Uncovering Pathways To Cancer Progression May Lead To Identification Of Targeted Therapies
9/16/2011
Researchers are working to discover how genes interact with each other to lead to cancer progression. This research is expected to lead the way toward the discovery of new targeted therapies against breast cancer, according to a study presented at the Second AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research, being held here Sept. 14-18, 2011...
New Strategy Likely To Speed Drug Development For Rare Cancers
9/16/2011
Researchers have identified promising new therapies for ependymoma, a rare tumor with few treatment options. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators led the effort, which used a new, faster drug development system that combines the latest drug screening technology with the first accurate animal model of the tumor...
The blood from woolly mammoths - those extinct elephant-like creatures that roamed the Earth in pre-historic times - is helping scientists develop new blood products for modern medical procedures that involve reducing patients' body temperature. The report appears in ACS' journal Biochemistry...
Researchers Discover A Treatment Against An Aggressive Childhood Cancer
9/16/2011
A study made by IDIBELL researchers shows that glucose metabolism inhibition with 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) induces cell death in a type of childhood sarcoma: alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The results have been published in the journal Cancer Research...
Breast Cancer Growth May Be Suppressed By Protein Discovered At LSUHSC
9/16/2011
Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, has found that a protein discovered by his laboratory can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. The research was published September 14, 2011 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
For Breast Cancer Survivors, Depression And Pain Increase Fatigue
9/16/2011
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish research establishes the factors associated with tiredness in cancer survivors to improve their quality of life and rehabilitation...
Cancer Growth In Head And Neck Suppressed By Turmeric
9/15/2011
According to investigators at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center a pilot study using human saliva revealed that curcumin, the primary component in the spice turmeric, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that powers the growth of cancer in the head and neck. The investigation is presented Sept...
In Developing Countries, More Women Dying From Breast And Cervical Cancer At A Younger Age
9/15/2011
The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries, especially in the developing world where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a new global analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington...
Gender, Insurance Type Tied To HPV Infection In Laryngeal Cancer Patients
9/15/2011
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is more likely to be found in tumors of laryngeal cancer patients who are male and those with private health insurance, according to a new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital...
In Developing Countries, More Women Dying From Breast And Cervical Cancer At A Younger Age
9/15/2011
The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries, especially in the developing world where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a new global analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington...