Mesothelioma Breath Test Hope
11/11/2011
Researchers from Italy and The Netherlands have developed an "electronic nose" that appears to be able to tell if someone has Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) just from sampling their breath. A report on their study is currently in press but an early issue recently appeared online in the journal Lung Cancer...
Computer Trained To Evaluate Breast Cancer
11/11/2011
Since 1928, the way breast cancer characteristics are evaluated and categorized has remained largely unchanged. It is done by hand, under a microscope. Pathologists examine the tumors visually and score them according to a scale first developed eight decades ago...
Colonoscopy Screenings - Fecal Occult Blood Testing Effective
11/10/2011
According to an investigation published on November, 9 by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers have discovered that the health benefits of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is more effective than guaiac fecal occult blood testing (gFOBT) at equal or lower costs at all levels of colonoscopy capacity...
HPV Vaccine Might Lower Cervical Cancer Rate Considerably - Screening Programs Should Be Changed
11/10/2011
According to findings of two investigations published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (GlaxoSmithKline, Cervarix) provides exceptional protection against the more serious immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer (ICC). It is particularly effective in protecting young girls prior to becoming sexually active...
HPV Might Lower Cervical Cancer Rate Considerably - Screening Programs Should Be Changed
11/10/2011
According to findings of two investigations published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, the bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (GlaxoSmithKline, Cervarix) provides exceptional protection against the more serious immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer (ICC). It is particularly effective in protecting young girls prior to becoming sexually active...
Screening For Several Cancer-Causing Genetic Mutations
11/10/2011
For the first time, investigators in the U.S. have demonstrated that it is possible to screen individuals with cancer for a variety of cancer-causing genetic mutations as part of normal clinical practice. Doctors have the ability to target tumors with the most suitable treatment by identifying patients' individual genotypes within a fairly short time period...
Improving Surgical Visualization Of Liver Cancer - 3D Imagery
11/10/2011
A new breakthrough in biomedical imaging allows surgeons to view the human liver in a 3D, full color hologram, helping the way they plan liver operations to remove tumors. The 3D hologram will allow oncologists and surgeons to "look around" the "virtual" organ. Until now, surgeons relied on 2D screens in order to view 3D information from MRI, CT and ultrasound scanning methods...
Epigenetic Therapy Shows Promise In Hard-to-treat Lung Cancer
11/10/2011
Patients with recurrent metastatic non-small cell lung cancer have a morbid prognosis, but a new epigenetic therapy may have potential for this population, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
Stem Cell Associated Proteins Can Identify Origins Of Pediatric Tumors
11/10/2011
Sarcomas are cancerous tumors of the soft tissue and bone. Although they are rare in children, they present a medical challenge when they occur. Diagnosis and treatment of a group of malignancies known as pediatric undifferentiated soft tissue sarcomas are difficult because their cell of origin is unknown...
Toxic Component In Herbal Remedies Linked To Kidney Failure And Cancer
11/10/2011
Aristolochic acid, a component of a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times and still used in certain herbal medicines worldwide, leads to kidney failure and upper urinary tract cancer in individuals exposed to the toxin. This association is reported by Arthur Grollman, M.D...