Reprogramming patients' cells offers powerful new tool for studying, treating blood diseases
8/01/2013
CHOP researchers advance stem cell studies in a childhood leukemia and diamond blackfan anemia First produced only in the past decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are capable of developing into many or even all human cell types...
A case report from Germany describes a young man who developed malignant melanoma on a pre-existing nevus (skin lesion known as a mole or birthmark) within a tattoo during and between the phases of laser tattoo removal, according to a report by Laura Pohl, M.D., of Laserklinik Karlsruhe, Germany, and colleagues...
Nonsentinel lymph node (NSLN) positivity appears to be a significant prognostic factor in patients with stage III melanoma, according to a study by Anna M. Leung M.D., of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, and colleagues...
Saliva study of cell phone effects
7/31/2013
Frequent cell phone use may be linked to cancer, suggests a study from researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Dr. Yaniv Hamzany...
Personalized risk calculator for women's cancers
7/31/2013
Researchers have discovered a new way of predicting whether a woman is at risk of cancer of the breast, ovaries, or uterus, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine...
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is involved in testing a drug the Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked towards approval because of its dramatic results in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and other cancers. "This experimental drug, Ibruitinib, is so promising that the FDA gave it fast track designation which rarely happens," said Julie M. Vose, M.D...
Smart Map launch offers new approach in the battle against Britain's biggest cancer killer, UK
7/31/2013
Lung cancer patients can now check they are getting the best care available after the launch of a new interactive online map. Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (RCLCF) announced the launch today of its Lung Cancer Smart Map, which shows patients how treatment in their area compares against government targets...
Saliva from heavy cell phone users shows increased risk factors for cancer
7/31/2013
Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce clear results. Currently, cell phones are classified as carcinogenic category 2b - potentially carcinogenic to humans - by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). A new Tel Aviv University study, though, may bring bad news...
Key to acute myeloid leukaemia could be 'sleeping stem cells'
7/31/2013
Scientists studying an aggressive form of leukaemia have discovered that rather than displacing healthy stem cells in the bone marrow as previously believed, the cancer is putting them to sleep to prevent them forming new blood cells...
"Super Mouse" created in the UK may lead to novel treatment strategies for breast cancer
7/31/2013
It appears tiny and inconsequential enough, but the "super mouse" - created by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center some six years ago - has spawned plenty of new research into preventing and/or treating many types of cancer...