More Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer Found In Obese Patients
5/23/2012
A review published Online First in the Archives of Surgery reveals that physicians see a greater number of obese patients with advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Thyroid cancer cases in the U.S. are on the increase, with the higher incident rates due to PTC...
Reconstruction After Partial Laryngectomy Improved With Donor Aortic Graft
5/23/2012
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer...
Scientists Aiming To Activate Tumor Suppressor Gene And Inhibit Cancer
5/23/2012
A team of scientists has developed a promising new strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The researchers hope that their discovery will aid in the development of an innovative anti-cancer drug that effectively targets unhealthy, cancerous tissue without damaging healthy, non-cancerous tissue and vital organs...
Fat Removal Procedures May Decrease Cancer Risk
5/23/2012
Is it possible that liposuction or other fat removal procedures are beneficial for treating obesity and reducing the risk of cancer? When it comes to humans, scientists can't answer that question. They know that obesity increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer...
Link Between Heart Damage After Chemo And Stress In Cardiac Cells
5/23/2012
Blocking a protein in the heart that is produced under stressful conditions could be a strategy to prevent cardiac damage that results from chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Previous research has suggested that up to a quarter of patients who receive the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin are at risk of developing heart failure later in life...
Discovery Suggests New Combination Therapy Strategy For Basal-Like Breast Cancers
5/23/2012
Multiple research projects - including a 2006 study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - have used DNA microarray analysis to identify several breast cancer subtypes, including luminal A, luminal B, basal-like and HER2-enriched. Simple tests are being developed to help doctors identify these subtypes and to treat their patients in a more biologically-based way...
Prostate Growth May Be Slowed By Statins
5/23/2012
Statins drugs prescribed to treat high cholesterol may also work to slow prostate growth in men who have elevated PSA levels, according to an analysis led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The finding, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, provides additional insight into the effects of cholesterol-lowing drugs such as statins on the prostate...
Sigmoidoscopy Reduces Colorectal Cancer Rates
5/23/2012
Flexible sigmoidoscopy, a screening test for colorectal cancer that is less invasive and has fewer side effects than colonoscopy, is effective in reducing the rates of new cases and deaths due to colorectal cancer, according to research sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health...
Adding Vitamin D To BCG Vaccine To Fight Bladder Cancer
5/23/2012
The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting. Yi-Fen Lee, Ph.D...
New Cancer Therapies Likely Following 'Orphan' Sleep Drug Findings
5/23/2012
An inexpensive "orphan drug" used to treat sleep disorders appears to be a potent inhibitor of cancer cells, according to a new study led by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Their novel approach, using groundbreaking technology that allows rapid analysis of the genome, has broad implications for the development of safer, more-effective cancer therapies...