Study examines family connections for thyroid cancer using Utah population database
10/03/2013
People that have a first- through third -degree relative diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) have an increased risk of developing it themselves, according to a study by Gretchen M. Oakley M.D., of the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, and colleagues...
Blood pressure drug may enhance cancer treatment
10/03/2013
A new study reveals that a common class of drug used to control high blood pressure could enhance cancer treatment by improving delivery of chemotherapy drugs and oxygen through tumors. A clinical trial is already in progress as a result of the study...
Cell-detection system promising for medical research, diagnostics
10/03/2013
Researchers are developing a system that uses tiny magnetic beads to quickly detect rare types of cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood, an advance that could help medical doctors diagnose cancer earlier than now possible and monitor how well a patient is responding to therapy...
Cancer risk not increased by depression
10/03/2013
The impact of depression on a person contracting cancer has long been suspected, without any study having definitely confirmed or rejected this theory...
Mortality variations after surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancers
10/03/2013
A pilot study has shown large variations between European countries in patient survival after surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancers. The 2013 European Cancer Congress (ECC2013) [1] heard that the reasons for these differences are not clear and cannot be explained simply in terms of the volume of patients treated at each hospital...
Cancer patients may benefit from repurposed hypertension med
10/03/2013
Use of existing, well-established hypertension drugs could improve the outcome of cancer chemotherapy by opening up collapsed blood vessels in solid tumors...
Breast cancer incidence rates converging among white and African-American women
10/03/2013
Breast cancer incidence rates increased slightly among African American women from 2006 to 2010, bringing those rates closer to the historically higher rates among white women, according to a new analysis by American Cancer Society researchers. The explanation behind the rise is unclear...
Acute chest syndrome development associated with hemin and sickle cell disease
10/03/2013
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a complication of sickle cell disease that is characterized by sudden pain and difficulty breathing. Sickle cell disease can also cause red blood cells to suddenly breakdown and release their contents, which may trigger the onset of ACS...
Melanoma patients increase sun exposure after diagnosis
10/02/2013
Researchers have discovered that patients with melanoma throw caution to the wind in the 3 years following their diagnoses and increase the amount of time they spend in the sun. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a potentially lethal skin cancer...
Melanoma patients increase sun exposure after diagnosis
10/02/2013
Researchers have discovered that patients with melanoma throw caution to the wind in the 3 years following their diagnoses and increase the amount of time they spend in the sun. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a potentially lethal skin cancer...