Rise In Lung Cancer Deaths Among European Women
2/14/2013
Lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the main cause of cancer death among European women by the middle of this decade, according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]. In the UK and Poland it has already overtaken breast cancer as the main cause of cancer deaths in women. The study by researchers in Italy and Switzerland predicts that just over 1...
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations
2/14/2013
A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news. Instead of inducing serious anxiety, the test results prompted people to take positive steps, including follow-up visits with a doctor and discussions with family members who could also be at risk...
Few Negative Reactions Expressed By Consumers To The Results Of Genetic Testing For Cancer Mutations
2/14/2013
A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news. Instead of inducing serious anxiety, the test results prompted people to take positive steps, including follow-up visits with a doctor and discussions with family members who could also be at risk...
Rise In Lung Cancer Deaths Among European Women
2/14/2013
Lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the main cause of cancer death among European women by the middle of this decade, according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]. In the UK and Poland it has already overtaken breast cancer as the main cause of cancer deaths in women. The study by researchers in Italy and Switzerland predicts that just over 1...
An international research team coordinated at the IRCM in Montréal found a possible alternative treatment for lymphoid leukemia. Led by Dr...
Improved Understanding Of The Molecular Machinery Of Cancer
2/14/2013
Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have provided important new details into the activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a cell surface protein that has been strongly linked to a large number of cancers and is a major target of cancer therapies...
Combining Synthetic, Natural Toxins Could Disarm Cancer, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
2/14/2013
Cancer researchers from Rice University suggest that a new man-made drug that's already proven effective at killing cancer and drug-resistant bacteria could best deliver its knockout blow when used in combination with drugs made from naturally occurring toxins...
African-American Women With Benign Breast Disease May Be At Greater Risk For Cancer
2/14/2013
A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women. Michele Cote, Ph.D...
An international research team coordinated at the IRCM in Montréal found a possible alternative treatment for lymphoid leukemia. Led by Dr...
Surveillance May Be Best For Small Kidney Tumors
2/13/2013
Surveillance, or the watch and wait approach, may be the best option for older patients with small kidney tumors. The finding came from a large retrospective study which showed that surveillance is a safe alternative to surgery. The research will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference on Saturday...