HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 08 11 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Western countries. Metastatic liver disease more frequently develops metachronous metastasis following treatment of CRC.… New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test • Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Mar 08 11 Bowel cancer patients whose tumors contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical… Berkeley Lab Researchers Illuminate Laminin’s Role in Cancer Formation • Cancer news • Mar 07 11 Laminin, long thought to be only a structural support protein in the microenvironment of breast and other epithelial tissue, is “famous” for its cross-like shape. However, laminin is… Using a molecular switch to turn on cancer vaccines • Cancer news • Mar 07 11 The immune system is capable of recognizing tumor growth, and naturally mounts an anti-cancer defense. Dendritic cells (DCs) can take up tumor-derived molecules (antigens) and present them to… BNCT, a new-generation radiation treatment, is effective in advanced head and neck cancer • Head and Neck Cancer News • Mar 04 11 Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using boron-10 and thermal neutrons. Boron-10 is introduced into cancer cells with… Breast cancer survivors at higher risk for falls • Breast Cancer news • Mar 04 11 The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. In a study scheduled for publication in the April issue… International Leader in Breast Cancer Surgery Armando Giuliano, M.D., to Join Cedars-Sinai • Breast Cancer news • Mar 03 11 Armando E. Giuliano, M.D., internationally known for his research and clinical expertise in breast cancer, is joining Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as executive vice chair of… Researchers Predict Age of T Cells to Improve Cancer Treatment • Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Manipulation of cells by a new microfluidic device may help clinicians improve a promising cancer therapy that harnesses the body’s own immune cells to fight such diseases… Scientists Target Aggressive Prostate Cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a potential target to treat an aggressive type of prostate cancer. The target, a gene called SPINK1, could be to prostate… Smoking increases risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women • Breast Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Postmenopausal women who smoke or used to smoke have up to a 16% higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to women who have never smoked, finds research… Lymph node dissection is not essential in small screen-detected lung cancers, new research shows • Lung Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases… Being too fat raises risk of deadly breast cancer: study • Breast Cancer news • Mar 02 11 Scientists know that being overweight increases the risk of breast cancers fed by estrogen, but being too fat may also increase the risk of triple-negative breast cancers,… Obesity may increase risk of triple-negative breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Mar 01 11 New findings published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, confirm the risk of breast cancer among women who are obese… New Peptide Could be Effective Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Feb 28 11 A new peptide developed by researchers in Temple University’s College of Science and Technology has demonstrated efficacy against triple negative breast cancer. The leptin receptor antagonist… New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment • Head and Neck Cancer News • Feb 28 11 At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals… Quick, easy test identifies aggressive type of lung cancer in never-smokers • Lung Cancer news • Feb 28 11 An inexpensive and rapid testing method can effectively identify a sub-group of never-smoking lung cancer patients whose tumors express a molecule associated with increased risk of… Bone drug zoledronic acid may help prevent spread of early lung cancer • Lung Cancer news • Feb 28 11 A drug that is currently used to help treat bone metastases in patients with lung cancer could also be useful at an earlier stage of… Gene fuelled transporter causes breast cancer cells to self-destruct • Breast Cancer news • Feb 28 11 Scientists at Queen’s have shown that they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells causing them to self-destruct, using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system, according… Multiple Childbirth Linked to Rare but Aggressive ‘Triple-Negative’ Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Feb 25 11 Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the… Gene expression to distinguish metastasizing from non-metastasizing head and neck cancers • Head and Neck Cancer News • Feb 25 11 The validation of a test, based on gene expression and predicting the tumours that will metastasize in lymph nodes of head & neck cancers, was presented… Change in PSA level does not predict prostate cancer • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 25 11 Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found that change in PSA levels over time - known as PSA velocity - is a poor predictor of prostate cancer… PSA screening declines following publication of large trials, guidelines • Prostate Cancer news • Feb 25 11 PSA screening has declined in one large U.S. healthcare network since publication of two large screening trials and a set of guidelines, according to a study published online… GPs take more than a month to record ovarian cancer diagnosis in one in 10 cases • Ovarian Cancer news • Feb 24 11 Family doctors can take more than a month to record ovarian cancer, once diagnosed by a specialist, in one in 10… Lasers ID deadly skin cancer better than doctors • Skin Cancer news • Feb 23 11 High-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, while potentially saving thousands of lives and… Novel methods for improved breast cancer survival • Breast Cancer news • Feb 23 11 A quarter of all women who suffer from breast cancer are at risk of metastasis – a recurrence of the cancer. 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