Florida coastal seaweed could help the body fend off cancers and inflammatory diseases
9/09/2013
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise...
Florida coastal seaweed could help the body fend off cancers and inflammatory diseases
9/09/2013
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida. University of Florida pharmacy researchers have screened various seaweeds with cancer-preventive potential and identified one that shows particular promise...
The Lancet Oncology has published findings from a study, which showed that the new oral therapy IMNOVID® - (pomalidomide), used in combination with low-dose dexamethasone demonstrated a significant survival advantage over high-dose dexamethasone alone, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM)...
AesRx anti-sickling drug AES-103 begins Phase 2 trial
9/09/2013
AesRx, LLC, announced it has received regulatory and ethics committee approval for a Phase 2 clinical trial of its novel Aes-103 anti-sickling agent in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The Company plans for patient enrollment to start this month. This is the first Phase 2 trial of Aes-103 for SCD and as such marks an important milestone in the drug's development...
Broccoli could be 'sunscreen against skin cancer'
9/09/2013
There are numerous studies that suggest eating vegetables can provide certain health benefits. Now researchers say that broccoli may help to combat skin cancer, not by eating it, but by applying it directly to the skin...
More younger women die of breast cancer, mammograms advised
9/09/2013
The majority of deaths resulting from breast cancer occur in younger women who do not have regular mammograms, according to a study published in the journal Cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 18.7 million mammograms ordered or provided throughout 2010...
Clinical tool accurately classifies benign and malignant spots on lung scans of smokers
9/09/2013
A Terry Fox Research Institute(TFRI)-led study has developed a new clinical risk calculator software that accurately classifies, nine out of ten times, which spots or lesions (nodules) are benign and malignant on an initial lung computed tomography (CT) scan among individuals at high risk for lung cancer...
Broccoli could be 'sunscreen against skin cancer'
9/09/2013
There are numerous studies that suggest eating vegetables can provide certain health benefits. Now researchers say that broccoli may help to combat skin cancer, not by eating it, but by applying it directly to the skin...
Molecular marker predicts patients most likely to benefit longest from 2 popular cancer drugs
9/09/2013
Johns Hopkins scientists have identified a molecular marker called "Mig 6" that appears to accurately predict longer survival - up to two years - among patients prescribed two of the most widely used drugs in a class of anticancer agents called EGFR inhibitors. The U.S...
Study emphasizes value of mammograms in young women
9/09/2013
The majority of deaths resulting from breast cancer occur in younger women who do not have regular mammograms, according to a study published in the journal Cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were more than 18.7 million mammograms ordered or provided throughout 2010...