Medical News on Cancer
Combination Therapy For Breast Cancer Shows Promise
Jul 06, 2012
A study published in the July issue of Anticancer Research reveals that scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found an effective combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro that can potentially be used for treating different forms of breast cancer, including cancers resistant to chemotherapy as well as other treatments... Read More
Shedding Light On Pregnancy Complications And Overturning Common Belief
Jul 06, 2012
A study led by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has demonstrated that women who have a specific type of antibody that interferes with blood vessel function are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and that other antibodies in the same family thought to cause pregnancy complications do not put women at risk... Read More
When To Administer Multiple Myeloma Treatment Depends On Cancer Cell Cycle
Jul 05, 2012
A new study conducted by researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College reveals that precise timing of cell's cycle targeting cancer therapies disable key survival genes and lead to cell death. The study, published online in the journal Blood, shows that researchers have come up with a unique strategy of using two anti-cancer drugs in a series, similar to a combination of boxing punches... Read More
Caffeine Intake Tied To Lower Risk Of Common Skin Cancer
Jul 05, 2012
A new US study of over 110,000 people found that the more caffeine there was in their diets, the lower their risk of developing basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer. The researchers write about their findings in the 1 July issue of the journal Cancer Research... Read More
Surprising Genetic Connections Discovered Between Breast Size And Breast Cancer
Jul 05, 2012
Using data from its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs also correlated with breast cancer in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) now published online in BMC Medical Genetics... Read More
Hookworm Infections Cured In Hamster Model
Jul 05, 2012
A drug candidate that is nearing clinical trials against a Latin American parasite is showing additional promise as a cure for hookworm, one of the most widespread and insidious parasites afflicting developing nations, according to a collaborative study at UCSF and Yale University... Read More
Anticoagulant Drugs For Atrial Fibrillation - Safety Indicators Confirmed
Jul 05, 2012
A new study by medical scientists coordinated from the University of Manchester has for the first time used patients' results to establish that "safety indicators" for people taking anticoagulant drugs to regulate a common heart condition are correct. More than 760,000 patients in the UK have atrial fibrillation (AF), a defect that causes an irregular heart rate... Read More
A Surprising Culprit Behind Chemotherapy Resistance In Rare Cancer
Jul 04, 2012
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown how an aggressive form of multiple myeloma resists chemotherapy. Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Though the finding has no immediate benefit for patients, the scientists say it could help guide research into better treatments... Read More
Breast Cancer Response To Endocrine Therapy: Preclinical Imaging Of Progesterone Receptor Signals Usefulness Of Biomarker
Jul 04, 2012
Research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows imaging progesterone receptor (PR) status also may be able to identify responders and nonresponders to endocrine therapy at an early stage... Read More
In Vitro Study Identifies Potential Combination Therapy For Breast Cancer
Jul 04, 2012
A study conducted at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates an effective combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro. The findings, published in the July 2012 issue of Anticancer Research, raise the possibility of using this type of combination therapy for different forms of breast cancer, including those that develop resistance to chemotherapy and other treatments... Read More
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