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Cancer survivors battle with the blues
• Cancer news • May 17 13

Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That’s according to a new study, by Floortje…


 

Fighting cancer’s fears a step at the time
• Cancer news • May 15 13

Fighting cancers fears a step at the time

Coming at the end of this week is an opportunity to help our neighbors financially and emotionally.

It is the annual Pickens County Relay for Life and has become…


 

Tumor-activated protein promotes cancer spread
• Cancer news • May 13 13

Tumor-activated protein promotes cancer spread

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center report that cancers physically alter cells in the lymphatic system – a network of…


 

Study finds gaps in ‘decision aids’ designed to help determine right cancer screening option
• Cancer news • May 12 13

help determine right cancer screening option

When it comes to a cancer diagnosis, timing can be everything - the sooner it’s found, the more treatable it is. But when…


 

FDA advisers recommend against Delcath’s cancer therapy
• Eye cancer news • • Cancer news • May 03 13

A panel of advisers to the U.S. health regulator unanimously recommended against approving Delcath Systems Inc’s cancer therapy for a rare form of eye cancer that spreads to the liver,…


 

Cancer patients feel harassed by bosses, according to charity survey
• Cancer news • May 03 13

A rising number of cancer patients feel discriminated against when they return to work after treatment, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.

The charity said that almost two…


 

Clarifying the effect of stem cell therapy on cancer
• Cancer news • Apr 29 13

Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Human…


 

Physicists, biologists unite to expose how cancer spreads
• Cancer news • Apr 27 13

Cancer cells that can break out of a tumor and invade other organs are more aggressive and nimble than nonmalignant cells, according to a new multi-institutional nationwide study. These…


 

Commonly used drug can limit radiation damage to lungs and heart for cancer patients
• Cancer news • Apr 22 13

Geneva, Switzerland: Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by…


 

UTSW researchers identify new potential target for cancer therapy
• Cancer news • Apr 20 13

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that alternative splicing – a process that allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins – appears to be…


 

Same protein that fires up cancer-promoting Erk also blocks its activation
• Cancer news • Apr 20 13

A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component of the signaling pathway tied down and inactive, a team…


 

CT and serum LDH shows promise as survival predictor for some metastatic melanoma patients
• Cancer news • Apr 17 13

Combining CT imaging findings with baseline serum lactate dehydrogenase levels is showing promise as a way to predict survival in patients with metastatic…


 

Some Minorities Believe They Are Less Likely to Get Cancer Compared to Whites, Moffitt Cancer
• Cancer news • Apr 17 13

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues analyzed national data to investigate the differences in cancer prevention beliefs by race and…


 

Top Experts in Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to Speak at Loyola Conference
• Cancer news • Apr 10 13

Eight internationally known experts in cancer immunology and immunotherapy will speak April 17 at the inaugural Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center Translational Science Symposium.

Speakers will…


 

IVF Babies May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
• Cancer news • Apr 10 13

Children born after in vitro fertilization (IVF) or other fertility treatments appear to be at modestly elevated risk of cancer, although causality still isn’t clear, a meta-analysis showed.

The…


 

New genetic link found between normal fetal growth and cancer
• Cancer news • Apr 08 13

Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer.…


 

Navidea cancer imaging agent may see wider use
• Cancer news • Apr 05 13

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc said its cancer diagnostic agent was effective in identifying the first lymph node reached by the disease in patients with head and neck cancer, paving the…


 

Breakthrough Cancer-Killing Treatment Has No Side-Effects, Says MU Researcher
• Cancer news • Apr 03 13

Cancer painfully ends more than 500,000 lives in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scientific crusade against cancer…


 

Cancer care may be closer than you think
• Cancer news • Mar 27 13

Research from the University of Iowa suggests that cancer care is more accessible in rural areas than thought, and this increased accessibility should be considered as changes are made…


 

New imaging agent enables better cancer detection, more accurate staging
• Cancer news • Mar 21 13

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer…


 

New cancer diagnostic technique debuts
• Cancer news • Mar 14 13

Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such…


 

Trackable drug-filled nanoparticles - a potential weapon against cancer
• Cancer news • Feb 28 13

Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. A new study published by Swedish scientists in Particle & Particle…


 

Protein balance key in preventing cancer
• Cancer news • Feb 28 13

Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according…


 

New cancer ‘vaccine’ shows future promise in treating and preventing metastatic cancers
• Cancer news • Feb 27 13

Preclinical, laboratory studies suggest a novel immunotherapy could potentially work like a vaccine against metastatic cancers, according to scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer…


 

Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients
• Cancer news • Feb 14 13

About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would…


 
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