Ecological Principles Used To Model Cancer
10/03/2011
The invasion of a new species into an established ecosystem can be directly compared to the steps involved in cancer metastasis. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling uses the Tilman model of competition between invasive species to study the metastasis of prostate cells into bone...
Testing Of 'Micro'-Chemo And Cancer Pill Combo In Liver Cancer Patients
10/03/2011
A combination of an oral drug, called sorafenib, and a method for injecting microbeads of chemotherapy directly into tumors has been proven safe for liver cancer patients and may improve outcomes for those who have these fast-growing, deadly tumors whose numbers are on the rise in the U.S...
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year...
Less Is More For Common Cancer Drug
10/03/2011
University of Georgia scientists have found that smaller, less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine given frequently to mice with human prostate cancer noticeably slowed tumor growth. The mice suffered fewer side effects compared with traditional cancer treatment relying on heavy doses that can cause hair and bone loss...
Study Provides Insight To The Earliest Stages Of Some Cancers
10/03/2011
A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is providing new insight into the earliest events involved in the formation of leukemias, lymphomas and sarcomas, and could potentially lead to the discovery of ways to stop those events...
More Accurate Treatment Delivery Identified For Robotic Radiosurgery System
10/03/2011
Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that might not be amenable to surgical removal...
Survey Calls For Greater Clinical Consensus On Diagnosis And Treatment Of Breakthrough Cancer Pain
10/03/2011
The results from a European Survey of Oncology Nurse Breakthrough Cancer Pain Practices were presented for the first time at The European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm. The survey was performed for the Breakthrough Cancer Pain Initiative, a European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) working group...
How To Reduce Your Risk Of Breast Cancer - Dietitians' Viewpoint
10/03/2011
In the USA breast cancer incidence is the highest in the world, at 128.6 cases per 100,000 Caucasian women, and 112.6 per 100,000 African Americans. In the UK breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer, and women over 50 years are at the highest risk. Each year in the UK approximately 47,000 women are diagnosed with the disease and around 341 men...
Mammography Examinations Raise Survival Rates Of Breast Cancer Patients
10/02/2011
Researchers in Scotland found that mammography examinations improve a breast cancer patient's chance of survival - they reported the findings of their latest study in Health Technology Assessment 2011; vol. 15:34. Every year approximately 45,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. Outcomes in breast cancer patients are improving and many women are free of recurrence...
Can Beta-Blockers Stop Spread Of Breast Cancer?
10/02/2011
During this month's breast cancer awareness campaign, an investigation conducted by UK cancer research scientists presented early results of whether beta-blockers control the spread of breast cancer and can improve survival to The Royal Society of Medicine. Beta-blockers are generally used for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension) and anxiety...