Urologists at Henry Ford Hospital have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients. The technique spares the kidney, eliminates long hospital stays and provides better outcomes by giving the surgeon more time to perform the procedure...
Discovery Offers Potential For New Treatment Options In Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
12/19/2012
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered a molecular switch that enables advanced prostate cancers to spread without stimulation by male hormones, which normally are needed to spur the cancer's growth. They say the finding could lead to a new treatment for prostate cancers that are no longer controlled by hormone-blocking drugs...
Comparison Of Costly Proton Radiotherapy And IMRT For Prostate Cancer
12/19/2012
Prostate cancer patients receiving the costly treatment known as proton radiotherapy experienced minimal relief from side effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, compared to patients undergoing a standard radiation treatment called intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
Study Examines Risk Reduction And Screening For Ovarian Cancer Among Women Following BRCA Testing
12/19/2012
Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the general population, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication...
Immune Cells Can Suppress Or Promote Tumor Growth In Colon Cancer
12/19/2012
Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered a "two-faced" group of cells at work in human colon cancer, with opposing functions that can suppress or promote tumor growth...
The interior of an animal cell is like a small city, with factories - called organelles - dedicated to manufacturing, energy production, waste processing, and other life functions. A network of intercellular "highways," called microtubules, enables bio-molecular complexes, products, and other cargo to move speedily about the cell to keep this vital machinery humming...
Study Examines Risk Reduction And Screening For Ovarian Cancer Among Women Following BRCA Testing
12/19/2012
Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the general population, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication...
Higher Cancer Rates Among 9/11 Rescue And Recovery Workers
12/18/2012
There are higher incidences of prostate and thyroid cancer, as well as multiple myeloma, among rescue and recovery workers who inhaled fumes and dust following the World Trade Center terrorist attack, researchers from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...
Enzyme Helps Drive Aggressive Prostate Cancer
12/18/2012
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have discovered that an enzyme called PRSS3, or mesotrypsin, may help drive aggressive prostate cancer. Although they don't believe it is the only factor, they suggest it offers a new target for treatment, and have themselves developed a prototype compound that inhibits the enzyme's ability to promote the metastatic spread of the disease...
Risk Factors For Multiple Myeloma Identified By Large Study
12/18/2012
Multiple myeloma is a type of leukaemia which affects B lymphocytes. There have been some indications that exposure to pesticides or chlorinated solvents increases the risk of developing this cancer...