Elusive Gene Mutations Found For Malignant Brain Tumor
8/06/2011
A discovery by scientists at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University could increase the chances for an effective combination of drug therapy to treat the second most common type of brain tumor. For years scientists have been looking for the primary cancer genes involved in the development of oligodendrogliomas...
The Tanning Bed Talk; Advice For Parents
8/05/2011
With fall on the horizon, many teens will soon look to tanning beds to maintain their summer tan. Pediatric oncologists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center urge parents to have "the tanning bed talk" with their kids, and they offer advice on initiating this conversation...
Johns Hopkins Scientists Map Genes For Common Form Of Brain Cancer
8/05/2011
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations occurring in the second-most common form of brain cancer, oligodendroglioma. The findings, reported in the Aug. 4 issue of Science, also appear to reveal the biological cause of the tumors, they say...
New Molecule Tested As A Delivery Vehicle To Image, Kill Brain Tumors
8/05/2011
Researchers from two universities have developed and tested a molecular platform that offers hope for treatment of aggressive brain tumors...
Research Links Diet During Pregnancy To Reducing Breast Cancer Risk
8/05/2011
North Dakota State University professor Chung S. Park is among the researchers presenting at the Era of Hope scientific conference in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 2-5, hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). Research by Dr. Park suggests that a pregnant mother's diet that contains certain nutrients can potentially reduce the risk of breast cancer in her female offspring...
Powerful Drug Candidate For Leukemia A Result Of Unconventional Hunt For New Cancer Targets
8/05/2011
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and five other institutions have used an unconventional approach to cancer drug discovery to identify a new potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...
Potential Anti-Cancer Therapy That Starves Cancer Cells Of Glucose
8/05/2011
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified a compound that attacks the Achilles' heel of certain cancer cells by depriving them of their energy source, the sugar glucose. Cancer chemotherapy can be a rough ride, in part because most of these drugs don't distinguish between what's cancerous and what's not...
Radiotherapy Errors Could Be Greatly Reduced By A Combination Of Existing Safety Checks
8/05/2011
A combination of several well-known safety procedures could greatly reduce patient-harming errors in the use of radiation to treat cancer, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers...
Patients With Aplastic Anemia Benefit More From Standard Therapy Than From Newer Version
8/05/2011
A comparison clinical study of two aplastic anemia treatments found that ATGAM, currently the only licensed aplastic anemia drug in the United States, improved blood cell counts and survival significantly more than did Thymoglobulin, a similar but reportedly more potent treatment...
Baldness Drug Finasteride Linked To Male Breast Cancer Risk
8/04/2011
Finasteride, a medication to prevent baldness or benign prostatic hyperplasia, known by brand name Propecia and Proscar, slightly raises a man's risk of developing breast cancer, Health Canada has announced. The Canadian regulatory agency has informed doctors and patients of a labeling update for the medication, which will add safety information...