07.30.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds a surprising number of Americans believe scientifically unsubstantiated claims concerning cancer, and that population segments suffering the greatest burden of cancer are the most likely to be misinformed.Evidence indicates that healthy behavior depends in part on an accurate assessment of proven risk factors. [click link for full article]
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07.29.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
Cancer patients who receive a drug that stimulates the growth of infection-fighting white blood cells may be significantly less likely to die from a chemotherapy-related complication characterized by fever and low white blood cell levels, according to a multi-institutional study led by researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today
A novel radiotherapy approach has shown promise as a treatment option, and may possibly increase the cure rate, for people with early stage lung cancer who are unable to tolerate surgery, according to findings from a five-year study led by SUNY Upstate Medical University. SUNY Upstate was among 10 institutions nationwide participating in this first prospective radiotherapy study specific to high-risk patients with early stage lung cancer. [click link for full article]
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07.28.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
Testicular cancer patients who do not respond to traditional therapy can be cured with high-dose chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine report in the New England Journal of Medicine.About 90 percent of testicular cancer patients respond to traditional therapy, which involves multiple courses of cisplatin, first used successfully in the treatment of this disease by Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 11:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
The medical community has been debating for many years whether, and to what extent, postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) use is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer, says Professor Amos Pines, President of the International Menopause Society. Although it is agreed that long-term HT slightly increases that risk, the definition of long-term use is still unclear, particularly in view of data showing that it may vary significantly by type of HT (estrogen-alone vs. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
High resolution views of a receptor molecule that is implicated in cancer offer a clear target for the development of a new class of cancer drugs, Yale School of Medicine researchers report July 27 in Cell. It is also anticipated that the new family of drugs may be applied for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) cancers that are resistant to Gleevec and Sutent. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among women. This year alone, nearly 180,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and some 40,000 will die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. There are some risk factors that a woman cannot control, such as her age and race as well as genetics, or family history, but there are also choices she can make to lower her odds of getting it. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
The Child Protection Agency, Quebec, Canada, is not going to compel Anael L'Esperance-Nascimento, a 3-year-old boy, who has cancerous cells in the brain and spinal cord, to receive chemotherapy after his parents said they would prefer he had alternative medicine. Anael was diagnosed in October, 2007. He had an operation, which his mother says probably saved his life. After initial chemo treatment at the [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
The first study to look at sexual function in very long-term female survivors of genital-tract cancer found that these women were pleased with the quality of their cancer care but less satisfied with the emotional support and information they received about dealing with the effects of the disease and treatment on sexuality. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a gene linked to the development of an aggressive form of breast cancer. The researchers found that the gene, FOXP3, suppresses tumor growth. FOXP3 is located on the X chromosome, which means a single mutation can effectively silence the gene. This is unusual, as only one other gene linked to cancer has been found on the X chromosome. [click link for full article]
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