An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that many men with localized, low-risk...
Breast Cancer, Mayo Clinic / 08.12.2011
Obese patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes
SAN ANTONIO -- Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight...
Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Medical Research Centers, Prostate Cancer, University of Michigan / 08.12.2011
Judicious PSA, Testing, Can Help Reduce Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
BOSTON – Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland,...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Duke, Genetic Research, Nature, University of Michigan / 20.11.2011
Researchers find genetic rearrangements driving 5 to 7 percent of breast cancers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that...
Ovarian Cancer / 26.10.2011
Linking of mutations in 12 genes to ovarian cancer may lead to more effective prevention
October 25 2011 More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought. A rapid experimental method...
Released: 10/18/2011 11:00 AM EDT Source: American College of Surgeons (ACS) New findings show an increase in postmastectomy breast reconstruction, and that...
Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy / 26.10.2011
Through-the-Nipple Breast Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Early Tests
October 26 2011 Newswise — Delivering anticancer drugs into breast ducts via the nipple is highly effective in animal models of...
One of the causes of resistance to cancer treatment in children is now beginning to be elucidated. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
Cleveland Clinic, JAMA, Prostate Cancer / 11.10.2011
Study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took...
Cancer Research, MD Anderson, Ovarian Cancer / 11.10.2011
Ovarian cancer patients survive longer with BRCA2 mutated in tumors
HOUSTON - Women with high-grade ovarian cancer live longer and respond better to platinum-based chemotherapy when their tumors have BRCA2...
Cancer Research, Chemotherapy / 11.10.2011
Mushroom compound appears to improve effectiveness of cancer drugs
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A compound isolated from a wild, poisonous mushroom growing in a Southwest China forest appears to help...
Breast Cancer, Pain Research / 06.10.2011
Marijuana component could ease pain from chemotherapy drugs
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy,...
Breast Cancer / 06.10.2011
Survival increased in early stage breast cancer after treatment with herceptin and chemo
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases...
Breast Cancer, Cleveland Clinic / 06.10.2011
Tyk2 protein potential new Breast Cancer Therapy Target
New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that...
In a study of complication rates following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise...
BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from...
Breast Cancer, Mammograms, Medical Imaging / 19.09.2011
More immigrant women are getting mammograms now than a decade ago.
Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, according to Penn State researchers, who note that more immigrant women...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer that affect women. As tumors can initially grow unchecked...
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish...
Breast Cancer, MD Anderson / 13.09.2011
Study: Gene therapy causes breast cancer stem cells to self-destruct
Targeted agent avoids healthy cells, blocks proteins that prevent cell death in tumors HOUSTON -- Gene therapy delivered directly to a...
Breast Cancer / 08.09.2011
Study: Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after
Approach may help some women avoid mastectomy San Francisco, CA - Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT)...
Cancer Research, Genetic Research, Nature / 05.09.2011
Gene that predisposes people to leukemia discovered
Those at risk because of family history may soon obtain tests to detect the genetic error before symptoms emerge A new...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer / 02.09.2011
Key function of mutation in BRCA1 gene discovered
Richmond, Va. (September 1, 2011) –It is widely known that mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility 1 (BRCA1) gene significantly...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Radiology / 19.08.2011
PET scans confirm effectiveness of estrogen-blocking drugs in breast cancer patients
SEATTLE – For the first time, researchers at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have demonstrated the feasibility of using serial positron...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 16.08.2011
Breast Feeding & Breast Cancer in African-American women
Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women...
Colon Cancer, PLoS, Vitamin D / 16.08.2011
Vitamin D and protection against the Advance of Colon Cancer
A study conducted by VHIO researchers confirms that a lack of vitamin D increases the aggressiveness of colon cancer The indication...
August 11, 2011 (Aurora, CO)--In an article published online this week in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 11.08.2011
Report: NSAIDS reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity...
Brain Cancer - Brain Tumors / 04.08.2011
Scientists map genetic mutations in the second-most common form of brain cancer, oligodendroglioma
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form...