Organ Transplant Recipients Have Higher Risk Of Some Cancers
11/02/2011
A new study has revealed that the overall cancer risk is two times higher for individuals who have undergone transplantation for a solid organ, such as liver, heart, lung or kidney, compared to the risk of the general public. In addition, those who have received a transplant have an increased risk for several different types of cancer...
Breast Cancer Risk And Low Alcohol Consumption
11/02/2011
According to a new report published in the November 2 issue of JAMA, women who consume between three to six alcoholic drinks per week have a small increase in the risk of breast cancer. Furthermore, consumption of alcohol in both earlier and later life is also connected with an increased risk...
New Hope For Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
11/02/2011
A new mouse study, published in this week's early online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appears to have discovered a way to trigger production of red blood cells, raising hope of a potential new treatment for preventing the painful episodes and organ damage often experienced by people with sickle cell disease...
Age No Longer Should Be A Barrier To Stem Cell Transplantation For Older Patients With Blood Cancers
11/02/2011
Age alone no longer should be considered a defining factor when determining whether an older patient with blood cancer is a candidate for stem cell transplantation...
Recipients Of Organ Transplants At Increased Risk For Broad Range Of Cancers
11/02/2011
Patients who have received a solid organ transplant, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung, have an overall cancer risk that is double that of the general population, with an increased risk for many different types of malignancies, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA...
Warwick Scientists Uncover Key Element Of Cell Division
11/02/2011
Scientists at Warwick Medical School have uncovered the molecular process of how cells are by-passing the body's inbuilt 'health checkpoint' with cells that carry unequal numbers of chromosomes that have a higher risk of developing cancer. Studying simple yeast cells, scientists now understand the mechanism by which cells ensure their daughter cells receive the correct number of chromosomes...
Low Levels Of Alcohol Consumption Associated With Small Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
11/02/2011
Consumption of 3 to 6 alcoholic drinks per week is associated with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, and consumption in both earlier and later adult life is also associated with an increased risk, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA. "In many studies, higher consumption of alcohol has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer...
Regimen May Improve Cell Transplantation Outcomes For Older Adults With Blood, Bone Marrow Cancers
11/02/2011
Older patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, such as leukemia and lymphoma, who received a conditioning regimen that included minimal-intensity radiation therapy prior to allogeneic (genetically different) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT; receipt of bone marrow or stem cells transplant) had survival and progression-free survival outcomes suggesting that this t...
New Hope For Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
11/02/2011
A new mouse study, published in this week's early online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appears to have discovered a way to trigger production of red blood cells, raising hope of a potential new treatment for preventing the painful episodes and organ damage often experienced by people with sickle cell disease...
Cancer Research May Advance With Fast New Method For Mapping Blood Vessels
11/02/2011
Like normal tissue, tumors thrive on nutrients carried to them by the blood stream. The rapid growth of new blood vessels is a hallmark of cancer, and studies have shown that preventing blood vessel growth can keep tumors from growing, too...