http://www.mycancerrisks.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:32:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The US House of Representatives voted to pass a bill granting the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products. Now, the bill goes to Senate. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_House_Votes_to_Grant_FDA_Control_of_Tobacco_Regulation.asp A new report looks at how many cancer survivors are using therapies like acupuncture and massage to cope with cancer and its treatment. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Study_Offers_Portrait_of_Complementary_Therapy_Use_Among_Survivors.asp People with a specific genetic variation appear to have a higher risk of colorectal cancer, according to new research. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Scientists_Identify_Genetic_Contributor_to_Colorectal_Cancer_Risk.asp Treating depression can work well when it's part of a cancer patient's usual care, according to new research. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_A_New_Approach_for_Treating_Depression_in_Cancer_Patients.asp The 3 major news networks teamed up to raise funds for cancer research. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Major_TV_Networks_Plan_Cancer_Benefit_To_Air_Next_Week.asp 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). ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120419.php 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. ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120474.php 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 ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120462.php 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 ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120479.php 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 ... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120526.php