Thapsigargin For Cancer: GenSpera G-202 Data In Journal
7/03/2012
GenSpera, Inc. (OTCBB:GNSZ) has announced that a study titled, "Engineering the Plant Product Thapsigargin into a PSMA-Activated Tumor Endothelial Cell Prodrug for Cancer Therapy," was published in the journal, Science Translational Medicine...
New Gene Mutations Found That Lead To Enlarged Brain Size, Cancer, Autism, Epilepsy
7/03/2012
A research team led by Seattle Children's Research Institute has discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or megalencephaly. Mutations in three genes, AKT3, PIK3R2 and PIK3CA, were also found to be associated with a constellation of disorders including cancer, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, autism, vascular anomalies and skin growth disorders...
Microwaves Offer Safer, Cheaper Detection Of Breast Tumors
7/03/2012
A simple and cost effective imaging device for breast tumor detection based on a flexible and wearable antenna system has been developed by researchers at the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis...
HPV Infection Increases Risk Of Skin Cancer In Men
7/02/2012
Although sunlight exposure is known to increase the risk of developing skin cancer, researchers have also discovered that people are more likely to develop non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), if they have antibodies for cutaneous types of human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Lungs Hold 50% Of Inhaled Diesel Soot
7/02/2012
Diesel-powered vehicles, coal-driven power stations, and wood fires all produce small particles of soot that are released into the atmosphere, which pollute the air and affect the climate, but they also present a danger to human health...
Study Identifies Pathway To Enhance Usefulness Of EGFR Inhibitors In Lung Cancer Treatment
7/02/2012
Many lung cancers are driven by mutations in the epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR), and so it makes sense that many successful modern treatments block EGFR activity. Unfortunately, cancers inevitably evolve around EGFR inhibition, and patients with lung cancers eventually relapse...
Medicare Concerns About Paying For CT Colonography Resolved By Study
7/02/2012
A new study of 1,400 Medicare-aged patients reinforces CT colonography as a screening tool for colon cancer, adding to the continued debate over Medicare coverage of the procedure. In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicated that CT colonography would not be covered, in part, because outcomes data specific to the Medicare population was not available...
Ewing's Sarcoma: New Marker, New Target
7/02/2012
Ewing's sarcoma is a bone cancer commonly diagnosed in about 250 U.S. teenagers per year. If early chemotherapy is effective, improvement can be durable. But for children and teens who respond poorly to a first attempt at chemotherapy or if the disease spreads, long-term survival can be less than 10 percent...
Ovarian Grafts Found To Have A Longer Life Span Than Expected
7/02/2012
Transplanting previously frozen ovarian tissue back into female cancer survivors can lead to long-term hormonal function and preservation of fertility, according to a new study by Samuel Kim from the University of Kansas Medical Center in the US...
Women With Noninvasive Breast Cancer Benefit From Accelerated Radiation Treatment
7/02/2012
Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many more breast cancer patients could see their treatment times reduced by half, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official scient...