UA Cancer Center team questions safety, efficacy of selenium and colorectal cancer risk
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Oct 14 16

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

A 12-year study led by a team of University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers is bringing into question the safety and efficacy of…


 

Many adolescent girls with leukemia are not being screened for pregnancy before beginning chemotherapy
• Blood Cancer News • Oct 12 16

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

A new study indicates that adolescent females with acute leukemia have low rates of pregnancy screening prior to receiving chemotherapy that can cause…


 

Anti-tumor immunity identified with new ovarian cancer treatment strategy
• Ovarian Cancer news • Sep 27 16

Anti-tumor immunity identified with new ovarian cancer treatment strategy

Few effective treatments have been approved to treat ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all cancers affecting the female reproductive system. Now, new research from The Wistar Institute…


 

Study examines survival outcomes after different lung cancer staging methods
• Lung Cancer news • Sep 27 16

Study examines survival outcomes after different lung cancer staging methods

In a study appearing in the September 13 issue of JAMA, Jouke T. Annema, M.D., Ph.D., of the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues examined five-year survival…


 

New strategy identified for treating acute myeloid leukemia
• Blood Cancer News • Sep 27 16

New strategy identified for treating acute myeloid leukemia

A multi-institutional academic and industry research team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute has identified a promising new approach to the…


 

Saturated fatty acids linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 08 16

Saturated fatty acids linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Fatty acids in the breast may be useful indicators of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The results…


 

Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 07 16

Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer

A study led by Loyola Medicine researchers may help reassure patients who worry the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could increase their risk of uterine cancer.

The multi-center…


 

High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk
• Breast Cancer news • May 13 16

High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk

Two linked papers in The BMJ this week shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with breast cancer and heart disease.

The first…


 

Andrei Goga’s UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers
• Breast Cancer news • May 12 16

Andrei Goga's UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers

Conventional chemotherapy generally fails to eradicate aggressive breast cancers due to the early distant metastasis that can occur in these diseases. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)…


 

Study suggests testosterone therapy does not raise risk of aggressive prostate cancer
• Prostate Cancer news • May 07 16

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

Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their risk of prostate cancer.

This…


 

Certain types of polyps may warrant keeping closer tabs on the colon
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Apr 14 16

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

Being on the lookout for certain features of polyps may help physicians keep a closer eye on patients at risk for colorectal cancer.

Starting at…


 

Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries
• Skin Cancer news • Mar 16 16

Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries

Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to…


 

Study shows broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer
• Breast Cancer news • • Liver Cancer news • • Prostate Cancer news • Mar 03 16

Study shows broccoli may offer protection against liver cancer

Consumption of broccoli has increased in the United States over the last few decades as scientists have reported that eating the vegetable three to five times per…


 

Novel gene variants identified in male breast cancer
• Breast Cancer news • Mar 02 16

Novel gene variants identified in male breast cancer

Male breast cancer (MBC) is a very rare tumor type, occurring in just 1% of all breast cancer cases, and the underlying genetic causes and treatment of MBC is…


 

Early MRI screening reduces risk of breast cancer death for survivors of childhood HL
• Breast Cancer news • Mar 02 16

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

Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have confirmed in a screening effectiveness study that early screening with MRIs can reduce breast cancer…


 

Two forms of radiosurgery for brain metastases are equally effective
• Head and Neck Cancer News • Feb 24 16

Two forms of radiosurgery for brain metastases are equally effective

While two advanced radiosurgery approaches - Gamma Knife and RapidArc® - offer different strengths, they are equally effective at eradicating cancer in the brain, say researchers at…


 

Cancer treatment: Therapeutic approach gives hope for the treatment of multiple myeloma
• Blood Cancer News • Feb 05 16

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

A new therapeutic approach tested by a team from Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (CIUSSS-EST, Montreal) and the University of Montreal gives promising results for the treatment of…


 

Toward a better understanding of the mechanisms blocking cancer cell growth
• Cancer news • Jan 28 16

Toward a better understanding of the mechanisms blocking cancer cell growth

DNA damage can lead to gene inactivation or deregulation and cause various diseases such as cancer; however, many DNA repair mechanisms allow cells to survive against…


 

Nonrecommended screenings for prostate, breast cancer in older individuals
• Breast Cancer news • Jan 21 16

Nonrecommended screenings for prostate, breast cancer in older individuals

An estimated 15.7 percent of individuals 65 or older may have received nonrecommended screenings for prostate and breast cancers because they had limited life expectancies of less than…


 

Biomarker predicts which stage II colon cancer patients may benefit from chemotherapy
• Colon & Colorectal Cancer news • Jan 21 16

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

A multicenter research team has identified a biomarker that predicts which stage II colon cancer patients may benefit from chemotherapy after surgery to prevent a…


 

New method for better treatment of breast cancer
Dec 30 15

New method for better treatment of breast cancer

A new study shows that a novel imaging-based method for defining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment is as accurate as the current standard-of-care and could reduce the need for…


 

T cells that recognize HER2 teceptor may prevent HER2+ breast cancer recurrence
• Breast Cancer news • Dec 30 15

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

Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and possibly cancer-induced weakness in the patient’s immune system -  a weakness…


 

New breast cancer drug may be effective against other types of cancer
• Breast Cancer news • Dec 29 15

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

Palbociclib, a new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to…


 

Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer
• Cancer news • Dec 22 15

Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer

The shells of a common plant virus, inhaled into a lung tumor or injected into ovarian, colon or breast tumors, not only triggered the immune system in…


 

Early Prostate Cancer Cases Fall Along With Screening
Dec 18 15

Early Prostate Cancer Cases Fall Along With Screening

Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer, and fewer early-stage cases are being detected, according to two studies published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

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