2012

July

• More men with prostate cancer “team” wait on treatment -

• Afinitor Delays Progression of Advanced Breast Cancer -

• Tumor cells’ inner workings predict cancer progression -

• Would sliding back to pre-PSA era cancel progress in prostate cancer? -

• Tumor cells’ inner workings predict cancer progression -

• High-carb diet tied to breast cancer risk for some -

• Breast cancer patients who lack RB gene respond better to neoadjuvant chemotherapy -

• Men with prostate cancer more likely to die from other causes -

• Removing colon polyps tied to lower cancer risk -

• Researchers find driver of breast cancer stem cell metastasis -

• How chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases risk of lung cancer -

• Galena’s breast cancer vaccine gets exclusivity until 2028 -

• Blacks with throat cancer get harsher therapy -

• Fertility drug usage and cancer risk -

• BUSM in vitro study identifies potential combination therapy for breast cancer -

• Prostate cancer treatment regret is 52 percent higher in men with cardiovascular disease -

• Coffee consumption inversely associated with risk of most common form of skin cancer -

June

• Skin contact breast tumor detection -

• Accelerated radiation treatment effective for noninvasive breast cancer -

• Side effects persist after prostate cancer treatment -

• New treatment protocol extends survival in some cases of once inoperable pancreatic cancer -

• Progress in quest to reduce use of radiation in treatment of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma -

• Glucose deprivation activates feedback loop that kills cancer cells, UCLA study shows -

• Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk -

• Sun Exposure and Cutaneous HPV Infection Found Synergistic in Skin Cancers, Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Say -

• Miami Baby’s Peach-Size Tumor Removed in Womb -

• EU agency backs Novartis’ Afinitor in breast cancer -

• Study doubts value of liver cancer screening -

• British gov’t finds no health risks from defective French-made breast implants -

• Researchers identify need to sample multiple tumor zones in breast cancer -

• Genetic markers hope for new brain tumor treatments -

• Which doctor does your colonoscopy may matter -

• Uninsured women less likely to get cancer screening -

• How aging normal cells fuels tumor growth and metastasis -

• ‘Hitchhiking’ anti-cancer viruses ride blood cells -

• Being heavy may help men with one type of cancer: study -

• Imaging use up in HMOs, adds to radiation worry -

• No link seen between bone drugs, colon cancer -

• U.S. cancer survivors face new test in long-term care -

• Lower income cancer patients less likely to be involved in clinical trials -

• Drug cocktail boosts ovarian cancer survival time -

• Alcohol Consumption Boosts Breast Cancer Risk -

• Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in study -

• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers -

• Hormone pill slows prostate cancer’s growth -

• ‘Smart bomb’ drug attacks breast cancer -

• Fusion Drug Slows Advanced Breast Cancer -

• OK to Stay with Avastin in Colon Cancer Tx -

• Researchers discover a DNA marker may indicate differences in breast cancer -

• Cancer therapy that boosts immune system ready for wider testing -

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