2016

October

• UA Cancer Center team questions safety, efficacy of selenium and colorectal cancer risk -
  
  
  

• Many adolescent girls with leukemia are not being screened for pregnancy before beginning chemotherapy -
  
  
  

September

• Anti-tumor immunity identified with new ovarian cancer treatment strategy -
  
  
  

• Study examines survival outcomes after different lung cancer staging methods -
  
  
  

• New strategy identified for treating acute myeloid leukemia -
  
  
  

June

• Saturated fatty acids linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women -
  
  
  

• Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer -
  
  
  

May

• High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk -
  
  
  

• Andrei Goga’s UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers -
  
  
  

• Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer -
  
  
  

April

• Certain types of polyps may warrant keeping closer tabs on the colon -
  
  
  

March

• Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries -
  
  
  

• Study shows broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer -
  
  
  

• Novel gene variants identified in male breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Early MRI screening reduces risk of breast cancer death for survivors of childhood HL -
  
  
  

February

• Two forms of radiosurgery for brain metastases are equally effective -
  
  
  

• Cancer treatment: Therapeutic approach gives hope for the treatment of multiple myeloma -
  
  
  

January

• Toward a better understanding of the mechanisms blocking cancer cell growth -
  
  
  

• Nonrecommended screenings for prostate, breast cancer in older individuals -
  
  
  

• Biomarker predicts which stage II colon cancer patients may benefit from chemotherapy -
  
  
  

2015

December

• New method for better treatment of breast cancer -
  
  
  

• T cells that recognize HER2 teceptor may prevent HER2+ breast cancer recurrence -
  
  
  

• New breast cancer drug may be effective against other types of cancer -
  
  
  

• Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer -
  
  
  

• Early Prostate Cancer Cases Fall Along With Screening -
  
  
  

• Non-Invasive Robotic Surgery Destroys Prostate Cancer Tumors -
  
  
  

• NYU nursing study examines obesity in relation to breast cancer related lymphedema -
  
  
  

• Researchers take first step in precision medicine for penile cancer -
  
  
  

• Non-small cell lung cancers can be sorted in clusters by endocytic changes -
  
  
  

• Neoadjuvant use of pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Increased Cancer Risk Seen After False-Positive Mammograms -
  
  
  

• Stopping ovarian cancer in its tracks: An antibody may help patients heal themselves -
  
  
  

November

• New Model for Prostate Cancer Screening Reduces Biopsies -
  
  
  

• Researchers find experimental drug can help fight debilitating side effect of ovarian cancer -
  
  
  

• NTU scientists use dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer -
  
  
  

• Cancer survivors less likely to receive callbacks from potential employers -
  
  
  

October

• Potential new therapy for triple-negative breast cancer shows promise in lab studies -
  
  
  

• UGR scientists patent an effective drug for treating breast, colon, and skin cancers -
  
  
  

• The CNIO discovers a link between a rare form of anemia and cancer -
  
  
  

• Decoding the microbial signature of aggressive form of breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Rare mutation may extend survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases -
  
  
  

• Adoption of streamlined breast cancer treatment has stagnated, study finds -
  
  
  

• Scientists pave way for diamonds to trace early cancers -
  
  
  

• Protein research uncovers potential new diagnosis and therapy for breast cancer -
  
  
  

• Singapore scientists uncover genetic landscape of distinct breast tumors -
  
  
  

• Groundbreaking computer program diagnoses cancer in two days -
  
  
  

• Rising cancer rates in low and middle income countries threaten economic stability -
  
  
  

• Research connects specific variations in RNA splicing with breast cancer causation -
  
  
  

September

• Multi-gene test enables some breast cancer patients to safely avoid chemotherapy -
  
  
  

• Scientists use microchip approach to visualize human breast cancer proteins -
  
  
  

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