Scientists have developed a way to produce three-dimensional X-ray images of the breast at a radiation dose that is lower than the 2D radiographies used in clinics today. The new method enables the production of 3D diagnostic computed tomography (CT) images with a spatial resolution 2-3 times higher than present hospital scanners, but with a radiation dose that is about 25 times lower...
A Man's Risk Of Dying From Prostate Cancer May Be Increased By Metabolic Factors
10/23/2012
High blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and body mass index - characteristics that are often lumped together as the metabolic syndrome - are jointly linked with an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...
Scientists have developed a way to produce three-dimensional X-ray images of the breast at a radiation dose that is lower than the 2D radiographies used in clinics today. The new method enables the production of 3D diagnostic computed tomography (CT) images with a spatial resolution 2-3 times higher than present hospital scanners, but with a radiation dose that is about 25 times lower...
Women Who Do Not Breastfeed At Increased Risk For ER/PR-Negative Breast Cancer
10/22/2012
Breast-feeding reduces the risk for estrogen receptor-negative and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer, according to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health...
Prostate Cancer Death Risk Raised By Metabolic Factors
10/22/2012
A man's chances of dying from prostate cancer are higher if he has a high BMI (body mass index), hypertension (high blood pressure), and raised blood sugar and/or blood lipids, which collectively are known as metabolic syndrome, researchers from Umeå University in Sweden reported in the journal Cancer...
Harnessing The Immune System To Prevent Lymphoma Relapse
10/22/2012
UK scientists hope that lymphoma patients could benefit from a new drug that triggers the cancer-fighting properties of the body's own immune system, after highly promising early laboratory results...
Technology Developed That Predicts Metastasis In Breast Cancer
10/22/2012
Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) have collaborated on the development of a diagnostic tool that identifies the metastatic ability of breast cancer cells. The analysis is based on the characterization of the lipid component of the cells, which is indicative of malignancy...
The Antitumor Mechanisms Of Green Tea Extract In Breast Cancer Prevention
10/22/2012
An oral green tea extract, Polyphenon E, appears to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor, both of which promote tumor cell growth, migration and invasion. Researchers made this discovery during a secondary analysis of a phase Ib randomized, placebo-controlled study of Polyphenon E in a group of 40 women with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer...
First-Of-Its-Kind Self-Assembled Nanoparticle For Targeted And Triggered Thermo-Chemotherapy
10/22/2012
Excitement around the potential for targeted nanoparticles (NPs) that can be controlled by stimulus outside of the body for cancer therapy has been growing over the past few years. More specifically, there has been considerable attention around near-infrared (NIR) light as an ideal method to stimulate nanoparticles from outside the body...
Women Who Do Not Breastfeed At Increased Risk For ER/PR-Negative Breast Cancer
10/22/2012
Breast-feeding reduces the risk for estrogen receptor-negative and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer, according to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health...