Medical News on Cancer
Survival In Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Dramatically Improved By New Drug
Jun 29, 2012
A new cancer drug with remarkably few side effects is dramatically improving survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who fail other treatments and are nearly out of options. Loyola University Medical Center oncologist Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD presented survival data for the drug, brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®), at the 17th Congress of the European Hematology Association... Read More
FDA Approves Bloodstream Bacteria Test
Jun 29, 2012
A new test for 12 different types of bacteria that cause bloodstream infections has been approved by the FDA. The test is much faster than current laboratory techniques, and can pickup on signs of bacterial growth within hours of the infection starting... Read More
HPV Vaccine In India Controversial
Jun 28, 2012
A new study by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Edinburgh, and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, questions a trial which took place in India, regarding the HPV vaccine... Read More
Cancer Risk Lower In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Jun 28, 2012
Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less likely to develop cancer, according to researchers. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health, is published in the journal Brain... Read More
Safely Treating Prostate Cancer And Lowering The Risk Of Recurrence
Jun 28, 2012
A recent Phase I/II clinical trial has shown that a new combination of radiation therapies developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center escalates radiation doses to safely and effectively treat prostate cancer and lower the risk of recurrence with minimal radiation exposure to nearby healthy tissue and organs... Read More
Researchers Test Drug Combinations To Prevent Graft Vs. Host Disease
Jun 28, 2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have conducted a clinical trial aimed at preventing graft vs. host disease (GVHD) in patients who have received hematopoietic (blood) cell transplants (HCT)... Read More
Study Of Lung Cancer Death Rates Among Young And Middle-Aged White Women; Tobacco Control Implicated In Rise
Jun 27, 2012
A new study comparing lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth shows dramatic differences in trends between states, likely reflecting the success or failure of tobacco control efforts... Read More
Men With HPV Infection, Light Skin Color And Sun Exposure At Increased Risk of Skin Cancer
Jun 27, 2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have found that having antibodies for cutaneous types of human papillomavirus (HPV), coupled with sun exposure (ultraviolet radiation) or poor tanning ability, can act "synergistically" in the development of non-melanoma skin cancers such as... Read More
Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma - Radiotherapy Does Not Undermine Outcomes
Jun 26, 2012
Researchers have found that limited radiotherapy for children with favorable-risk Hodgkin lymphoma who are responsive to chemotherapy, was linked to a high rate of 2-year event-free survival. The study, conducted by Monika L. Metzger, M.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., is published in the June 27 issue of JAMA... Read More
Smartphone App Improves Ovarian Tumor Database
Jun 26, 2012
When surgeons complete an operation, they often have to go away and immediately fill in records to upload to databases for programs that are tracking patient and disease outcomes to help current and future research and inform treatment decisions... Read More
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