Medical News on Cancer
HPV-Related Head & Neck Cancers Rising, Highest In Middle-Aged White Men
Apr 01, 2012
Research led by Lauren Cole, a public health graduate student, and Dr. Edward Peters, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Epidemiology Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the incidence of head and neck cancer has risen at sites associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men... Read More
What Are The Leading Causes Of Cancer Deaths In India?
Mar 29, 2012
According to a study published Online First by The Lancet, breast, cervical and stomach cancers are responsible for the majority of cancer deaths among women in India, while lung, oral and stomach cancers are the leading causes of cancer death in Indian men. The study was conducted by Professor Prabhat Jha, Center for Global Health Research, St... Read More
Cervical Disease Sufferers Could Benefit From HPV Vaccine
Mar 27, 2012
A study published on bmj.com reveals that women with pre-cancerous cervical conditions can still benefit from a significantly reduced risk of reoccurring disease after receiving the HPV vaccine. The researchers examined data of 1,350 women aged 15-26 years between 2001 and 2003 from 24 developing and developed countries... Read More
Predicting Response To Platinum Chemotherapy Via Marker Of DNA Damage
Mar 24, 2012
Scientists have uncovered a marker of DNA damage that could predict who will respond to platinum-based chemotherapy drugs like cisplatin or carboplatin. These drugs are widely used for ovarian cancer, but as with most cancer drugs, it can be difficult to predict who will respond to therapy... Read More
The Cost Effectiveness Of US Cancer Prevention Services
Mar 22, 2012
Prevention is better than cure; however, when it comes to screening for cancer new research shows that U.S. health services are not as cost-effective as international, and publically run, counterparts. The research, published in The Milbank Quarterly, compares U.S... Read More
Improved Patient Outcomes Likely With Specialist Cancer Care
Mar 14, 2012
Survival rates for cancer patients may be improved by treatment in specialised cancer centres, according to Cochrane researchers. In a review of recent studies, they found that women diagnosed with gynaecological cancer lived longer when treated in specialist compared to non-specialist units. In the past, cancer patients were often treated by non-specialist surgeons and hospitals... Read More
Possible Genetic Keys To Surviving Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Mar 08, 2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues from 11 other institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom have used two genome-wide association studies (GWAS) - one from the U.S. and one from the U.K. - to detect a novel set of genes found to be associated with epithelial ovarian cancer patient survival... Read More
Development Of New Universal Platform For Cancer Immunotherapy
Mar 07, 2012
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report this month in Cancer Research a universal approach to personalized cancer therapy based on T cells... Read More
A Breakthrough In Understanding The Biology And Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer
Feb 23, 2012
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered that the presence and integrity of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr), which mediates the inhibitory action of opioid growth factor (OGF) on cell proliferation, is a key to understanding the progression and treatment of human ovarian cancer... Read More
Early Cancer Detection Via New Blood Test: Research In The Early Stages Of Clinical Trials
Feb 22, 2012
A simple blood test is being developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel that may provide early detection of many types of cancer. Prof. Kapelushnik of BGU's Faculty of Health Sciences and his team developed a device that illuminates cancer cells with less than a teaspoon of blood... Read More
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