High Cure Rate Of Acute Promyeloctyic Leukemia Replicated In Developing Countries
1/16/2013
Data published online* in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) describe the work of an ASH international clinical network collaborative focused on modernizing treatment protocols for patients in the developing world with acute promyeloctyic leukemia (APL) that has drastically improved cure rates in patients in Central and South America, achieving compa...
Gene Discovered That Promotes Drug Resistance In Cancer
1/16/2013
Increased NEK2 gene expression linked to increased drug resistance, faster cancer growth, and poorer patient outcom. The finding may improve diagnostic and prognostic tools for cancer care and could lead to improved cancer therapies. Scientists from the University of Iowa and Brigham Young University (BYU) have identified a gene that may be a target for overcoming drug resistance in cancer...
Cervical Cancer Screening In Less-Developed Areas Should Be Tailored To Local Conditions
1/16/2013
The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development and medical infrastructure, according to a study by researchers from and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of North Carolina...
Connection Found Between Tubal Ligation And Cervical Cancer
1/16/2013
Women who have a tubal ligation - the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy - have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included Cara A. Mathews, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island...
Dramatic Loss Of Body Mass In Cancer May Be Controlled By The Liver
1/16/2013
Cachexia or wasting is a condition affecting up to 70 percent of cancer patients, depending on the type of cancer. It is characterized by a dramatic loss of body weight that is independent of food intake. Cachexia is seen particularly often and most pronounced in patients suffering from cancers of the digestive tract and the lungs. They may lose up to 80 percent of body fat and skeletal muscle...
Molecular 'Switch' May Play Role In Tumor Suppression
1/16/2013
Newly published research by Indiana University structural biologist Joel Ybe and colleagues identifies a "topology switch" in the protein clathrin, the function of which may shed light on molecular processes involved in tumor suppression. The paper, available in and featured on the front cover of the Jan...
Cervical Cancer Screening In Less-Developed Areas Should Be Tailored To Local Conditions
1/16/2013
The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development and medical infrastructure, according to a study by researchers from and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of North Carolina...
Connection Found Between Tubal Ligation And Cervical Cancer
1/16/2013
Women who have a tubal ligation - the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy - have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included Cara A. Mathews, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island...
Potential Non-Surgical Therapy For Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Brain Tumors
1/15/2013
One in 25,000 people worldwide is affected by neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a condition where the loss of a tumour suppressor called Merlin results in multiple tumours in the brain and nervous system. Sufferers may experience 20 to 30 tumours at any one time and such numbers often lead to hearing loss, disability and eventually death...
News From The January/February 2013 Annals Of Family Medicine
1/15/2013
Electronic Health Record Adoption by Family Physicians Doubles, Projected to Reach 80 Percent by 2013 Adoption of electronic health records by family physicians has doubled since 2005, reaching 68 percent nationally in 2011...