Tracheal tumors can be surgically removed, but most are too large for the surgery to be successful by the time they are discovered. Therefore, new therapeutic options are needed. Even in patients with operable tumors, the proportion of complete tumor resection is less than 60%...
T-Cell Ability To Target Cancer Restored By Arginine
11/26/2011
In many cases, tumors suppress a patient's immune system in a way that keeps the cancer safe from immune system attack. This is particularly true for patients with glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that carries a prognosis of only 12-15 months survival after diagnosis...
No Link Between Depression, Anxiety And Delayed Resolution Of Abnormal Mammograms, Pap Tests
11/26/2011
In what is believed to be the first study of its kind to examine the relationship between pre-existing depression (with and without anxiety) and the amount of time to diagnostically resolve an abnormal mammogram and/or Pap test, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found suffering from depression was not associated with a prolonged time to diagnosti...
Patients With Autoimmune Disorders Have Higher Risk Of Pulmonary Embolism
11/25/2011
According to a report published Online First by The Lancet, individuals admitted to hospital for an autoimmune disorder have a significantly higher risk of experiencing a pulmonary embolism during the next 12 months. Therefore prophylaxis may be permitted in these individuals...
Benefits Of Cobas® HPV Test For Primary Screening, England
11/25/2011
According to an investigation recently published online in The Lancet Oncology, data from a sub-analysis of the Addressing THE Need for Advanced HPV Diagnostics (ATHENA) landmark study, showed that the HPV test Roche cobas, may be used for initial screening of cervical cancer...
Reform Required In Cancer Screening
11/25/2011
According to a commentary published online Nov...
RCGP Says Three Quarters Of Cancer Patients Referred Within A Month, UK
11/25/2011
According to a new report from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), in England three quarters of individuals with cancer symptoms are evaluated, examined and referred within one month of presenting their symptoms to their GP. The report, the first of its kind, is published by the RCGP's Clinical Innovation and Research Center (CIRC)...
Key To Melanoma Metastasis
11/25/2011
Researchers from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are part of a team that has identified a protein, called P-Rex1, that is key to the movement of cells called melanoblasts. When these cells experience uncontrolled growth, melanoma develops. Melanoma is one of the only forms of cancer that is still on the rise and is one of the most common forms of cancer in young adults...
Hopes That Bat Plant Could Provide Cancer Meds
11/25/2011
In a new study published this month in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have pinpointed the cancer-fighting potential in the bat plant, or Tacca chantrieri. Susan Mooberry, Ph.D...
The Burden Of Cancer In Those With HIV May Be Alleviated By Earlier Antiretroviral Therapy
11/25/2011
HIV-infected patients are at increased risk for cancer as a result of both their impaired immune system and lifestyle factors, such as smoking, according to researchers at Kaiser Permanente...