You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Cancer news Cancer news Doctors call for end to five cancer tests, treatments • Cancer news • Apr 04 12 In a move that threatens to further inflame concerns about the rationing of medical care, the nation’s leading association of cancer physicians issued a list on Wednesday of… Cancer stem cell vaccine in development shows antitumor effect • Cancer news • Apr 02 12 Scientists may have discovered a new paradigm for immunotherapy against cancer by priming antibodies and T cells with cancer stem cells, according to a study published in Cancer… U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline, National Report Finds • Cancer news • Mar 29 12 A report from the nation’s leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between… In cancer science, many “discoveries” don’t hold up • Cancer news • Mar 28 12 A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer - a high proportion of them from university labs - are unreliable, with grim consequences… Many young cancer patients don’t discuss fertility • Cancer news • Mar 26 12 Young women with cancer often aren’t counseled about the risk of losing their fertility due to treatment or their options for saving their eggs, a new study from California suggests.… Unhealthy Behaviors More Prevalent in Survivors of Multiple Cancers, Study Shows • Cancer news • Mar 22 12 A study published by University of Kentucky researchers shows that survivors of multiple cancers report unhealthier behaviors post-diagnosis than control counterparts. Published in the Annals of… Studies find an aspirin a day can keep cancer at bay • Cancer news • Mar 21 12 Three new studies published on Wednesday added to growing scientific evidence suggesting that taking a daily dose of aspirin can help prevent, and possibly treat, cancer.… Aspirin Benefits May Include Cancer Prevention • Cancer news • Mar 21 12 Regular aspirin use leads to significant reductions in the risk of cancer, metastasis, and cancer mortality, according to one of the largest-ever analyses of published data. Overall, aspirin users had a… NCCN Cancer Guidelines Focus on Adolescent, Young Adult Needs • Cancer news • Mar 20 12 New guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network recognize adolescent and young adult cancer patients as a distinct group with needs that are not being met by routine… UC San Diego Noted for Highest Quality Cancer Care • Cancer news • Mar 19 12 UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center has one of the first oncology practices in the nation to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program,… Taking a pill to fight cancer? Avoid these dangerous drug interactions • Cancer news • Mar 18 12 Common cancer treatments nowadays include not just radiation, surgery, and infusion chemotherapy treatments, but also pills that patients take every day for weeks, months, or even… Regulators dispute finding of cancer-causing soda • Cancer news • Mar 06 12 U.S. regulators said soft drinks from PepsiCo Inc and Coca-Cola Co posed no health risk, contrary to a U.S. watchdog group that reported several popular brands contain high levels of a… Researchers Find Sarcoma Tumor Immune Response With Combination Therapy • Cancer news • Mar 03 12 A team of 18 researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that treating high-risk, soft tissue sarcoma patients with a combination of implanted dendritic cells… Cancer seen killing 1.3 million EU citizens in 2012 • Cancer news • Feb 29 12 Almost 1.3 million people will die of cancer in the European Union this year, but death rates from the disease are on a steady decline, according to new… Study Shows Fish Oil Does Not Prevent Cancer and May Increase Risk in Women • Cancer news • Feb 24 12 Add another one to the list of studies that fail to support the use of commonly used supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids or fish… Nanoparticles may enhance cancer therapy • Cancer news • Feb 17 12 A mixture of current drugs and carbon nanoparticles shows potential to enhance treatment for head-and-neck cancers, especially when combined with radiation therapy, according to new research by Rice University and the University… Low Molecular Weight Heparin Use in Cancer Treatment • Cancer news • Feb 16 12 For decades, the blood thinner heparin has been used to prevent and treat blood clots. Could it be just as effective in treating cancer? In an editorial published today… Video games lead to new paths to treat cancer, other diseases • Cancer news • Feb 16 12 The cure for cancer comes down to this: video games. In a research lab at Wake Forest University, biophysicist and computer scientist Samuel Cho uses graphics… Evidence strengthens link between NSAIDs and reduced cancer metastasis • Cancer news • Feb 13 12 A new study reveals key factors that promote the spread of cancer to lymph nodes and provides a mechanism that explains how a common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication can… Three ‘Targeted’ Cancer Drugs Raise Risk of Fatal Side Effects • Cancer news • Feb 07 12 -Treatment with three relatively new “targeted” cancer drugs has been linked to a slightly elevated chance of fatal side effects, according to a new analysis led by… World Cancer Day Points to Prevention • Cancer news • Feb 04 12 Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year’s World Cancer Day. Approximately one third of cancer… Cancer Patients Pain Can Be Helped By Psychosocial Interventions • Cancer news • Jan 31 12 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, who teamed with colleagues at five universities around the United States, analyzed past studies of cancer-related pain reduction and found that psychosocial interventions… Aiding cancer therapy by mathematically modeling tumor-immune interactions • Cancer news • Jan 26 12 Cancer is one of the five leading causes of death. And yet, despite decades of research, there is no standardized first-line treatment for most cancers. In addition, disappointing results… Korean research, a first step toward Dr. Smartphone? • Cancer news • Jan 23 12 Tired of long waits at the hospital for medical tests? If Korean researchers have their way, your smartphone could one day eliminate that - and perhaps even tell you… 3 is the magic number: A chain reaction required to prevent tumor formation • Cancer news • Jan 21 12 The expression of p53 and Mdm2 is closely related. In an article published this week in the Cancel Cell review, Robin Fahraeus and his… Page 11 of 37 pages « First < 9 10 11 12 13 > Last » << Back to main