For Initial Evaluation Of Melanoma, Shave Biopsy Is A Safe And Acceptable Method
5/24/2011
A shave biopsy is a reasonably safe and accurate method for the initial diagnosis of melanoma, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In the past, some physicians have criticized shave biopsies for not providing accurate T (tumor) stage information, thereby complicating treatment planning...
Charles J. Dimitroff, MS, PhD, and colleagues in the Dimitroff Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a fluorinated analog of glucosamine, which, in a recent study, has been shown to block the synthesis of key carbohydrate structures linked to skin inflammation and cancer progression. These findings appear in a recent issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dr...
Patient Navigation Increases Colorectal Cancer Screening In Ethnically Diverse Patients
5/24/2011
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School have found targeting patient navigation to black and non-English speaking patients may be one approach to reducing disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings. These findings appear in the May 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine...
NICE Draft Guidance Gives Green Light To Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment
5/24/2011
Today (Tuesday 24 May), the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new draft guidance which recommends a treatment that can help delay the growth and spread of follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma...
Speedier Detection And Treatment Of Severe Sepsis
5/24/2011
Sepsis is the name of an infection that causes a series of reactions in the body, which in the worst case can prove fatal. The problem for both patients and doctors is that the early symptoms are difficult to distinguish from less dangerous infections such as a severe flu or winter vomiting disease...
Weill Cornell Investigative Drug Shuts Down Aggressive Form Of Leukemia That Affects Children
5/24/2011
In a significant breakthrough, investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, San Francisco, have been able to overcome resistance of a form of leukemia to targeted therapy, demonstrating complete eradication of the cancer in cell and animal studies...
Is Sunscreen Enough On "Don't Fry Day"?
5/24/2011
Despite skin cancer's being largely preventable, it remains by far the most common type of cancer in the United States. There are over two million new cases of skin cancer diagnosed annually, which is more than new cases of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers combined...
Colorectal Cancer Risk Higher If You Eat Red And Processed Meat, Lower If You Eat Fiber
5/24/2011
Your risk of developing colorectal cancer is much higher if you consume red and processed meat regularly, while consumption of foods containing fiber helps protect you against the disease, researchers from Imperial College London revealed today. They say this is the most authoritative and comprehensive report on colorectal cancer risk to be published to date...
NICE Recommends MabThera® (Rituximab) As First-Line Maintenance Treatment For Follicular Lymphoma
5/23/2011
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today issued a positive Final Appraisal Determination (FAD), recommending extended use of the antibody MabThera® (rituximab) as a first-line 'maintenance treatment' for patients with follicular lymphoma (FL)...
Among low-income patients who are black or whose primary language is not English, patient navigators may help improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, according to a report in the May 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal's Health Care Reform series...