Cancer Drug "Holiday" May Extend Patient Survival
1/10/2013
New research on mice shows that drug-resistant melanoma tumors shrink when treatment is interrupted, or given a "holiday", suggesting that altering the dose pattern of cancer drug treatment in this manner could be a simple way to extend survival in human patients with late-stage disease. However, only human trials can verify if this is the case...
Fusion Gene Contributes To Progression Of Glioblastoma
1/10/2013
Fusion genes are common chromosomal aberrations in many cancers, and can be used as prognostic markers and drug targets in clinical practice. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers led by Matti Annala at Tampere University of Technology in Finland identified a fusion between the FGFR3 and TACC3 genes in human glioblastoma samples...
H. Pylori May Protect Against Stroke
1/10/2013
A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers...
Deadly Thyroid Cancer May Be Slowed By Two-Drug Combination
1/10/2013
A combination of the drugs pazopanib and paclitaxel shows promise in slowing anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. The two drugs together resulted in greater anti-cancer activity in ATC than either drug alone, says lead researcher Keith Bible, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic oncologist...
Cancer Drug "Holiday" May Extend Patient Survival
1/10/2013
New research on mice shows that drug-resistant melanoma tumors shrink when treatment is interrupted, or given a "holiday", suggesting that altering the dose pattern of cancer drug treatment in this manner could be a simple way to extend survival in human patients with late-stage disease. However, only human trials can verify if this is the case...
HPV Associated Cancer Incidence Rates Point To Needed Efforts To Increase HPV Vaccination Coverage
1/10/2013
Despite the decline in cancer death rates in the U.S., there is an increase in incidence rates for cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and more efforts are needed to increase HPV vaccination coverage levels to prevent the occurrence of these cancers in the future according to a study published January 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
BMJ Raises Concerns Over The Effectiveness Of A Costly And Invasive Procedure For Melanoma
1/10/2013
BMJ Editor says all trials must be registered and the results published A special report published by the BMJ today finds that thousands of melanoma patients around the world are undergoing an expensive and invasive procedure called sentinel node biopsy, despite a lack of clear evidence and concerns that it may do more harm than good...
Beta-Blockers Help Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer
1/10/2013
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer may live longer if they take beta-blockers while undergoing radiotherapy. The finding came from new research conducted by a team of experts at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, USA) and was published in Annals of Oncology...
Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer survive longer if they are taking beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy, according to a study of 722 patients published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1]...
Simple Education Program Substantially Increases Detection Of Easy-To-Miss Precancerous Polyps
1/10/2013
Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor's success rate detecting easy-to-miss polyps called adenomas...