Strawberries Boost Red Blood Cells
6/22/2011
A group of volunteers ate half a kilo of strawberries every day for two weeks to demonstrate that eating this fruit improves the antioxidant capacity of blood. The study, carried out by Italian and Spanish researchers, showed that strawberries boost red blood cells' response to oxidative stress, an imbalance that is associated with various diseases...
Five Genetic Variants Emerge As Strong Markers Of Susceptibility For Melanoma
6/21/2011
More than a hundred studies have proposed gene alterations that may be associated with the risk of melanoma skin cancer. Now, the first comprehensive analysis of these studies has identified just five genetic variants that are statistically significantly associated with melanoma at the genome-wide level and strongly backed by epidemiologic evidence...
Being A Smoker At Time Of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Linked With Increased Risk Of Death
6/21/2011
Men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and who are also smokers have an associated increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and prostate cancer-specific death, according to a study in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. These patients also had an increased likelihood of prostate cancer recurrence...
New Study Suggests Race Might Not Influence Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions In End-Stage Cancer
6/21/2011
Sophisticated simulation techniques typically used for medical training could provide a powerful way of examining interactions between physicians and patients to reveal, for example, how race and other factors influence decision-making, said University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers...
IsoRay Inc. (AMEX: ISR), announced today a new dual therapy study using Cesium-131 brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy) and external beam radiation...
Jefferson Radiology, the largest radiology private practice group in Connecticut, and U-Systems, the leader in automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) technology, today announced the launch of the "Innovators in Breast Ultrasound Screening" webcast, focusing on new approaches to breast cancer screening...
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, announced today that during the second quarter the Company has worked closely with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on securing multiple sources of U.S...
Using Camouflaged Nanoparticles To Deliver Cancer-Fighting Drugs
6/21/2011
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, which will enable them to evade the body's immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs straight to a tumor. Their research will be published next week in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Canadian Cancer Society - Fighting Cancer With Canadians
6/21/2011
With the Canadian Cancer Society's national signature special event - Relay For Life - taking place in hundreds of communities across Canada , the Society thanks participants and all its donors for helping lead the way in the fight against cancer...
Experts Urge Skin Cancer/Melanoma Awareness
6/21/2011
San Diego is one of the top 10 sunniest cities in the United States. Even when "June Gloom" clouds our skies, the sun is still very powerful. With that in mind, experts with UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center are helping raise awareness of the dangers of melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer...