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Particular Experimental Therapy Not More Effective Than Standard Treatment For Anal Canal Cancer
POSTED: May 9, 2008Use of chemotherapy with the drug cisplatin before other treatments did not improve disease-free survival for patients with anal canal cancer compared to the standard treatment regimen, and resulted in a higher rate of colostomy procedures, according to a study in the April 23/30 issue of JAMA. Chemoradiation is the preferred primary therapy for pati...
Folate & Breast Cancer
POSTED: May 6, 2008Women who consume more folate, a B vitamin, may have a higher risk of breast cancer. Researchers analyzed blood samples taken from more than 1,700 U.S. women when they entered the Women's Health Study in 1993. Ten years later, those with the highest blood folate levels had about a 70 percent higher risk of breast tumors that respond to estrogen or...
Vaginal Bleeding After Menopause Could Be A Sign Of Cancer
POSTED: May 6, 2008Women who experience unexpected vaginal bleeding after menopause should always consult their gynecologist, said Germany's professional association for gynecologists. Vaginal bleeding after menopause could indicate cancer of the uterus, according to the Munich-based association. Women not yet in menopause who experience unusually heavy or i...
Chemical Cuisine: A Guide To Food Additives
POSTED: May 6, 2008Is calcium stearoyl lactylate safe? Which food coloring is made from the bodies of dried, pulverized insects? Is aspartame the safest artificial sweetener? Or is it sucralose? Food additives thicken our salad dressings, prevent our sliced ham from turning gray, make our microwave popcorn smack of butter, and sweeten our diet sodas. They also make...
Study Discovers How Moles Become Cancerous
POSTED: May 6, 2008STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two proteins involved in up to 70 percent of tumors. "We have shown that when two proteins (B-Raf and Akt3) communicate with one another in a mole, they cooperate, leading to the development of melanoma," said Penn Stat...
Genetic Map Of A Cancerous Bladder Created
POSTED: May 6, 2008HOUSTON -- U.S.-led cancer researchers have created a physical-genetic map depicting a cancerous bladder's molecular journey from normal cells to malignancy. Scientists at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center said by geographically relating an organ's varied tissues to their underlying genetic variation or regulation, the team ...
Minerva Biotechnologies Announces Major Breakthrough On New Cancer Therapy Target MUC1
POSTED: May 6, 2008BOSTON -- Minerva Biotechnology, a leading nanotechnology, cancer and stem cell development company today announced a major breakthrough in a cancer target that is widely expressed in human cancers. Minerva used its proprietary nanoparticle technology to elucidate a key molecular mechanism that is involved in cancer cell growth and metastasis. T...
ei-Nav/Artemis Helps Pinpoint Prostate Cancer, Provides a Map for Follow-up Care
POSTED: May 6, 2008GRASS VALLEY, Calif. -- A new imaging device, ei-Nav/Artemis(TM), now officially cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), offers urologists breakthrough technology that will significantly help in the fight against prostate cancer. Artemis, designed by Eigen, a Northern California-based company known for developing innovative, af...
Sunflower Seed Halts Prostate Cancer
POSTED: May 2, 2008A tiny protein found in sunflower seeds is showing potential as a new therapy to stop aggressive prostate cancer tumours spreading to the bone. Australian scientists have developed a novel way of preventing enzymes from breaking down the connective tissue around tumours that allow cancer cells to migrate to other parts of the body. The preliminary...
Particular Experimental Therapy Not More Effective Than Standard Treatment For Anal Canal Cancer
POSTED: May 2, 2008Use of chemotherapy with the drug cisplatin before other treatments did not improve disease-free survival for patients with anal canal cancer compared to the standard treatment regimen, and resulted in a higher rate of colostomy procedures, according to a study in the April 23/30 issue of JAMA. Chemoradiation is the preferred primary therapy for pati...
