08.31.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
Other than visually inspecting the disease, doctors have no genetic blueprint to classify melanomas, a lethal form of skin cancer. Tumors generally are ranked by how deeply the growth has invaded underlying skin tissue. The deeper it burrows into the skin, the more lethal the cancer, but some patients defy the odds and survive with thick tumors or die from thin ones. [click link for full article]
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In the August issue of Molecular & Cellular Proteomics (http://www.mcponline.org), scientists provide the first large scale identification of proteins that are overexpressed in chronic pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition of the pancreas that shares many features with pancreatic cancer. The information will help diagnose the early stages of both diseases. [click link for full article]
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08.30.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:40 pm by Yahoo! Health: Cancer News
A technique that delivers local anesthetic directly to the surgical wound of colorectal cancer surgery patients helps control postoperative pain and shortens recovery time, a French study says.
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Posted in Uncategorized at 6:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
HSP 90 inhibitors, which are finding favor in fighting cancer, may also help battle overwhelming infection in intensive care patients, researchers say.Studies in an animal model of sepsis, a major cause of ICU patient death, indicate HSP 90 inhibitors help degrade proteins perpetuating inflammation, says Dr. John D. Catravas, director of the Medical College of Georgia Vascular Biology Center. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 pm by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
Four Democratic presidential candidates on Monday at a cancer forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, discussed issues related to the disease and health care, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. At the forum, the candidates -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), former Sen. [click link for full article]
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Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today
Cancer survivors, their caregivers, supporters and medical staff will hold a 'Celebration of Life' at the annual Cancer Survivors' Day at Rush University Medical Center. Hundreds of people are expected to attend the September 9th celebration taking place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the hospital's Atrium Building ground floor lobby, 1650 W. Harrison St., Chicago. [click link for full article]
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Immutep S.A., a biopharmaceutical company specialised in immunostimulatory and immunomodulatory treatments of cancer and infectious or autoimmune disease, announced that its lead product, ImmuFact(R) IMP321, has entered a Phase I clinical trial in metastatic melanoma in a novel protocol combining adoptive T cell transfer after transient lymphodepletion associated with peptide vaccination. [click link for full article]
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Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing the development of cancerous tumors, according to a study published in the October issue of Acta Pharmacologica Sinica published by Wiley-Blackwell. The black raspberries will, however, have no therapeutic value if the tumors have already developed. Dr. [click link for full article]
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The Problem: Statins, a type of LDL cholesterol-lowering drug, were recently shown to have a significant, positive association with newly diagnosed cancer cases. When newly diagnosed cancer cases were correlated with cholesterol reduction, a disturbing significant correspondence was found, and recently published as, "Effect of the Magnitude of Lipid Lowering on Risk of Elevated Liver Enzymes, Rhabdomyolysis, and Cancer, by Alsheikh-Ali, et al. [click link for full article]
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Breakthrough Breast Cancer scientists have helped identify a critical role for a gene called Tip60 in breast cancer. The research, to be published in the scientific journal Nature on Thursday 30 August, shows for the first time that Tip60 is linked to breast cancer development, and is associated with more aggressive forms of the disease. [click link for full article]
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