Potential Drug For Deadly Brain Cancer Glioblastoma Multiforme Discovered
9/06/2012
A*STAR scientists have identified a biomarker of the most lethal form of brain tumours in adults - glioblastoma multiforme. The scientists found that by targeting this biomarker and depleting it with a potential drug, they were able to prevent the progression and relapse of the brain tumour...
New Gene Variants Raise Risk Of Neuroblastoma, Influence Tumor Progression
9/06/2012
Researchers have discovered two gene variants that raise the risk of the pediatric cancer neuroblastoma. Using automated technology to perform genome-wide association studies on DNA from thousands of subjects, the study broadens understanding of how gene changes may make a child susceptible to this early childhood cancer, as well as causing a tumor to progress...
Rate Of Women With Pregnancy-Associated Cancer On The Increase
9/06/2012
The rate of pregnancy-associated cancer is increasing and is only partially explained by the rise in older mothers suggests new research published today (5 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A large Australian study looked at 781,907 women who gave birth in New South Wales (NSW) between 1994 and 2008 which corresponds to 1,309,501 maternities...
Experts Propose 'Cyber War' On Cancer
9/06/2012
In the face of mounting evidence that cancer cells communicate, cooperate and even engage in collective decision-making, biophysicists and cancer researchers at Rice University, Tel Aviv University and Johns Hopkins University are suggesting a new strategy for outsmarting cancer through its own social intelligence...
A large meta-analysis conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center has concluded that breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy are at risk for mild cognitive deficits after treatment...
Scientists Discover Link Between Prostate Cancer And Vitamin A
9/05/2012
A recent study, published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research has revealed that scientists, lead by professor Norman Maitland from the University of York, have discovered a connection between vitamin A and prostate cancer. His research has found a particular prostate cancer gene that is under the control of retinoic acid, a form of vitamin A...
Pretreatment PET Imaging Of Lymph Nodes Predicts Recurrence In Breast Cancer Patients
9/05/2012
Disease-free survival for invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) patients may be easier to predict with the help of F-18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans, according to research published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine...
Study Sheds Light On Lung Cancers That Are Undetected By Radiograph
9/05/2012
New research has revealed why some lung cancers are undetected by radiograph and helped to identify the type of people who may be at risk of this form of the disease. The findings was presented on Monday (3 September 2012) at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna. There has been no significant reduction in lung cancer mortality rates in recent years...
'Triple-Threat' Approach Reduces Life-Threatening Central Line Infections In Children With Cancer
9/05/2012
Hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of life-threatening central line infections in pediatric cancer patients by following a set of basic precautions, by encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance with the protocol and by honest analysis of the root cause behind every single infection, according to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study...
Combining two well-established analytic techniques and adding a twist identifies proteins from blood with as much accuracy and sensitivity as the antibody-based tests used clinically, researchers report this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition online...