In Prostate Cancer Therapies Surgery Ranks As The Most Cost-Effective Type Of Treatment
1/08/2013
The most comprehensive retrospective study ever conducted comparing how the major types of prostate cancer treatments stack up to each other in terms of saving lives and cost effectiveness is reported by a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)...
Red Cross Thanks Blood Donors, Urges For More
1/08/2013
January is National Blood Donor Month, a month where the millions of blood and platelet donors are recognized and thanked by the American Red Cross for their life-saving contributions. Their donations help guarantee a steady and stable supply of blood for the overwhelming number of patients in need. Some people have made a big difference and saved many lives through routinely donating blood...
Japanese Team Creates Cancer-Specific Killer T Cells From Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
1/07/2013
Researchers from the RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology in Japan report today that they have succeeded for the first time in creating cancer-specific, immune system cells called killer T lymphocytes, from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)...
New Strategies Needed To Encourage Male Cancer Survivors To Consider Future Fertility, UK
1/07/2013
Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference recently shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice. Sperm banking is routinely recommended for all men diagnosed with cancer who are at risk of long-term infertility, caused by treatment such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy...
Bacterial Imbalance Contributes To Intestinal Inflammation And Carcinogenesis
1/07/2013
Instability in the composition of gut bacterial communities (dysbiosis) has been linked to common human intestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer; however, it is unclear if dysbiosis can instigate disease or if it is a consequence of the underlying disorder...
Scientists Discover How Deadly Skin Cancer Spreads Into Other Parts Of The Body
1/07/2013
After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in understanding the process by which the gene mda-9/syntenin contributes to metastasis in melanoma (the spread of skin cancer) and possibly a variety of other cancers...
Disinfection Caps Cut CLABSI Cases In Half
1/07/2013
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)...
Scientists Discover How Deadly Skin Cancer Spreads Into Other Parts Of The Body
1/07/2013
After recently announcing success in eliminating melanoma metastasis in laboratory experiments, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have made another important discovery in understanding the process by which the gene mda-9/syntenin contributes to metastasis in melanoma (the spread of skin cancer) and possibly a variety of other cancers...
Cancer-Killing Stem Cells Could Be Used To Treat Cancer
1/05/2013
Researchers in Japan have for the first time shown it is possible to make cancer-specific immune system cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Their work brings closer the day when therapies use cloned versions of patients' own cells to boost their immune system's natural ability to kill cancer cells...
Some Men Voice Complaints Of Shortened Penis Following Prostate Cancer Treatment
1/05/2013
A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment they chose...