CancerCompass is dedicated to provided you with the most up to date cancer information and news. Visit our website to find all our articles on Gynecological Cancer News http://www.cancercompass.com/gynecological-cancer-news.htm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ After four years of research, a new test will help identify cancer in women with ovarian cysts before surgery. Until the OVA1 blood test was created, a precise diagnosis before surgery wasn't possible, said Dr. Frederick R. Ueland, associate professor of gynecologic oncology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and a principal investigator on the research project. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32437.htm CancerCompass Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT U.S. health experts say about two-thirds of cancers could be prevented via lifestyle changes. The Mayo Clinic researchers explain in their Special Report on Cancer Prevention in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource says maintaining proper weight by eating a healthy, low-fat diet and by stepping up moderate to vigorous physical activity to 45 to 60 minutes almost daily might reduce one- third of cancer deaths. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32421.htm CancerCompass Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT When the pain in her knee from an old running injury continued even after surgery, Sarah McCluan turned to the Internet for help. I don't use it to diagnose ,but I do go to the Internet for basic information," said McCluan, who downloaded some knee strengthening exercises that she is following. McCluan, 37, of Hopewell is among a growing number of wired adults searching the Internet for medical information. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32422.htm CancerCompass Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered the drug Sprycel, approved for chronic myeloid leukemia, also is effective against ovarian cancer cells. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32405.htm CancerCompass Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Results of the FDA pivotal clinical trial for the LightTouch" Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection Device conducted by Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT), indicated that the current system for diagnosing cervical disease missed the same amount of disease as a landmark study carried out by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32406.htm CancerCompass Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Endocyte, Inc., a cancer drug discovery and development company, presented data from a Phase 2a clinical trial for EC145, currently in development as a potential treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32407.htm CancerCompass Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to a study from the United States, About half of unaffected BRCA1/2 carriers have a negative family history, confounding efforts toward presymptomatic carrier identification. Ovarian cancer is preventable for known carriers but is otherwise highly lethal. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32408.htm CancerCompass Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Several components of the Writ signaling cascade have been shown to function either as tumor suppressor proteins or as oncogenes in multiple human cancers, underscoring the relevance of this pathway in oncogenesis and the need for further investigation of Wnt signaling components as potential targets for cancer therapy. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32411.htm CancerCompass Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to recent research from the United States, Radiosurgery for brain metastasis fails in some patients, who require further surgical care. In this paper the authors' goal was to evaluate prognostic factors that correlate with the survival of patients who require a resection of a brain metastasis after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32433.htm CancerCompass Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT NCCN recently received a research grant from Allos Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate the role of pralatrexate in the treatment of select hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Pralatrexate is the only agent currently approved by the FDA to treat patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Investigators from NCCN Member Institutions are eligible to apply for the research funding. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32382.htm CancerCompass Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A new U.S. study has shown that green tea may help reduce the risk of oral cancer, although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as an effective way of cancer prevention. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32387.htm CancerCompass Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders are highly effective at killing cancer cells, opening up potential new lines of treatments. Dr Louise Lurze-Mann of the University of NSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences was talking with psychiatric researchers at the University of Queensland when they mentioned that people with diseases like schizophrenia appear to have low rates of cancer, despite being more inclined to smoke than the general population. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32367.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A Dutch study that included nearly 90,000 women finds that liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors or cancer, according to a study in the October 28 issue of JAMA. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32359.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Nektar Therapeutics announced that it has completed enrollment ahead of schedule in its Phase 2 clinical study of NKTR-102 in platinum- resistant ovarian cancer. NKTR-102 is Nektar's investigational proprietary compound currently being evaluated in Phase 2 clinical development in ovarian, breast and colorectal cancers. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32360.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Results of the FDA pivotal clinical trial for the LightTouch(TM) Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection Device conducted by Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (GT), indicated that the current system for diagnosing cervical disease missed the same amount of disease as a landmark study carried out by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32362.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT It's a safe bet to presume there are soup recipes in today's column because it's colder, furnaces are running and it just seems like a fall thing to do. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32365.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT U.S. scientists say they have discovered a small molecule that inhibits the actions of a protein cancer cells require for survival. The researchers said they determined the molecule, called PES, inhibits a type of protein called a heat-shock protein that helps cells survive heat, lack of nutrients and other cell-damaging conditions. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32368.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32371.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mollie Katzen's latest cookbook urges beginners to take on her challenge with easy recipes, such as this acorn squash entree. Use plain raw almonds, not roasted or salted, Katzen writes, and don't chop them too fine. You can cook the rice and bake the acorn squash at the same time. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32356.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT If you're watching your weight, soup can be deceptive. What could be more harmless for lunch or a light dinner? Not so fast. Depending on the recipe, some soups are full of cream and cheese, or sometimes worse, they start with a roux. In place of cream and butter, add flavor to soup with lots of vegetables, beef broth and dried and fresh herbs. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32357.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT