaths annually. However, the… Research points towards early cancer detection • Cancer news • Oct 03 07 A test to detect the very early stages of cancer could one day result from new research by Cardiff University scientists. A team at the University’s School of Medicine has just… Understanding Risks is Best Defense Against Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 03 07 It’s often impossible to say why one woman gets breast cancer and another doesn’t. And many known risk factors - a family history of breast cancer or a… Dietary calcium could possibly prevent the spread of breast cancer to bone • Breast Cancer news • Oct 02 07 A strong skeleton is less likely to be penetrated by metastasizing cancer cells, so a fortified glass of milk might be the way to block… Manchester researchers announce new methods of beating breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 01 07 University of Manchester researchers will reveal new ways of controlling and treating breast cancer at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham today (Monday 1 October 2007).… Residual fetal cells in women may provide protection against breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 01 07 Fetal cells that persist in a woman’s body long after pregnancy – a common occurrence known in scientific circles as fetal microchimerism – in some cases… Studies lend insights into colorectal cancer screening • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 01 07 Two studies in the October issue of the journal Gastroenterology may help in refining recommendations for the use of colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer. One study reports that patients… Standard Treatment for Prostate Cancer May Encourage Spread of Disease • Prostate Cancer news • Oct 01 07 A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the… Page 167 of 217 pages « First < 165 166 167 168 169 > Last » << Back to main
