01.02.08

Studying Body Abnormalities In Patients With Childhood Cancer

Posted in Uncategorized at 10:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Such body abnormalities as curvature of the spine and asymmetric lower limbs are more prevalent among children with cancer, compared to children without cancer. This suggests that a defective gene which is responsible for the abnormality may also have a role to play in cancer development, says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). [click link for full article]

Patients With Cirrhosis And Gene Variation May Have Elevated Risk Of Liver Tumor

Posted in Uncategorized at 4:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

A particular gene variation appears to significantly increase the risk that individuals with cirrhosis of the liver will go on to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a liver tumor that is the third leading cause of cancer death. [click link for full article]

Turning Anthrax Toxin Into A Cancer Killer

Posted in Uncategorized at 3:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Most people wouldn't consider anthrax toxin to be beneficial, but this bacterial poison may someday be an effective cancer therapy. Anthrax toxin has actually been shown to be fairly selective in targeting melanoma cells, although the risk of non-cancer toxicity prevents any clinical use. [click link for full article]

Over Half Of All Cancers Can Be Prevented By Daily Lifestyle Choices

Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Nearly half of all Americans make New Year's resolutions, most of them health-related. Stop smoking. Start exercising. Lose weight. Eat better. Unfortunately, only 10 to 15 percent of these resolutions are ever kept. Even more unfortunate is that these are exactly the things that can help everyone prevent cancer. John C. Ruckdeschel, M.D. [click link for full article]

‘Swish And Spit’ Test Accurate For Cancer

Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

A morning gargle could someday be more than a breath freshener it could spot head and neck cancer, say scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Their new study of a mouth rinse that captures genetic signatures common to the disease holds promise for screening those at high risk, including heavy smokers and alcohol drinkers. Lead investigator Joseph Califano, M.D. [click link for full article]

Research Suggests New Treatment Suitable For All Brain Tumor Patients

Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

New research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center suggests that a three-drug cocktail may one day improve outcomes in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a type of brain tumor with a dismal prognosis. Two of the drug candidates have been developed, and the team is working on the third all targeted to kill or impair cancer cells and spare healthy brain. Waldemar Debinski, M.D., Ph.D. [click link for full article]

Longer Survival Of Ashkenazi Ovarian Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations

Posted in Uncategorized at 2:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Israeli investigators have found that Ashkenazi Jewish women with ovarian cancer who have mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes lived significantly longer than Ashkenazi Jewish ovarian cancer patients without these mutations. After up to nine years of follow-up, BRCA1/2 mutation carriers were 28 percent less likely to die from the disease, even though women with the BRCA mutations are significantly more likely to develop ovarian and breast cancers. [click link for full article]

Failure Of Protein Recycling System May Be Linked To Certain Diseases, Birth Defects

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

A group of signaling proteins known as Wnt - which help build the human body's skin, bone, muscle and other tissues - depend on a complex delivery and recycling system to ensure their transport to tissue-building cell sites, according to a study at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. [click link for full article]

Second-Time Designation From National Cancer Institute Received By MCG

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The Medical College of Georgia has again been designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program.The renewal, which comes with a five-year $2.3 million grant, provides more access to the latest cancer treatment and prevention strategies for all cancer patients, particularly minorities, says Dr. Anand Jillella, chief of the MCG section of Hematology/Oncology and principal investigator on the grant. [click link for full article]

01.01.08

Breast Cancer Cells Have To Learn To Walk Before They Can Run

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:00 am by Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today

Early-stage breast cancer that has not yet invaded the surrounding tissues may already contain highly motile cells, bringing the tumor one step closer to metastasis, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their study, published in the Dec. 30 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, suggests that these cells, although not yet invasive, could wander off along milk ducts and seed new tumors within the same breast. [click link for full article]

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