Major Advanced Cancer Study To Be Led By Uppsala University
8/19/2011
Several prominent cancer researchers are now joining forces in an advanced new cancer study. The goal is to understand which tumors will be difficult to treat and to find out why certain cancer drugs lose their effect after a period of use. The study is to be directed by Tobias Sjöblom, associate professor of tumor biology at Uppsala University, Sweden...
FDA Approval For Ovarian And Breast Cancer Vaccines Received By Mayo Clinic
8/19/2011
Mayo Clinic has received investigational new drug approval* from the Food and Drug Administration for two new cancer vaccines that mobilize the body's defense mechanisms to destroy malignant cells. The vaccines are among the first aimed at preventing cancer recurrence. The approval clears the way for Phase I clinical trials with women treated for ovarian or breast cancer...
Superficial Vein Thrombosis Increases Risk For Developing Life-Threating Blood Clots
8/19/2011
Patients with clinically diagnosed superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), a blood clot in the veins just beneath the skin that commonly resolves on its own without treatment, are four to six times more likely to develop venous thromboembolism (VTE), a dangerous, often life-threatening condition, according to study results published today in Blood, the Journal of the American Societ...
Melamona Drug Zelboraf Approved By US FDA
8/19/2011
Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zelboraf (venurafenib), a medicine to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer...
The Scent Of Lung Cancer Recognized By Sniffer Dogs
8/19/2011
Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The study, carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany, is the first to find that sniffer dogs can reliably detect lung cancer...
Lung Cancer Can Be Detected By Sniffer Dogs
8/19/2011
According to new research published in the European Respiratory Journal, sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, Researchers from the Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany were the first to discover that sniffer dogs can reliably detect lung cancer...
Doctors Urge Cancer Patients To Discuss Supplements With Their Doctors Before Beginning Treatment
8/19/2011
Acai berry, cumin, herbal tea, turmeric and long-term use of garlic - all herbal supplements commonly believed to be beneficial to your health - may negatively impact chemotherapy treatment according to a new report presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago...
Vertebrate Biology Research Benefits From Cellular Laser Microsurgery
8/19/2011
-Using an ultrafast femtosecond laser, researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., were able to label, draw patterns on, and remove individual melanocytes cells from a species of frog tadpole (Xenopus) without damaging surrounding cells and tissues...
Kinder, Gentler Cell Capture Method Could Aid Medical Research
8/19/2011
A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with a potential solution to a two-pronged problem in medical research: How to capture cells on a particular spot on a surface using electric fields and keep them alive long enough to run experiments on them...
Building A Better Sunscreen; Just Add Caffeine Or Drink Coffee?
8/18/2011
New research has found that in the route to building a better sunscreen, caffeine may be the key. Caffeine has been found to change the activity of a gene involved in the destruction of cells that have DNA damage and are therefore more likely to become cancerous...