Long-Term Urinary, Sexual And Bowel Function Side Effects Tracked In Prostate Cancer
2/01/2013
A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment. The study, led by first author Matthew Resnick, M.D...
Protection Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer Offered By Silibinin, Found In Milk Thistle
2/01/2013
A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation - thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging...
'Master' Proto-Oncogene Identified That Regulates Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
2/01/2013
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins = known as Src = leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones...
Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination For Boys
2/01/2013
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates. The findings appear online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics...
'Brewing' New Medicines?
2/01/2013
Researchers employing a century-old observational technique have determined the precise configuration of humulones, substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavor...
Protection Against Dangers Of Oxygen Offered By "Super" Enzyme
2/01/2013
Just like a comic book super hero, you could say that the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD1) has a secret identity. Since its discovery in 1969, scientists believed SOD1's only role was to protect living cells against damage from free radicals. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered that SOD1 protects cells by regulating cell energy and metabolism...
'Master' Proto-Oncogene Identified That Regulates Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
2/01/2013
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins = known as Src = leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones...
Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccination For Boys
2/01/2013
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates. The findings appear online in the journal Clinical Pediatrics...
HIV Patients At Two-Fold Higher Risk For Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
1/31/2013
HIV-positive patients have a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Specifically, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas occur more than twice as often among HIV-positive individuals compared to those who are HIV-negative...
Polluted Indoor Air Puts Female Chinese Nonsmokers At Risk
1/31/2013
The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a University at Buffalo study confirms that breathing indoor air also carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese women...