Enzymes Found In Mitochondria Hold Implications For Cancer Research, Many Age-Related Diseases
6/21/2011
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have revealed novel mechanisms in mitochondria that have implications for cancer as well as many other age-related diseases such as Parkinson's disease, heart disease and hypertension...
African-Americans With Thyroid Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites
6/21/2011
African-Americans have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they receive a diagnosis - and are more likely to die from it, according to a new study. "We think that the mortality rate is probably due to an access to care issues," said Christopher Hollenbeak, Ph.D., lead study author...
Young Asian/Pacific Islander Women In Calif. Face Higher Breast Cancer Risk
6/21/2011
Young Asian and Pacific Islander women born in California have higher risks of breast cancer than young white women, and some groups, including Filipinas, might have higher risks than African-Americans, according to a new study that challenges the perception that these women are at a much lower risk of breast cancer than white women...
Abbott Receives FDA Approval For A New Six-Month Formulation Of Lupron Depot®
6/21/2011
Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and D "Lupron Depot is an important treatment option for many patients with advanced prostate cancer," said Eugene Sun, M.D., vice president, Global Pharmaceutical Development, Abbott. "Approval of a new six-month formulation means that physicians and patients who have chosen Lupron Depot now have an additional treatment option...
MPs and celebrities are backing a campaign launched today by the Melanoma Taskforce and British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) to help well-being, hair and beauty professionals spot the signs of skin cancer in their clients...
Cancer Surgery For Medicare Patients Generally Appropriate, But Some May Diverge From Guidelines
6/20/2011
The majority of hospitals in the USA that carry out surgery for Medicare beneficiaries follow established guidelines, although some may diverge, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, reported in Archives of Surgery today. The issue of health care quality has become much more of a priority in the USA over the last few years, the authors added...
In Colorectal Surgery, Risk For Blood Clots Appears Higher With Open Method Versus Laparoscopy
6/20/2011
The risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be nearly twice as high for patients undergoing open surgery for colorectal problems, versus those undergoing laparoscopic colorectal (LC) resections, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
Cancer Vaccine Using "Library Of DNA" Cured Prostate Tumors In Mice
6/20/2011
An experimental human vaccine that uses a "library of DNA" to stimulate the immune system to attack cancer cells without harming healthy cells, cured well-established prostate tumors in mice with no apparent side effects, wrote US and UK researchers in a study published this week in the journal Nature Medicine...
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Slow Growth Of Childhood Brain Tumors Explained
6/20/2011
Johns Hopkins researchers have found a likely explanation for the slow growth of the most common childhood brain tumor, pilocytic astrocytoma. Using tests on a new cell-based model of the tumor, they concluded that the initial process of tumor formation switches on a growth-braking tumor-suppressor gene, in a process similar to that seen in skin moles...