Key Function Of Mutation In Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer Gene Discovered
9/04/2011
It is widely known that mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility 1 (BRCA1) gene significantly increase the chance of developing breast and ovarian cancers, but the mechanisms at play are not fully understood...
Researchers Successfully Perform First Injection Of Cultured Red Blood Cells In Human Donor
9/04/2011
For the first time, researchers have successfully injected cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) created from human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into a human donor, according to study results published in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH)...
What Are Moles? What Are Melanocytic Nevi?
9/03/2011
Moles, also known as melanocytic nevus (plural: nevi) are small lesions in the skin. They are a collection of melanocytes. Melanocytes are melanin-producing cells. Melanin is a pigment which gives our skin its color. Moles are usually brownish, but some may be much darker, while others are skin-colored. They can be rough, flat, raised, and have hair coming out of them...
World Trade Center-Exposed NYC Firefighters Face Increased Cancer Risk
9/03/2011
In the largest cancer study of firefighters ever conducted, research published in this week's 9/11 Special Issue of The Lancet found that New York City firefighters exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site were at least 19 percent more likely to develop cancer in the seven years following the disaster as their non-exposed colleagues and up to 10 percent more l...
Higher Cancer Risk For Firefighters Exposed To World Trade Center
9/03/2011
According to an article (by Dr. David J...
New Half-Match Bone Marrow Transplant Procedure Yields Promising Outcomes For Cancer Patients
9/03/2011
Half-matched bone marrow or stem cell transplants for blood cancer patients have typically been associated with disappointing clinical outcomes...
Breast Cancer Risk Drops When Diet Includes Walnuts, Marshall Researchers Find
9/03/2011
The risk of breast cancer dropped significantly in mice when their regular diet included a modest amount of walnut, Marshall University researchers report in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. The study, led by Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., of Marshall's Joan C...
MicroRNA Has Potential For Cancer Blood Test, And Also Other Diseases
9/02/2011
MicroRNA was discovered as a new genetic material some ten years ago now. Scientists observed that it seems to turn a cell's genes on and off. Recent research has shown that these small bundles of genetic code appear to become out of control in cancer cells...
WTC Firefighters Have Higher Risk Of Cancer
9/02/2011
Firefighters who survived the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster were at least 19% more likely to develop cancer in the ensuing seven years compared to colleagues who were not exposed to the toxic cloud produced by the collapse of the twin towers, according to an observational cohort study published in a special Sept 3 issue of The Lancet that reflects on the health...
First And Only Drug For ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Approved
9/02/2011
In a major triumph for personalized medicine, the FDA approved the drug crizotinib for use with the lung cancer type known as ALK-positive. "I know the names and I can see the faces of every ALK-positive patient I have treated with crizotinib...