Just Add Water And ... Treat Brain Cancer
7/07/2011
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a technique that delivers gene therapy into human brain cancer cells using nanoparticles that can be freeze-dried and stored for up to three months prior to use. The shelf-stable particles may obviate the need for virus-mediated gene therapy, which has been associated with safety concerns...
Researchers Receive Grants From NCCN Oncology Research Program Funded Through Pfizer
7/06/2011
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network®'s (NCCN®'s) Oncology Research Program (ORP) recently awarded research grants to investigators following a review of proposals submitted in response to the NCCN Axitinib Request for Proposals. These grants were made possible through general research support of $2.1 million from Pfizer, Inc...
Transcription Factor Is Potential Target For Liver Cancer Treatment
7/06/2011
Altering the body's metabolism could be an effective treatment for deadly liver cancer, researchers report. The finding that inhibiting heat shock transcription factor 1, or HSF1, prevents liver cancer in mice also is another wake-up call that a low-fat, healthy diet is an effective cancer deterrent, said Dr...
UK Lung Cancer Resection Rate Improved By Increased Investment In Thoracic Surgical Expertise
7/06/2011
Increased investment in specialist thoracic surgical expertise can lead to a significant rise in the lung cancer resection rate, based on data from England between 2008 and 2009 that was presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...
Lung Cancer In Former Smokers May Be Prevented By Celecoxib
7/06/2011
Celecoxib may emerge as a potent chemopreventive agent for lung cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
New Treatment Options Between 2003-2009 Improved Survival For Elderly Dutch Lung Cancer Patients'
7/06/2011
New developments such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and improvements in surgical care in early-stage lung cancer have led to large survival gains for elderly Dutch patients, according to a population-based study presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...
Women, older people and minorities are enrolled less frequently in lung cancer drug trials and the numbers do not reflect the prevalence of lung cancer in these populations, according to research presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...
Using ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice, researchers from Virginia Tech have released findings from a study that they believe will help in cancer risk assessment, cancer diagnosis, and treatment efficiency in a technical journal: Nanomedicine...
An Important New Health Tool For Policymakers: Canada's Cancer Risk Management Model
7/06/2011
If Canada's smoking rates were cut by half to an average national rate of 11% within five years, it would result in 35,900 fewer cases of lung cancer by 2030 and save $656 million in treatment costs, according to analysis using a new web-enabled platform developed for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam,...
Groundbreaking Technology Enables Quick And Scarless Surgery
7/06/2011
Patients with gastric tumours in their stomach will no longer have to suffer an eight-hour long surgery, but instead can look forward to a short day surgery which lasts a few minutes to an hour without the need for hospitalisation...