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| The Risk Of Childhood Cancer Following Fetal Exposure To Radiation | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: what is the likelihood of a risk? A new study published in this week's PLoS Medicine aims to evaluate the possibility that exposure of a fetus to computed tomography or radionuclide imaging performed during pregnancy might increase subsequent risk of childhood cancer... | |
| 2nd Annual Cancer Targets And Therapeutics Conference, Oct 20-22, San Francisco, CA | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Dr. Patrick Baeuerle, Vice President of Micromet, to present as a featured speaker at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Cancer Targets and Therapeutics Conference, part of the 6th Modern Drug Discovery and Development Summit on Oct. 20-22, 2010 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Baeuerle will give a presentation on "BiTE Antibody-Engaged T-Cells for Cancer Therapy... | |
| Non-Hormone Treatments Can Relieve Hot Flashes In Women With Breast Cancer | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Many women enduring hot flashes experience the heat, sweat and reddened upper body as an uncomfortable inconvenience. However, hot flashes can greatly diminish a woman's quality of life, disrupting sleep at night or causing embarrassment as she goes about her daily business. Hot flashes, called flushes in medical circles, occur commonly in women with a history of breast cancer... | |
| Review: Helping Kids Cope With Chemo | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Although nausea and vomiting are common in children undergoing chemotherapy, few quality studies identify absolutely the best way to prevent and treat this problem in kids, said Robert Phillips, M.D., lead author of a new Cochrane review. Phillips, a pediatric oncologist at St. James's Hospital in Leeds, England, said the main finding is the paucity of data that he and his colleagues uncovered... | |
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| St. Jude Researcher Receives Grant To Focus On Cancer Pharmacogenomics In Children | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| With its new expansion of the Pharmacogenomics Research Network (PGRN), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital a prestigious grant to focus on anticancer agent research in children. The five-year, $8.6 million grant is titled "PAAR4Kids Pharmacogenomics of Anticancer Agents Research in Children." "We've been part of the PGRN for 10 years... | |
| Researchers Uncover Activation Signal For Aurora-A Oncogene | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Aurora-A kinase (AurA) is an enzyme that is hyperactive in many cancers and drives tumor cell proliferation. Several AurA inhibitors are currently being tested in clinical trials to see if they slow tumor growth. Now, researchers in the Developmental Therapeutics Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified an activation signal for AurA... | |
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| Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine... | |
| NHS Choices: Six Warning Signs Of Cancer | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| More than 1/3 people in the UK will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. The good news is that some cancers can be cured if detected early enough. The key is to be aware of unexplained changes to your body, and to know the common signs and symptoms of cancer... | |
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| Hallucinogen Found To Safely Ease Anxiety In Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry... | |
| Poor Public Awareness Highlights Radiotherapy's 'Cinderella' Status | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures* published by Cancer Research UK today (Tuesday). The survey of more than 2,000 people from across the UK also reveals just 14 per cent are aware that half of all cancer patients could benefit from radiotherapy as part of their treatment... | |
| New Treatment Activates Death Program In Cancer Cells | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Cancer is a difficult disease to treat because it's a personal disease. Each case is unique and based on a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Conventional chemotherapy employs treatment with one or more drugs, assuming that these medicines are able to both "diagnose" and "treat" the affected cells... | |
| Blocking HMGB1 May Benefit Cancer Patients | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Like some people, cells eat when they are under pressure - but they consume parts of themselves. A multi-function protein helps control this form of cannibalism, according to a study in the September 6 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. Cells often respond to hunger or stress by digesting some of their contents... | |
| Magic Mushroom Ingredient Psilocybin Improves Late Stage Cancer Anxiety | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| The hallucinogen psilocybin appears to be safe and feasible to give to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety - a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry reports it had a promising effect on mood. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in an illegal Class A drug in the UK called magic mushroom... | |
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| CSI Laboratories To Build New Cancer Diagnostics Laboratory In Atlanta, GA | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| CSI Laboratories®, a private national cancer diagnostic laboratory, announced the lease of a new 65,000 square foot facility in Alpharetta, GA, located north of the city of Atlanta. CSI Laboratories is committing $15 million to its strategic expansion project, and this newly leased space will house its next generation laboratory, with clinical operations beginning in mid-2011... | |
| Celgene Officially Notified Of ANDA Filing For REVLIMID(R) | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) announced it has received a Paragraph IV Certification Letter advising that Natco Pharma Limited of Hyderabad, India, submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... | |
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| More Work Needed To Implement Evidence Base In Psychooncology In Cancer Care, Australia | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| An integrated approach to cancer care needs to be developed in Australia that incorporates psychosocial and biological interventions, according to an article published in a Medical Journal of Australia supplement. The Anxiety, Depression and Cancer supplement is the product of a partnership between beyondblue and the Cancer Council Australia... | |
| Reducing Stem Cell Loss During Cancer Treatment | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a gene critical for programmed cell death is also important in the loss of adult stem cells, a finding that could help to improve the health and well-being of patients undergoing cancer treatment... | |
