Meta-Analysis Suggests Preventing Diabetes Can Lower Incidence Of Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma
6/07/2012
Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, according to a new meta-analysis led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital...
New Frontline Treatment Regimen For Multiple Myeloma
6/07/2012
Results from a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), demonstrate that inclusion of carfilzomib, a novel targeted therapy for multiple myeloma, in combination with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone, resulted in complete or near complete remission in a majority of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma...
Pediatric Leukemia Patients Need Cardio-Protection
6/07/2012
About 75 percent of children with leukemia who take chemotherapy face life-threatening heart problems as they age, but an international study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center investigator shows that giving a cardio-protective drug during cancer treatment may prevent the damage...
New Evidence To Support A Range Of Healthy Behaviors
6/07/2012
Five new studies provide evidence to support simple steps we can take to prevent illness and improve our overall health...
High Risk Of GI Cancers Found Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
6/07/2012
Survivors of childhood cancers are at an increased risk of another battle with cancer later in life, according to new research published onlin by the Annals of Internal Medicine...
Physicians May Not Always Report Brain Cancer Patients Unfit To Drive
6/07/2012
Ontario doctors are legally required to report patients they consider medically unfit to drive to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) - yet they may not be doing it. A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute shows doctors treating patients with brain cancer are unclear about how and when to assess and report a patient's ability to drive...
Many Kidney Cancer Patients Benefit From New Immune Therapy
6/07/2012
An antibody that helps a person's own immune system battle cancer cells shows increasing promise in reducing tumors in patients with advanced kidney cancer, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
Blood Test In Early Stage Breast Cancer May Predict Recurrence And Survival
6/07/2012
Testing the blood of early stage breast cancer patients for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may predict their chance for recurrence and survival, and help identify which ones may need additional treatment, according to a new study published on Wednesday. However, the findings need to be confirmed by larger trials before such a method can be considered for clinical use...
New data reveals that women treated with radiation to the chest for childhood cancer have a high risk of developing breast cancer similar to that of women with BRCA1/2 mutations. The study, led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center biostatistician Chaya Moskowitz, PhD, was presented today at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting...
Cellular Particles Fuse With Organs Establishing An Environment Ripe For The Spread Of Cancer
6/06/2012
The fact that different types of tumors only spread to specific, preferred organs has been known to scientists for longer than a century. However, so far, research has not been able to shed light on the mechanisms of organ specific metastasis, i.e. the 1889 'soil and seed' theory...