Sep
7
House Votes to Grant FDA Control of Tobacco Regulation
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill granting the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. Now, the bill goes to Senate.
MoreSep
7
Study Offers Portrait of Complementary Therapy Use Among Survivors
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
A new report looks at how many cancer survivors are using therapies like acupuncture and massage to cope with cancer and its treatment.
MoreSep
7
Scientists Identify Genetic Contributor to Colorectal Cancer Risk
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
People with a specific genetic variation appear to have a higher risk of colorectal cancer, according to new research.
MoreSep
7
A New Approach for Treating Depression in Cancer Patients
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Treating depression can work well when it’s part of a cancer patient’s usual care, according to new research.
MoreSep
7
TV Networks Rally To Fight Cancer
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 3 major news networks teamed up to raise funds for cancer research.
MoreSep
7
Down-Staged Liver Cancer Associated With Good Post-Transplant Outcomes
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Patients with liver cancer can become viable candidates for transplantation if their tumors respond to treatment, a new study suggests. This report is in the September issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The article is available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/).
MoreSep
7
An Advance On New Generations Of Chemotherapy And Antiviral Drugs
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Researchers are describing progress toward developing a new generation of chemotherapy agents that target and block uncontrolled DNA replication - a hallmark of cancer, viral infections, and other diseases - more effectively than current drugs in ways that may produce fewer side effects. Their article is scheduled for the Aug. 27 issue of ACS’ Biochemistry, a weekly journal. In the article, Anthony J.
MoreSep
7
Early And Accurate Detection Of Bowel Cancer With RanplexCRC - Detects 28 Polymorphisms Associated With Colorectal Cancer In A Single Stool Sample
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
RanplexCRC is a diagnostic test that can detect 28 polymorphisms associated with colorectal cancer in a single stool sample. It does not require a hospital visit or dietary restrictions, while having greater sensitivity than the currently used Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) screening test. RanplexCRC may more accurately profile patients and reduce the number of patients for colonoscopy, saving time and resources and reducing patient discomfort.
MoreSep
7
Study Suggests A Possible Way To Offset Chemobrain Memory Loss
September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Cancer patients have complained for years about the mental fog known as chemobrain. Now in animal studies at West Virginia University (WVU), researchers have discovered that injections of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, can prevent the memory loss that breast cancer chemotherapy drugs sometimes induce. The WVU researchers’ study has just been published in the September issue of the Springer journal Metabolic Brain Disease.
MoreSep
6
First Day Of Ovarian Cancer Symposium Focuses On Early Detection - Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium
September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Leading ovarian cancer researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered at the Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium today to hear about cutting-edge developments that may increase the chances of early detection of the disease. Dr. Patricia Kruk, from the University of South Florida, presented her research that could lead to using a non-invasive urine test for detecting ovarian cancer.
More