Research on an investigational DNA methylation test for colorectal cancer demonstrated that the only clinical variable that influenced test results was age, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, March 31 - April 4...
Mild Side Effects After HPV Vaccine More Often Reported By Young Girls
4/05/2012
Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Journal of Women's Health...
Longer Tips On Chromosomes May Be New Noninvasive Biomarker For Hepatitis B Patients
4/05/2012
Hepatitis B-infected patients with significantly longer telomeres - the caps on the end of chromosomes that protect our genetic data - were found to have an increased risk of getting liver cancer compared to those with shorter ones, according to findings presented by researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012...
Halting The Spread Of A Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer
4/05/2012
Many children with the bone cancer, osteosarcoma, die after the tumor spreads to their lungs. In a critical step toward finding a way to stop metastasis, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say they have discovered an agent that prevents this type of cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice with the disease...
Mortality In Nearly Half Of Cancer Survivors Due To Conditions Other Than Cancer
4/05/2012
Although cancer recurrence may be the overriding fear for many survivors, nearly half of survivors from a recently presented study died from other conditions. These results indicate survivors could potentially benefit from a more comprehensive, less cancer-focused approach to their health, according to lead researcher Yi Ning, M.D., Sc.D...
Consumption Of Cruciferous Vegetables Linked To Improved Breast Cancer Survival Rates
4/05/2012
Eating cruciferous vegetables after breast cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival among Chinese women, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held March 31 - April 4...
Fake Cancer Drug Altuzan (bevacizumab) Warning By FDA
4/04/2012
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors and other health care professionals that fake cancer drug, injectable Altuzan (bevacizumab), has entered the country. Bevacizumab is approved in the USA as Avastin, and sold by Genentech. Injectable Altuzan (400 mg/16 ml) is approved in Turkey, but not the United States, the FDA informs. The fake product has no active ingredient...
MRI Or Ultrasound Added To Mammography To Improve Breast Cancer Detection
4/04/2012
Females at risk of breast cancer or dense breast tissue benefit from having additional MRI or ultrasound screening when undergoing their annual mammography, researchers reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) this week. The authors explained that the additional screening improves breast cancer detection rates...
Gene Sequencing Limited As Disease Predictor, Study
4/04/2012
If current trends continue, the cost of having one's genome analyzed will be comparable to that of the weekly supermarket bill. But will this give us the ability to predict which common diseases are likely to afflict us in the future? Well, according to a new study of twins that was published this week in Science Translational Medicine, the answer in most cases is likely to be no...
Why Cancers Become Resistant To Chemotherapy
4/04/2012
Genetic mutations in cancer cells can lead to resistance to treatment, thereby potentially resulting in relapse. However, a new article, published in the magazine section of the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology, suggests that the converse may also happen...