Groundbreaking Research Identifying Innovative Delivery Systems And Methods To Treat Breast Cancer
8/04/2011
In their lifetime, women have more than a 12 percent risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. 1 This week, research on novel approaches to breast cancer treatment is being presented at the Era of Hope (EOH) conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)...
Diet During Pregnancy Linked To Breast Cancer Risk Reduction In Female Offspring
8/04/2011
During pregnancy, women are counseled to refrain from consuming certain types of foods, beverages and medications in order to avoid jeopardizing the health and development of the fetus. In fact, the American Pregnancy Association has a list of a dozen items they recommend expectant mothers omit from their diets...
Progress Made In Understanding Breast Cancer Risk
8/04/2011
A woman's ethnicity as well as her genetic makeup are two of the main risk factors for hereditary breast cancer. Research into understanding and treating hereditary breast cancer were presented at the Era of Hope conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)...
How Breast Cancer Spreads And New Ways To Treat It
8/04/2011
Research into new methods to prevent and slow metastatic breast cancer will be presented this week at the Era of Hope conference, a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)...
Managing Stress Can Help People Improve Their Skin Conditions
8/04/2011
As anyone with a chronic, inflammatory skin condition, such as psoriasis, rosacea or acne, knows, dealing with unpredictable flares can cause considerable stress and have a negative impact on a person's overall well-being. Now, an ever-growing body of research shows how the complex link between the skin and the psyche including the role of stress affects skin conditions...
Urine Test Shows Prostate Cancer Risk, U-M Study Finds
8/04/2011
A new urine test can help aid early detection of and treatment decisions about prostate cancer, a study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology finds...
Making The Outdoors Safer In America
8/04/2011
In an effort to encourage communities across the country to protect themselves from the sun and prevent skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) today announced that it has awarded grants for the purchase of shade structures to New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and 33 other organizations...
To help address serious racial and economic disparities in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the United States, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the potential to reduce these disparities...
Researchers Develop And Test New Molecule As A Delivery Vehicle To Image And Kill Brain Tumors
8/04/2011
A single compound with dual function the ability to deliver a diagnostic and therapeutic agent may one day be used to enhance the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of brain tumors, according to findings from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech. Glioblastomas are the most common and aggressive brain tumor in humans, with a high rate of relapse...
Researchers Develop Reliable, Accurate Blood Test For Alzheimer's
8/04/2011
Scientists from Durin Technologies, Inc., and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine have developed a blood test that uses human protein microarrays to detect the presence of specific antibodies in the blood that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with unprecedented accuracy...