New Mutations Driving Malignant Melanoma Discovered
1/28/2013
Two new mutations that collectively occur in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors have been discovered in what scientists call the "dark matter" of the cancer genome, where cancer-related mutations haven't been previously found...
No Significant Cancer Risk For Patients From Lupus Drugs
1/28/2013
People who take immunosuppressive drugs to treat lupus do not necessarily increase their cancer risk according to new research led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). This landmark study, which was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases this month, addresses long-standing fears of a link between lupus medication and cancer...
Cancer-Causing Virus A Potential New Target For Treating Common Form Of Childhood Epilepsy
1/28/2013
Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) - the most common cause of cervical cancer - to a common form of childhood epilepsy...
Mining Genetic Data Once Considered 'Junk' For Clues About Cancer
1/28/2013
Genome sequencing data once regarded as junk is now being used to gain important clues to help understand disease. The latest example comes from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project, where scientists have developed an approach to mine the repetitive segments of DNA at the ends of chromosomes for insights into cancer...
Most Canadian Women Able To Manage Out-Of-Pocket Costs For Breast Cancer
1/28/2013
Out-of-pocket costs resulting from breast cancer care in the year following diagnosis are likely manageable for most women, but some women are at a higher risk of experiencing the financial burden that comes from those costs in Canadian breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
Association Between Fruit And Vegetable Intake And Lower Risk Of ER-Breast Cancer
1/28/2013
There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
New Mutations Driving Malignant Melanoma Discovered
1/28/2013
Two new mutations that collectively occur in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors have been discovered in what scientists call the "dark matter" of the cancer genome, where cancer-related mutations haven't been previously found...
No Significant Cancer Risk For Patients From Lupus Drugs
1/28/2013
People who take immunosuppressive drugs to treat lupus do not necessarily increase their cancer risk according to new research led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). This landmark study, which was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases this month, addresses long-standing fears of a link between lupus medication and cancer...
Cancer-Causing Virus A Potential New Target For Treating Common Form Of Childhood Epilepsy
1/28/2013
Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) - the most common cause of cervical cancer - to a common form of childhood epilepsy...
Survival Improved In Multiple Myeloma Relapse By New Drug
1/28/2013
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have investigated the safety, efficacy and the maximum tolerated dose of pomalidomide for patients with multiple myeloma who have disease relapsed after treatments with other drugs, such as bortezomib and lenalidomide...