Scan Shows High Diagnostic Accuracy For Detection Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastases
10/05/2011
For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) the accurate determination of the lymph node status before therapy is critical to develop an individualized treatment plan...
Vitamin D Supplements May Be Necessary For The Pale-Skinned
10/05/2011
Researchers at the University of Leeds, funded by Cancer Research UK, suggest that people with very pale skin may be unable to spend enough time in the sun to make the amount of vitamin D the body needs - while also avoiding sunburn. The study, published in Cancer Causes and Control*, suggested that melanoma patients may need vitamin D supplements as well...
Online Informed Consent Tool Could Boost Number Of Patients In Cancer Clinical Trials
10/05/2011
A new multimedia informed consent tool accessed via the Internet may make it easier for cancer patients to understand and feel comfortable enrolling in clinical trials, according a study conducted by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) 53rd Annual Meeting...
More Than Two-Thirds Of Physicians Feel Poorly Trained In Dealing With Bereaved Family, Caregivers
10/05/2011
While the majority (70 percent) of surveyed cancer care physicians initiate contact with the bereaved family and caregivers of their patients who have died, over two-thirds do not feel they have received adequate training in this area during their residency or fellowship, according to a study presented October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radi...
Tech-Savvy Cancer Patients In Their 60s Prefer Using Internet For Quality Of Life Survey
10/05/2011
When cancer patients are given the choice, they are significantly more likely to use Web-based technology to answer questions about their quality of life six months after treatment, compared to a paper survey, according to a unique study presented at a scientific session, October 5, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)...
Raising Awareness Of Male Breast Cancer As Cases Increase
10/05/2011
Awareness of male breast cancer is low and most men do not even know they are at risk despite an increase in cases, reveals new research from the University of Leeds. Breast cancer is very much seen as a female disease with around 48,000 diagnoses in women in the UK each year...
Safer Breast Implants Likely With The Help Of Nanotechnology
10/05/2011
A new review published in WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology explores how nanotechnology may be used to develop safer breast implants as an alternative to silicone rubber, minimizing health complications. Around 75% of post-mastectomy patients elect some form of breast reconstruction...
Predisposition To Breast Cancer May Be Increased By BPA Exposure In Utero
10/05/2011
A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, found that n exposure to environmentally relevant doses of bisphenol A (BPA) alters long-term hormone response and breast development in mice that may increase the propensity to develop cancer...
Researchers Discover New Enzyme Function For Anemia
10/05/2011
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have discovered a new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia. "Identifying this mechanism may lead to new therapies and approaches to improving outcomes for anemic patients," said Dr. Greg Hare, a researcher at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of the hospital and one of the lead investigators of the study...
HPV Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer Rates Rise Dramatically
10/04/2011
In the 1980s just over 16% of patients with oropharyngeal cancers tested positive to HPV, compared to over 70% during the last decade, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The authors add that if the rise in incidence continues at its present pace, the incidence of oropharyngeal cancers will overtake that of cervical cancer...