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Glioblastoma Classification Revision Should Improve Patient Care
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:00am
Radiation oncology researchers have revised the system used by doctors since the 1990s to determine the prognosis of people with glioblastoma, which is the most devastating of malignant brain tumors. The outdated system was devised for glioblastoma a…Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Benefit From Accelerated Chemotherapy Given Before Surgery
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:00am
For some patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, treatment may begin before they undergo cystectomy, or surgical removal of the bladder. They may be advised by oncologists to receive chemotherapy before surgery...Positive Survival Trend Seen In Phase I Study Of Temsirolimus, Capecitabine
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:00am
A phase I clinical trial examining the safety of combining temsirolimus and capecitabine in advanced malignancies suggests the two agents can be given safely to patients...Lapatinib Combined With Cetuximab Overcomes Resistance In EGFR-Driven Tumors
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:00am
Targeted therapies have been studied for years, but recent laboratory research is providing robust clues about drugs that might work better in combination, particularly in treating cancers that have become resistant to therapy. That kind of informati…Make Or Break For Cellular Tissues
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:00am
Models developed to study liquids are used to investigate the mechanics of cellular tissues, which could further our understanding of embryonic development and cancer In a study about to be published in EPJ E¹, French physicists from the Curie In…Google Algorithm Finds Cancer Biomarkers
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:00pm
Seven proteins that can help physicians evaluate how aggressive a patient's cancer is and whether or not they should receive chemotherapy have been identified by German researchers...Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am
An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or rely on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care, according to a new study by researchers at H…Groundbreaking Advance In Medical Diagnostics
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am
Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients. The device, which could be several hundr…The Favored Treatment For Kidney Cancer Is Robot-Assisted Surgery
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am
Robot-assisted surgery has replaced another minimally invasive operation as the main procedure to treat kidney cancer while sparing part of the diseased organ, and with comparable results, according to a new research study by Henry Ford Hospital urol…Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:00am
Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related to their surgery. But…
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AMAdvanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier StageCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AMMany Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: SurveyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AMTwo-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma TreatmentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/16/2012 8:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AMBlacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously ThoughtCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/15/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AMThe Laxative-Free 'Virtual Colonoscopy'
4 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:00am
Title: The Laxative-Free 'Virtual Colonoscopy'Category: Health NewsCreated: 5/15/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AMA Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?
4 days ago, 15 May 12, 3:00am
Title: A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?Category: Health NewsCreated: 5/14/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AMCommon Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
5 days ago, 14 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/14/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/14/2012 12:00:00 AMScientists Map Melanoma's Genome
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Scientists Map Melanoma's GenomeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AMColon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to ScreeningCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Don’t Neglect Your Skin This Summer
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 11:06am
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and to celebrate, I paid a visit to my dermatologist. I am a fair-skinned redhead, and skin cancer runs in my family. Therefore, sunscreen is a close friend of mine, and since I exhibit multiple skin cancer risk fa…Male Breast Cancer is No Laughing Matter
10 days ago, 9 May 12, 12:05pm
Though breast cancer is 100 times more likely to occur in women than in men, recent studies have found that the disease may be more dangerous for men. No matter how rare, male breast cancer is a serious matter and certainly nothing to be embarrassed…Exercise, Without Exercising
17 days ago, 2 May 12, 5:46pm
There has been a lot of talk recently about how exercising and eating right are important for cancer survivors, as well as cancer patients who are currently going through treatment. While there are many ways to make eating right entertaining (fun rec…ACS Confirms Diet, Exercise, and Weight Control Important for Cancer Survivors
23 days ago, 26 Apr 12, 1:12pm
It’s becoming standard knowledge that diet and exercise are important when it comes to staying healthy. Though this is accepted among individuals who have never faced cancer, questions can arise among those who have been recently diagnosed, as well…Lose Weight to Feel Great – And Fight Cancer
31 days ago, 18 Apr 12, 11:04am
Even though obesity can lead to numerous health problems, the number of Americans who are obese continues to grow each year. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2010 more than 35.7 percent of U.S. adults were considered obese, up from 33.…
Thousand Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
5 days ago, 14 May 12, 10:41am
It’s the four words no woman wants to hear: “You have breast cancer.” One out of every eight women will be affected by breast cancer, but if detected early enough, the survival rate is at an all-time high.‘Don’t Fry Day’ Is All About Healthy Skin
8 days ago, 11 May 12, 2:37pm
The Friday before Memorial Day is designated Don’t Fry Day – a day to raise awareness of sun safety and encourage everyone to take steps to protect their skin.Significant Proportion of Cancer Caused By Infection
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 10:55am
Study Compares Different Types of Radiation for Breast Cancer
17 days ago, 2 May 12, 10:28am
A study comparing a kind of brachytherapy to whole breast irradiation (WBI) found that women treated with brachytherapy were more likely to need more breast surgery later.Study Supports Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
19 days ago, 30 Apr 12, 11:11am
Researchers have found that intensity modulated radiation therapy is better at controlling localized prostate cancer than conformal radiation therapy and is just as effective as proton therapy.USC scientists identify epigenetic events critical to cancer cell survival
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am
Scientists at USC have identified a small number of specific genes that must be silenced in order for cancer cells to survive. Those genes may be good targets for new, more effective cancer treatments. The discovery was detailed in the May 15 issue o…Sloan-Kettering study finds testing for mutations identified in squamous cell lung cancer tumors helps personalize treatment
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am
Screening lung cancer tumor samples for cancer-causing, or “driver,” genetic mutations can help physicians tailor patients’ treatments to target those specific mutations... Now, researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have begun…MD Anderson scientists discover marker to identify, attack breast cancer stem cells
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am
Breast cancer stem cells wear a cell surface protein that is part nametag and part bull’s eye, identifying them as potent tumor-generating cells and flagging their vulnerability to a drug, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer C…Penn study finds FDA-approved drug makes established cancer vaccine work better
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am
A team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approved drug daclizumab improved the survival of breast cancer patients taking a cancer vaccine by 30…Dana-Farber study shows promise of hormone-depleting drug against localized high-risk prostate tumors
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:00am
A hormone-depleting drug approved last year for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help eliminate or nearly eliminate tumors in many patients with aggressive cancers that have yet to spread beyond the prostate, according to a clinical st…
Take time to relax by reading
7 days ago, 12 May 12, 1:00am
Cancer survivors can get away from the stress by taking time to relax and read.Mediterranean Diet healthy choice for cancer survivors
14 days ago, 5 May 12, 10:25am
Cancer survivors looking for a fresh start with a new diet should try the Mediterranean Diet. Healthy, delicious foods will be a choice you'll enjoy.Creative process helps cancer survivors with overall well-being
18 days ago, 1 May 12, 1:00am
Making mandalas offers many benefits for cancer survivors and those living with cancer. The creative process helps the healing of body, mind and spirit.Tastes change during cancer treatment: Try more vegetables
28 days ago, 21 Apr 12, 1:00am
Spring heralds the time for more fresh vegetables. Add more of them to your diet as tastes change during cancer treatment.Managing the finances of cancer care
35 days ago, 14 Apr 12, 1:00am
The expenses associated with cancer care are high, usually higher than anyone anticipates. But assistance and resources are available.
Experimental drug could target melanoma that spreads to brain
1 day ago, 17 May 12, 7:01pm
A new drug could be effective for the treatment of melanoma that has spread to the brain, according to an early-stage clinical trial.Cancer Research UK to investigate new drug combination in lung cancer
2 days ago, 16 May 12, 7:01pm
Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office has opened the first trial of a new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumours and in a subset of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer. This trial will combine two compounds that ai…Study uncovers genetic diversity of breast cancer
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 12:56pm
Nine new genes involved in the development of breast cancer have been uncovered by Cambridge researchers, bringing the total number to at least 40.NICE recommends prostate cancer drug abiraterone
3 days ago, 15 May 12, 7:01pm
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new draft guidance recommending the use of previously rejected prostate cancer drug abiraterone (Zytiga) on the NHS.Premature deaths from cancer in the UK fall below 14,000 for middle age
4 days ago, 14 May 12, 7:01pm
The number of people in their 50s dying prematurely from cancer in the UK has fallen below 14,000 for the first time in 40 years according to new Cancer Research UK figures published today.
Chronic Heartburn May Boost Risk for Esophageal Cancer
7 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:50pm
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Inflammation caused by chronic heartburn may increase the risk of esophageal cancer, a new study finds.Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
1 day ago, 17 May 12, 11:51pm
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A drug approved to treat advanced prostate cancer appears to help men who have localized high-risk prostate cancer if given before surgery.New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 6:08pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justi…Texas Researchers Report Promising Breast Cancer Vaccine
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 5:10pm
Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital have reported good results on what amounts to a vaccine that helps to prevent the re-occurrence of breast cancer.
Disco legend Donna Summer dead from cancer: family
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:00pm
Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer, aged 63, her family said in a statement.
