New insight into the aggressive behavior of certain adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias has provided researchers with a potential new prognostic biomarker and a promising new therapeutic target. The research, conducted by Ari Melnick, M.D...
Abundant Food Preservative May Slow Or Eliminate Tumor Growth
10/31/2012
A common food preservative, known as Nisin, may decrease or eliminate the growth of squamous cell head or neck cancers, according to a new University of Michigan study. Years ago, the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the World Health Organization approved nisin as safe for human intake...
Radiation-Related Mouth Pain In Head, Neck Cancer Eased By Antidepressant
10/31/2012
An oral rinse of the antidepressant doxepin significantly eased pain associated with oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, a study led by Mayo Clinic found. The findings were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Boston...
Why Antibiotics Prescribed For Chemotherapy Cause Kidney Failure
10/31/2012
Neutron scattering experiments have provided new insights into the origin of the side effects of an antifungal drug prescribed all over the world. The analysis conducted by scientists at King's College London and the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, and published in Scientific Reports, follows 40 years of debate and could help drug developers reduce these harmful complications...
Despite Socioeconomic Similarities, Ethnic Disparities In Breast Cancer Survival Remain
10/31/2012
Disparities in survival after breast cancer persisted across racial/ethnic groups even after researchers adjusted for multiple demographics, such as patients' education and the socioeconomic status of the neighborhood in which they lived, according to data presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Oct. 27-30, 2012...
A team of national and international researchers, led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists, have decoded the key "software" instructions that drive three of the most virulent forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)...
Quality Of Life For Men With Prostate Cancer Preserved By Proton Therapy Treatment
10/31/2012
Two studies led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that proton therapy preserves the quality of life, specifically urinary and bowel function, in men treated with this targeted radiation modality for prostate cancer. Both studies, led by Andrew K. Lee, M.D., M.P.H...
New insight into the aggressive behavior of certain adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias has provided researchers with a potential new prognostic biomarker and a promising new therapeutic target. The research, conducted by Ari Melnick, M.D...
Abundant Food Preservative May Slow Or Eliminate Tumor Growth
10/31/2012
A common food preservative, known as Nisin, may decrease or eliminate the growth of squamous cell head or neck cancers, according to a new University of Michigan study. Years ago, the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the World Health Organization approved nisin as safe for human intake...
Radiation-Related Mouth Pain In Head, Neck Cancer Eased By Antidepressant
10/31/2012
An oral rinse of the antidepressant doxepin significantly eased pain associated with oral mucositis in patients receiving radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck, a study led by Mayo Clinic found. The findings were presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting in Boston...