Medical News on Cancer
Using FDA-Approved Test, Some Lung Cancer Patients Who Could Benefit From Crizotinib Slip Through The Net
Aug 31, 2012
Break apart a couple worm-like chromosomes and they may reconnect with mismatched tips and tails - such is the case of the EML4-ALK fusion gene that creates 2-7 percent of lung cancers. Almost exactly a year ago, the FDA approved the drug crizotinib to treat these ALK+ lung cancer patients, who were likely never smokers... Read More
Unique Mouse Model Created For The Study Of Aplastic Anaemia
Aug 31, 2012
Maria Blasco's Telomere and Telomerase Group at the CNIO elucidates the link between telomeres and bone marrow failure in aplastic anaemia by means of a new mouse model. Aplastic anaemia is characterised by a reduction in the number of the bone marrow cells that go on to form the different cell types present in blood (essentially red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets)... Read More
For Patients With Lacunar Stroke, Aspirin-Clopidogrel Is No Better Than Aspirin Alone
Aug 31, 2012
Aspirin combined with the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel is no better than aspirin alone for stroke prevention in people with a history of lacunar strokes, and the combination carries a greater risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to results of a trial funded by the National Institutes of Health... Read More
Study Of Malaysian Tribe Could Help Find East Asian Skin Color Genes
Aug 30, 2012
Genetic investigation of a Malaysian tribe may tell scientists why East Asians have light skin but lower skin cancer rates than Europeans, according to a team of international researchers. Understanding the differences could lead to a better way to protect people from skin cancer... Read More
Researchers Connect New Genetic Signature To Leukemia
Aug 30, 2012
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists believe they are the first to identify genes that underlie the growth of primitive leukemia stem cells; and then to use the new genetic signature to identify currently available drugs that selectively target the rogue cells... Read More
Regulation Of Red Blood Cell Size And Number By Newly Identified Protein
Aug 30, 2012
The adult human circulatory system contains between 20 and 30 trillion red blood cells (RBCs), the precise size and number of which can vary from person to person. Some people may have fewer, but larger RBCs, while others may have a larger number of smaller RBCs... Read More
Outcome After PCI Improved By Personalized Antiplatelet Treatment
Aug 30, 2012
The findings were presented by Dr Jolanta Siller-Matula from Medical University of Vienna. Standard antiplatelet treatment in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) consists of a dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and an ADP receptor inhibitor such as clopidogrel... Read More
Aspirin May Prolong Prostate Cancer Survival
Aug 30, 2012
Taking a regular dose of aspirin may help men treated for prostate cancer, either with surgery or radiation, live longer, especially if they have the high risk form of the disease. This was the finding of a new study published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology... Read More
Preventing Thrombotic And Thromboembolic Complications By Omitting Aspirin From Antiplatelet Regimen
Aug 30, 2012
Lifelong anticoagulation is necessary for the prevention of stroke in patients with rhythm disturbances and with mechanical valves. Patients who have a coronary stent implanted also need the antiplatelet drugs aspirin and clopidogrel to prevent the rare but lethal complication of stent thrombosis... Read More
First-Of-Its-Kind Study Finds Lack Of Sleep To Be A New Risk Factor For Aggressive Breast Cancers
Aug 29, 2012
Lack of sleep is linked to more aggressive breast cancers, according to new findings published in the August issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment by physician-scientists from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Seidman Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University... Read More
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