New Blood-Vessel-generating Cell With Therapeutic Potential Discovered
10/18/2012
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, believe they have discovered stem cells that play a decisive role in new blood vessel growth. If researchers learn to isolate and efficiently produce these stem cells found in blood vessel walls, the cells offer new opportunities in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer and many other diseases...
New Light Shed On Cancer Risks Associated With Night Work
10/18/2012
Night work can increase cancer risk in men, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology by a research team from Centre INRS - Institut Armand-Frappier and Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal...
Protein Mechanism That Spurs Tumor Growth In Prostate, Other Cancers, Unveiled
10/17/2012
US researchers have discovered how a protein called Trop2 controls the growth and proliferation of cancer cells in prostate and probably other epithelial cancer tumors, It involves a mechanism where the protein "cleaves" into two parts: one inside the cell and the other outside. They hope their discovery will lead to new therapies that stop cancer growing...
Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk In Some Men
10/17/2012
Middle-aged and older men who regularly take multivitamins were found to have an 8% lower risk of developing cancer, compared to other men of the same age who took no multivitamins, researchers from Harvard Medical school wrote in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The authors carried out a randomized trial involving 15,000 male doctors...
Protein Mechanism That Spurs Tumor Growth In Prostate, Other Cancers, Unveiled
10/17/2012
US researchers have discovered how a protein called Trop2 controls the growth and proliferation of cancer cells in prostate and probably other epithelial cancer tumors, It involves a mechanism where the protein "cleaves" into two parts: one inside the cell and the other outside. They hope their discovery will lead to new therapies that stop cancer growing...
Study Reveals Vegetable-Derived Compounds Effective In Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
10/17/2012
A new compound created from a rich source in vegetables including broccoli and brussel sprouts has been developed to combat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This research is being presented at the 2012 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world's largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting, in Chicago, Ill., on Oct...
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients 65 And Older Should Be Considered For Therapy
10/17/2012
Until there are more validated biomarkers to direct treatment decisions, many physicians use patient age to decide what therapy to give their patients. Literature data report that older patients often go undertreated because of concerns for limited tolerance to toxic therapies...
VeriStrat Predicts Response But Not Survival Benefit From Erlotinib
10/17/2012
A study, published in the November 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, showed the plasma test VeriStrat can predict response but not survival benefit from erlotinib. The study was conducted on a subset of patients enrolled in the NCIC Clinical Trials Group, BR...
Mouse Model Shows Risk For Asthma, Allergies May Improve Fight Against Skin Cancer
10/17/2012
A molecule involved in asthma and allergies has now been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The molecule, called TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin), is produced by damaged skin and activates the immune system...
Scientists Aiming For Lung Cancer Blood Test
10/17/2012
Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test following a new discovery by scientists at the University of York. Early detection of lung cancer has been shown to save lives, but available methods for screening at-risk people are either too costly or involve invasive procedures...