Hemodiafiltration Prolongs Dialysis Patients' Lives
2/17/2013
A technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis may prolong kidney failure patients' lives, according to a clinical trial appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). In light of these results, the technique may become standard for dialysis patients...
Alcohol Plays A Huge Role In Cancer Deaths In The U.S.
2/16/2013
We have known for years that sun exposure can lead to skin cancer and smoking can lead to lung cancer. Now a new report reveals that drinking alcohol is responsible for 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the U.S. The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health, outline the cancer risks linked to alcohol use...
Phase II Trial Shows Selumetinib Reverses Radioiodine Resistance In Some Advanced Thyroid Cancers
2/16/2013
The experimental drug selumetinib may allow some patients with advanced thyroid cancer to overcome resistance to radioiodine (RAI), the most effective therapy for the disease, according to new research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center...
Copper Depletion Therapy Very Effective At Preventing Spread Of Cancer
2/16/2013
Copper depletion therapy has shown surprisingly good results in preventing the spread of cancer to organs in high-risk triple-negative breast cancer - a form of cancer that is very difficult to treat...
Researchers Need To Target The Unique Biology Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
2/16/2013
Triple-negative breast cancers are more biologically diverse than previously believed and classification should be expanded to reflect this heterogeneity, according to University of North Carolina researchers...
Children with hemophilia A achieving annual bleed rates of zero on prophylactic therapy have similar quality of life and physical health to the healthy population, according to a study reported at the 6th Annual Congress of the European Association for Hemophilia and Allied Disorders (6-8 February 2013; Warsaw, Poland)...
Copper Depletion Therapy Very Effective At Preventing Spread Of Cancer
2/16/2013
Copper depletion therapy has shown surprisingly good results in preventing the spread of cancer to organs in high-risk triple-negative breast cancer - a form of cancer that is very difficult to treat...
Researchers Need To Target The Unique Biology Of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
2/16/2013
Triple-negative breast cancers are more biologically diverse than previously believed and classification should be expanded to reflect this heterogeneity, according to University of North Carolina researchers...
Novel Designed Molecules Could Stop Colon Cancer Metastasis
2/15/2013
A Basque research consortium has managed to stop the development of colon cancer and its liver metastasis in an experimental model using mice. This breakthrough, which could open new avenues for the future treatment of these pathologies, has been achieved by creating molecules that interfere with the tumour cells adhering to other cells in the body...
Copper Depletion Therapy Keeps High-Risk Triple-Negative Breast Cancer At Bay
2/15/2013
An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a "home" in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor cells has shown surprising benefit in one of the most difficult-to-treat forms of cancer -- high-risk triple-negative breast cancer. The median survival for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients is historically nine months...