Prostate Tumor Growth May Be Slowed By Curry Spice Component
2/14/2012
Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a study from researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center suggests. Reporting in a recent issue of Cancer Research, Karen Knudsen, Ph.D...
Cancer Therapy Could Stem From New Understanding Of DNA Repair
2/14/2012
A research group in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers. The discovery by Mark Glover, his graduate student Zahra Havali-Shahriari and post-doctoral fellow Nicolas Coquelle has shed light on what happens in cells when DNA is damaged...
First Prospective Clinical Trial Of Adaptive Radiotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
2/14/2012
Researchers led by a senior investigator at Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have released initial findings from a first-of-its-kind clinical trial in adaptive radiotherapy (ART) for head and neck cancer...
Metastatic Breast Cancer Hitches A Free Ride From The Immune System
2/14/2012
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most lethal form of breast cancer. It spreads easily through the lymphatic and blood vessels, forming metastasis which can lead to multi-organ failure...
Prostate Tumor Growth May Be Slowed By Curry Spice Component
2/14/2012
Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a study from researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center suggests. Reporting in a recent issue of Cancer Research, Karen Knudsen, Ph.D...
The Complexities Of Treating Gynaecological Cancers During Pregnancy
2/14/2012
A recent paper published in the reviewed the management and treatment of gynaecological cancers during pregnancy - most common types being cervical and ovarian. The goal among such cases is to prolong and prevent termination of pregnancy, whilst also treating the cancer in the most effective way possible...
The Complexities Of Treating Gynaecological Cancers During Pregnancy
2/13/2012
A recent paper published in the The Lancet reviewed the management and treatment of gynaecological cancers during pregnancy - most common types being cervical and ovarian. The goal among such cases is to prolong and prevent termination of pregnancy, whilst also treating the cancer in the most effective way possible...
Survival In Older People With Lung Cancer Not Improved By Common Postoperative Radiotherapy
2/13/2012
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that post-operative radiation therapy (PORT), a controversial yet frequently administered treatment for lung cancer, may not prolong life in older people with locally advanced disease. The findings appear in the February 13 online edition of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...
Cancer Rate 4 Times Higher In Children With Juvenile Arthritis
2/13/2012
New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease...
Survival In Older People With Lung Cancer Not Improved By Common Postoperative Radiotherapy
2/13/2012
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that post-operative radiation therapy (PORT), a controversial yet frequently administered treatment for lung cancer, may not prolong life in older people with locally advanced disease. The findings appear in the February 13 online edition of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...