Another Mechanism Discovered By Which Sulforaphane Prevents Cancer
3/01/2012
Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the "sulforaphane"compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you - it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics...
Breast Cancer May Regress When Hormone Therapy Ceases
3/01/2012
As soon as women quit hormone therapy, their rates of new breast cancer decline, supporting the hypothesis that stopping hormones can lead to tumor regression, according to a report e-published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention. As part of the national Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, researchers studied 741,681 woman-years of data (with a median of 3...
Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries Reduced When Pathology Evaluations Done On-Site
3/01/2012
Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist. A new service at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center cuts that number drastically by having pathologists on-site in the operating suite to assess tumors and lymph nodes immediately after they are removed...
Potential Solution To Melanoma's Resistance To Vemurafenib
3/01/2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in California have found that the XL888 inhibitor can prevent resistance to the chemotherapy drug vemurafenib, commonly used for treating patients with melanoma. Vemurafenib resistance is characterized by a diminished apoptosis (programmed cancer cell death) response...
Nurses Key In Helping New Cancer Patients Overcome Fears
3/01/2012
Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients...
Breast Cancer May Regress When Hormone Therapy Ceases
3/01/2012
As soon as women quit hormone therapy, their rates of new breast cancer decline, supporting the hypothesis that stopping hormones can lead to tumor regression, according to a report e-published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention. As part of the national Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, researchers studied 741,681 woman-years of data (with a median of 3...
Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries Reduced When Pathology Evaluations Done On-Site
3/01/2012
Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist. A new service at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center cuts that number drastically by having pathologists on-site in the operating suite to assess tumors and lymph nodes immediately after they are removed...
Melanoma Passes From Mother To Unborn
2/29/2012
Malignant Melanoma is known to be highly aggressive, spreading rapidly to other parts of the body if left untreated. It's extremely rare, however, for it to be able to pass to an unborn fetus. This is what appears to have happened in the case of Briana Cox, who had malignant skin melanoma removed in 2006...
Melanoma Passes From Mother To Unborn
2/29/2012
Malignant Melanoma is known to be highly aggressive, spreading rapidly to other parts of the body if left untreated. It's extremely rare, however, for it to be able to pass to an unborn fetus. This is what appears to have happened in the case of Briana Cox, who had malignant skin melanoma removed in 2006...
Cancer Mortality Drops In Europe
2/29/2012
A new estimate, published today in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology, reveals that 717,398 men and 565,703 women (1.3 million people) in the European Union (EU) will die from cancer in 2012. Even though the actual numbers have risen, the rate (age-standardized per 100,000 population) of individuals who die from cancer is still declining...