'SideShow': Summer's lung cancer; Will Smith slap-happy; High Laurie tearful - Philadelphia Inquirer
4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:02am
'SideShow': Summer's lung cancer; Will Smith slap-happy; High Laurie tearfulPhiladelphia InquirerBy Tirdad Derakhshani Donna Summer's family says the singer died of lung cancer even though she wasn'ta smoker. TMZ says the diva believed she contracted…
DiMasi facing a cancer diagnosis - Boston.com
5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:13am
Boston.comDiMasi facing a cancer diagnosisBoston.comFormer House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes, his family confirmed Friday, a disease that can be fatal if not detected early. DiMasi, a oneti…Joplin Oncology Advisor Rebuilds One Year After the Devastating Tornado with a ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:34am
Joplin Oncology Advisor Rebuilds One Year After the Devastating Tornado with a ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)One year after the devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri, Oncology advisor Edwina Rains, MyMedLab and other health professional…
Cancer survivors' stories, laps kick off Liberty Relay for Life - Youngstown Vindicator
7 hours ago, 19 May 12, 12:23am
Suffolk News-HeraldCancer survivors' stories, laps kick off Liberty Relay for LifeYoungstown VindicatorIt took several weeks for doctors to determine that she had non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a type of cancer more common among older men than younger women,…
Recommended: Donna Summer: One of thousands of nonsmokers killed annually by ... - msnbc.com
13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:18pm
PerezHilton.comRecommended: Donna Summer: One of thousands of nonsmokers killed annually by ...msnbc.com(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) By Bill Briggs Lung cancer's sticky stigma as, primarily, a self-inflicted disease prompted Donna Su…
Venezuela's Chavez says he is 'no longer a hard-charging horse' after cancer treatment - New York Post
4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:52am
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he was making a "progressive recovery" from a course of radiation therapy he underwent earlier this month in Cuba, but admitted he was suffering from a lack of physical strength. "I a…DiMasi facing a cancer diagnosis - Boston Globe
5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:09am
Former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes, his family confirmed Friday, a disease that can be fatal if not detected early. DiMasi, a onetime political power now serving eight years in a ...Cancer vaccine shows promise - ksl.com
12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:07pm
NEW YORK CITY — A new breast cancer vaccine has been shown to cut the risk of recurrence by nearly half. The clinical trial involving about 200 breast cancer patients started back in 2007. Anne Allen of Topeka, Kansas was diagnosed with breast canc…New Equation in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Yields Best Answer Yet - Yahoo Finance
12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:31pm
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire -05/15/12)- World-renowned prostate surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, may soon have the equation he needs to strengthen his approach to personalized medicine and prostate cancer treatment. Researchers at the University of ...Cancer Support Community Launches National Program to Assist Patients With Cancer, Make Informed Decisions About Care - Yahoo Finance
13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:55pm
WASHINGTON and THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Support Community (CSC) and the Amgen Foundation, today announced the launch of Open to Options™, a program designed to bridge the communications gap between ...
Disco Legend Donna Summer Dead at 63
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 7:56am
Grammy award winning singer Donna Summer has died following a battle with cancer, according to a news report from TMZ.com. Summer apparently died in Florida, though it has not been made public when she passed away or what type of cancer she succumbed…Hysterectomy Side Effects
12 days ago, 7 May 12, 7:39am
A hysterectomy (the surgical removal of the uterus) is often performed to treat gynecologic cancer and many other benign conditions. It is the second most common surgical procedure performed on women in the United States with about 600,000 American w…Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Dies
12 days ago, 7 May 12, 5:21am
Adam Yauch, member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys, has succumbed to his battle with cancer after a three year battle. The 47 year old died Friday from parotid gland cancer, a type of cancer that affects the salivary glands. It is a rare type of ca…Warren Buffet Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
31 days ago, 18 Apr 12, 4:58am
Money mogul Warren Buffet revealed a recent diagnosis with prostate cancer yesterday. According to reports , the 81 year old was recently diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer and will undergo radiation therapy treatments in July....Read Full PostActor Ryan O'Neal Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
32 days ago, 17 Apr 12, 4:50am
In a statement released Monday, actor Ryan O'Neal revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 70 year old said in the statement that he suffers from stage II prostate cancer and is expected to make a full recovery. Specific detail…
New key mechanism in cell division discovered
17 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:28pm
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which protein Zds1 regulates a key function in mitosis, the process that occurs immediately before cell division. The research opens the door to developing targeted and direct therapies against cancer.Phase I clinical trial shows drug shrinks melanoma brain metastases
1 day ago, 17 May 12, 7:31pm
An experimental drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial report.Google goes cancer: Search engine algorithm finds cancer biomarkers
1 day ago, 17 May 12, 7:31pm
The strategy used by Google to decide which pages are relevant for a search query can also be used to determine which proteins in a patient's cancer are relevant for the disease progression.New technique reveals unseen information in DNA code
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:20pm
Scientists have used a new technique to map 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in DNA from human and mouse embryonic stem cells, revealing new information about their patterns of distribution. These studies have revealed that…Untangling the development of breast cancer: Evolution of 21 breast cancers
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 1:19pm
The team created a catalogue of all the mutations in the genomes of the 21 breast cancer genomes. They identified entirely new mutational processes that drive breast cancer development, including one remarkable process defined by localized regions of…
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