Red wine chemical resveratrol remains effective against cancer after the body converts it
10/04/2013
A chemical found in red wine remains effective at fighting cancer even after the body's metabolism has converted it into other compounds. This is an important finding in a new paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine by Cancer Research UK-funded researchers at the University of Leicester's Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine...
Nottingham Hospitals in world first with Apple iPod blood-tracking
10/04/2013
Hospitals in Nottingham will become the first in the world to take advantage of an electronic blood-tracking system allowing nurses to use Apple iPods at the bedside. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has agreed the deal with leading healthcare technology company MSoft eSolutions to implement the technology at Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre...
Genetic anti-inflammatory defect predisposes children to lymphoma
10/04/2013
New research shows that children with an inherited genetic defect in a critical anti-inflammatory pathway have a genetic predisposition to lymphoma...
Barrett's esophagus treated effectively by Radiofrequency ablation
10/04/2013
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) leads to remission for 91 percent of patients with dysplastic Barrett's esophagus, according to new figures published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association...
Direct link between obesity and pancreatic cancer
10/04/2013
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have found the first direct link between obesity and cancer of the pancreas. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms in humans. Like other cancers, early diagnosis improves long-term survival rates, but this particularly aggressive form does not usually display any early warning signs...
Rural cancer survivors forgo health care over cost
10/04/2013
Older cancer survivors living in rural areas are more likely to forgo medical and dental care because of financial concerns, compared with those living in urban areas. This is according to a study published by the American Association for Cancer Research. The study was conducted by a team of researchers, led by Dr. Nynikka Palmer from Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC...
Positive impact of free head, neck cancer screenings in urban areas
10/04/2013
Offering free head and neck cancer screenings annually to the community not only has the possibility of early detection, but also the opportunity - particularly in an urban city - to increase a person's understanding of risk factors that cause cancer, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
Breast cancer: 'less is more' for lymph node removal
10/04/2013
Scientists say that removing fewer lymph nodes in surgery for breast cancer patients causes less harm and often demonstrates equally good results. This is according to a review published in JAMA...
Potential lactation link to aggressive breast cancer in Mexican women
10/04/2013
Scientific data suggest that a woman reduces her risk of breast cancer by breastfeeding, having multiple children and giving birth at a younger age. A study led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and recently published online by Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, indicates that women of Mexican descent may not fit that profile...
Walking can reduce breast cancer risk
10/04/2013
Postmenopausal women who were very active or walked for at least seven hours a week had a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...