In Prostate Cancer Nerves Play Key Role In Development And Metastasis
7/15/2013
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that nerves play a critical role in both the development and spread of prostate tumors. Their findings, using both a mouse model and human prostate tissue, may lead to new ways to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer and to novel therapies for preventing and treating the disease...
Indication Of Minor Added Benefit For Aflibercept In Colorectal Cancer
7/15/2013
Indication of considerable added benefit for overall survival / indications of greater harm from side effects The drug aflibercept (trade name: Zaltrap) has been approved in Germany since February 2013 in combination with a certain chemotherapy for adults with metastatic colorectal cancer in whom chemotherapy with oxaliplatin could not stop the disease from progressing...
Ground-Breaking New Method To 'Starve' Cancer Cells
7/15/2013
A University of Southampton Professor, in collaboration with colleagues at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre, have discovered a novel way of killing cancer cells. The research, recently published in the journal Cell, has found a new potential treatment for cancer, which leaves the body's healthy cells undamaged, unlike traditional therapies such as radiotherapy...
Discovery Of Unusual Key To Regulating Cell Growth Could Lead To Better Cancer Treatment
7/15/2013
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a potential new pathway to treat cancer by asking some odd questions about the size of animals...
Common Growth Mechanisms Likely For Metastatic Pancreatic And Primary Breast Cancer
7/15/2013
A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting plays a critical role in promoting the growth of metastatic pancreatic cancer and primary breast cancer, according to the cumulative findings from two new scientific manuscripts published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Cancer and PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)...
England Shelves Plans For Plain Cigarette Packaging
7/15/2013
The UK Government has postponed plans to introduce plain cigarette packaging in England, a decision the opposition Labour party describes as a "humiliating U-turn" brought about by intense tobacco industry lobbying...
Identification Of A New Function Of A Protein Involved In The Development Of Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
7/15/2013
Researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), lead by LluÃs Espinosa, have identified a new function of the IB protein that is key in the development of squamous-cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer...
Anti-Melanoma Vaccine Tested For Anti-Cancer Immune Response
7/15/2013
Cancer vaccines prime the immune system to attack cancer cells, decreasing tumor progression. IL-12p70, a molecule produced by certain types of immune cells, has been shown to reduce tumor progression, but delivering it as part of a cancer vaccine has been limited because of its toxicity in high doses. In the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Dr...
Tame Surrender To Tobacco Lobby? England Postpones Plain Cigarette Packaging Plans
7/15/2013
After announcing that it has postponed plans to introduce plain cigarette packaging in England, the opposition Labour party accuses it of a "humiliating U-turn" and caving into intense tobacco industry lobbying...
General DNA Sequencing Can Reveal Previously Undetectable HPV
7/15/2013
There are 170 established HPV types. Cancerous human papillomavirus (HPV) viruses are the main cause of cervical cancer, and are found in close to 100% of cervical tumors. Cervical cancer and genital warts are caused by HPV. However, testing for the virus using standard techniques can sometimes give a negative result - in these cases, the condylomas are called 'virus-negative' warts...