Concerns Raised About Antiviral Therapy In Some Cases Of Cervical Cancer
6/22/2013
A new understanding of the genetic process that can lead to cervical cancer may help improve diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions for some women, and also raises a warning flag about the use of anti-viral therapies in certain cases - suggesting they could actually trigger the cancer they are trying to cure...
Infertile Men Have Higher Cancer Risk
6/22/2013
Men who have no sperm have a higher risk of developing cancer than other males, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine reported in Fertility and Sterility (June 20th, 2013 issue). When a man has no measurable level of sperm in his semen he has azoospermia, he is azoospermic...
The Chemical Behind Cancer Resistance In Naked Mole Rats Identified
6/22/2013
Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research paper was published in the journal Nature. The findings could eventually lead to new cancer treatments in people, said study authors Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova...
Chlamydia Infection May Pave Way For Cancer Via DNA Damage
6/21/2013
New research from Germany suggests that persistent infection by Chlamydia may pave the way for cancer: not only does the pathogen cause mutations in host cell DNA, it also inhibits the cellular mechanisms that attempt to repair the damage...
American Medical Association Says Gay Men Should Donate Blood
6/21/2013
The FDA has banned gay men from donating blood since 1983, however, the American Medical Association has just voted against the ban, saying it is outright discrimination. After the AIDS outbreak nearly three decades ago, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decided that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to donate blood, given that the majority of HIV infections were among gay men...
Study Suggests New Approach To Fight Lung Cancer
6/21/2013
Recent research has shown that cancer cells have a much different - and more complex - metabolism than normal cells. Now, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found that exploiting these differences might provide a new strategy to combat lung cancer...
Growth Of Head And Neck Cancer Promoted By The Nanog Protein
6/21/2013
A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) has identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer...
Signal Tells MCM7 To Launch DNA Replication; Pathway Reduces Breast Cancer Patient Survival
6/21/2013
Researchers have discovered and mapped the signaling network between two previously unconnected proteins, exposing a link that, if broken, could cut off cancer cell growth at its starting point...
Gay Men Should Be Able To Donate Blood, Says American Medical Association
6/21/2013
The FDA has banned gay men from donating blood since 1983, however, the American Medical Association has just voted against the ban, saying it is outright discrimination. After the AIDS outbreak nearly three decades ago, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decided that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to donate blood, given that the majority of HIV infections were among gay men...
Cancer-Proof "Goo" From Naked Mole Rats May Lead To New Treatments
6/20/2013
Despite its long lifespan, the naked mole rat has never been known to get cancer. Now scientists in the US have discovered this is thanks to a simple chemical in the "goo" of the rodent's skin, which they suggest could lead to new anti-cancer treatments in humans...