Advantages Of Lerozole Over Tamoxifen In Breast Cancer
10/21/2011
Study results of the Breast International Group (BIG) published Online First in The Lancet Oncology report that aromatase inhibitor letrozole is more effective at preventing breast cancer recurrence in the long term...
Proposed Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
10/21/2011
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have proposed new guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer...
Starving Non-Malignant Tumors
10/21/2011
The condition tuberous sclerosis, due to mutation in one of two tumor suppressor genes, TSC1 or TSC2, causes the growth of non-malignant tumors throughout the body and skin. These tumors can be unsightly and cause serious damage to organs...
Cell Phone Use Not Linked To Brain Cancer, Large Study
10/21/2011
In recent years we have seen studies yielding conflicting evidence on links between mobile phone use and risk of developing brain cancer as a result of radiation exposure. Now an update of a large and long-running nationwide study in Denmark concludes there is little evidence of a causal link between cell phone use and brain cancer and other types of central nervous system tumors...
ULB Identify A New Role Of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor In Regulating Skin Cancer Stem Cells
10/21/2011
Publication in Nature advanced on line publication: researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles, ULB, identify a new role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in regulating skin cancer stem cells. One of the key questions in cancer is the identification of the mechanisms that regulate cancer stem cells and tumor growth...
ASE-EAE To Issue Guidelines For The Echocardiographic Evaluation Of Cancer Patients
10/21/2011
"Considering that the early detection of cardio toxicity is a critical issue for patients undergoing chemotherapy, the ASE and the EAE have come together to write guidelines which will highlight the technical advantages of echocardiography in identifying cardio toxicity early," explained Prof Juan Carlos Plana, Co-Director of the Cardio-oncology Center, Cleveland Clinic, from the ASE...
Higher Levels Of Estrogen, Testosterone, Linked To Increased Breast Cancer Risk
10/21/2011
Post-menopausal women with high levels of hormones such as estrogen or testosterone are known to have a higher risk of breast cancer...
Age Plays A Big Role In Prostate Cancer Deaths
10/21/2011
Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University of Rochester analysis published online this week by the journal, Cancer. The study is particularly relevant in light of the recent controversy about prostate cancer screening...
Proposed Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
10/21/2011
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have proposed new guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer...
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Adopts New Imaging Agent To Improve Detection Of Bladder Cancer
10/21/2011
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is one of a select number of medical centers nationwide and currently the only one in the Northeast offering a newly approved optical imaging agent for the detection of papillary cancer of the bladder in patients with known or suspected bladder cancer...