Job Factors Linked To 8,000 Cancer Deaths A Year In Britain
6/21/2012
A new study that examines how the jobs of British workers affects their risk of cancer, concludes that over 8,000 cancer deaths a year in Britain, that is 5% of all cancer deaths, are linked to occupations, especially those involving shift work or exposure to carcinogens like asbestos and diesel engine fumes...
UF Targets Known Barriers To Preventing Cervical Cancer
6/21/2012
The human papillomavirus vaccine can protect against cervical cancer, yet only one-fifth of adolescent girls on Medicaid in Florida receive the vaccine, even though it's free for them, University of Florida researchers say...
Tobacco Use Overlooked By Most Cancer Trials, Study Finds
6/21/2012
Tobacco use can negatively impact cancer treatment, but few studies incorporate assessment or cessation support While tobacco use can significantly hamper cancer treatment, few cancer researchers are incorporating tobacco assessment into their clinical studies...
Salad Dressings May Improve Nutrient Uptake
6/21/2012
The vegetables in salads are chock-full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won't get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing, a Purdue University study shows...
New Metastatic Breast Cancer Drug Enters CINJ Trial
6/21/2012
Researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are enrolling patients for a clinical trial, which aims to evaluate a new drug for breast cancer that has spread (metastatic) in combination with two chemotherapy agents called doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School...
Value Of Liver Cancer Screening Doubtful Says Danish Study
6/21/2012
A new study from Denmark finds that people with alcoholic cirrhosis are no more likely to die from liver cancer than other people. The researchers conclude screening such patients is unlikely to save lives and would not be cost-effective...
In Acute Leukemia, Inhibitors Of Shuttle Molecule Show Promise
6/21/2012
A novel family of experimental agents that blocks a molecule from shuttling proteins out of the cell nucleus might offer a new treatment for people with acute leukemia, according to a study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute...
Powerful New Tool In Fight Against Cancer - Moving 3D Computer Model Of Key Human Protein
6/21/2012
A powerful new discovery tool is already at work screening millions of drugs in the search to reverse chemotherapy drug-resistance in cancer. A picture is worth 1,000 words when it comes to understanding how things work, but 3D moving pictures are even better...
Social Factors Predict Amount Of Sick Leave Taken By Cancer Survivors
6/21/2012
Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from Vestfold University College in Norway, and colleagues is published online in Springer's/i Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Most cancer survivors return to work...
Night Work And Women's Health
6/21/2012
Breast cancer is the number one cause of female mortality. It affects 100 out of 100,000 women per year in developed countries. Each year, more than 1.3 million new cases are diagnosed, 53,000 of these in France. The risk factors of breast cancer are varied...