Nearly 1.3 Million Deaths Predicted From Cancer In The EU In 2012
2/29/2012
New figures published today (Wednesday) estimate that there will be nearly 1.3 million deaths from cancer in 2012 in the European Union (EU) - 717,398 men and 565,703 women. Although the actual numbers have increased, the rate (age-standardised per 100,000 population) of people who die from the disease continues to decline...
Scientists Find Molecular Path Of Protein Associated With Hard-To-Treat Cancers
2/29/2012
A protein abundantly found in treatment-resistant cancers holds an important tumor-suppressor out of the cell nucleus, where it would normally detect DNA damage and force defective cells to kill themselves, a team of scientists reports in the current Cancer Cell...
Depressed Cancer Patients Might Have More Physical Symptoms
2/28/2012
A new University of Leicester study, published online ahead of the Journal of Affective Disorders print version, shows that physical symptoms may be an indicator of depression in cancer patients...
A study headed up by the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) heralds a new horizon in the fight against cancer, opening up a parallel dimension to existing treatment options...
A study headed up by the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) heralds a new horizon in the fight against cancer, opening up a parallel dimension to existing treatment options...
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Can Lead To Subtle Impairment Among Women Who Received CMF Regimen
2/28/2012
Dutch investigators have reported that women who received CMF chemotherapy (a combination regimen including the drugs cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil) for breast cancer between 1976 and 1995 scored worse on cognitive tests than women who never had cancer...
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Can Lead To Subtle Impairment Among Women Who Received CMF Regimen
2/28/2012
Dutch investigators have reported that women who received CMF chemotherapy (a combination regimen including the drugs cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil) for breast cancer between 1976 and 1995 scored worse on cognitive tests than women who never had cancer...
Sleeping Pills Increase Mortality Risk
2/28/2012
People are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a significant increase in cancer cases among regular pill users...
Older Men With Prostate Cancer Do Not Always Benefit From Treatment
2/28/2012
Treatment is not always warranted for older men with prostate cancer and a short life expectancy, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Feb. 27 Archives of Internal Medicine. "Treatment can do more harm than good in some instances," said senior author on the study Cary Gross, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine...
New RNA Interference Method Holds Promise For Treating Cancer, Other Diseases
2/28/2012
For the past decade, scientists have been pursuing cancer treatments based on RNA interference - a phenomenon that offers a way to shut off malfunctioning genes with short snippets of RNA. However, one huge challenge remains: finding a way to efficiently deliver the RNA...