Coffee Lowers Risk Of Skin Cancer Basal Cell Carcinoma
10/25/2011
A prospective study found that the more coffee an adult drinks, the lower their risk seems to be for developing basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer...
Breast Cancer Detected From Screening Survival Rates Lower Than Expected
10/24/2011
The chances of a woman with screen-detected breast cancer surviving because of the mammography may be lower than previous estimates, researchers from Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, N.H., reported in Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers used a model to estimate survival rates from breast cancer...
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy Benefits Women Significantly Soon After Procedure
10/24/2011
Breast reconstruction performed on women after a mastectomy with tissue from their own body's abdomen generally results in considerable psychological and social benefits, as well as sexual well being within three weeks of the procedure, researchers from the University of Toronto reported in the journal Cancer...
Starve A Tumor And Feed A Cold
10/24/2011
Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic disease which results from the mutation in one of two tumor suppressor genes, TSC1 or TSC2. The condition causes non-malignant tumors to grow in the brain and other vital organs throughout the body and skin and can cause serious damage...
Use Of PET/CT Scans As Prostate Cancer Staging Tool Supported By Trio Of Studies
10/24/2011
Recent studies have suggested that C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) scans can be utilized as a staging and potentially therapeutic tool in prostate cancer. The results of three studies, released during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (http://www.ncsaua.org/default...
PSA Test Valuable In Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
10/24/2011
The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The findings were released during a meeting of the North Central Section of the American Urological Association (http://www.ncsaua.org/default.aspx) in Rancho Mirage, Calif...
Long-Term Protection Against Skin Cancer May Be Provided By Sleeping Sickness Drug
10/24/2011
An antiparasitic agent used to treat African sleeping sickness might someday be used to prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers...
Potential Link Between Body Weight, Diet And Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
10/24/2011
Body weight in young adulthood and diet appeared to be associated with the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to results presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, being held Oct. 22-25, 2011...
Association Between NSAID Use And Lower Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates Among Postmenopausal Women
10/24/2011
Postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported no use of these drugs at enrollment, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Canc...
Bioengineered Protein Shows Preliminary Promise As New Therapy For Hemophilia
10/24/2011
A genetically engineered clotting factor that controlled hemophilia in an animal study offers a novel potential treatment for human hemophilia and a broad range of other bleeding problems...