New evidence that aging tumor cells may be an effective cancer treatment
10/16/2013
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may be susceptible to treatment by re-activating the normal aging program in tumor cells so they can no longer divide...
Barriers to HPV vaccination
10/16/2013
A new study explores why girls in minority groups and low-income families, who are most at risk for cervical cancer, may not be getting the human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine...
Shielding body from lethal radiation doses using compound derived from vegetables
10/16/2013
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say a compound derived from cruciferous vegetable such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli protected rats and mice from lethal doses of radiation...
Study finds high variability among primary care physicians in rate of PSA screening of older men
10/15/2013
"No organization recommends prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in men older than 75 years. Nevertheless, testing rates remain high," write Elizabeth Jaramillo, M.D., of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and colleagues in a Research Letter appearing in the October 16 issue of JAMA...
Study finds high variability among primary care physicians in rate of PSA screening of older men
10/15/2013
"No organization recommends prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in men older than 75 years. Nevertheless, testing rates remain high," write Elizabeth Jaramillo, M.D., of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and colleagues in a Research Letter appearing in the October 16 issue of JAMA...
Activating aging in tumor cells may help lymphoma treatment
10/15/2013
Perhaps the key to fighting some cancers is to reactivate a process that normally prevents cell proliferation. Now in the case of large B-cell lymphoma, scientists have found such a mechanism. They reactivated a gene that controls the normal aging program in tumor cells so they can no longer divide...
Activating aging in tumor cells may help lymphoma treatment
10/15/2013
Perhaps the key to fighting some cancers is to reactivate a process that normally prevents cell proliferation. Now in the case of large B-cell lymphoma, scientists have found such a mechanism. They reactivated a gene that controls the normal aging program in tumor cells so they can no longer divide...
Predictiing outcome in prostate cancer by measuring change in circulating tumor cells
10/15/2013
A new study reveals that in the prediction of treatment outcome for castration-resistant prostate cancer, a change in circulating tumour cells detection might be more accurate than the change in prostate-specific antigen levels. The findings of this award-winning study were presented at the recent EAU 13th Central European Meeting in Prague...
Ovarian cancer patients may benefit from targeted treatment plus chemotherapy
10/15/2013
Conventional chemotherapy could further extend life in some women with ovarian cancer when used in tandem with a new type of targeted treatment, a new international study shows...
Resveratrol could help treat melanoma and other cancers
10/15/2013
A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher shows that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine, can make certain tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment. This research, which studied melanoma cells, follows a previous MU study that found similar results in the treatment of prostate cancer...