AACR Calls For Letters Of Intent For A Stand Up To Cancer-Melanoma Research Alliance Dream Team
5/23/2011
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA), along with the American Association for Cancer Research, call upon the cancer research community to submit Letters of Intent for a new Dream Team dedicated to melanoma research...
Sunscreens Remain Safe, Effective Form Of Sun Protection
5/23/2011
The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) today reiterated the safety and effectiveness of sunscreens to protect against the damaging effects from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. As one component of a daily sun-protection strategy, sunscreen is an important tool in the fight against skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer...
Researchers Discover Link Between Obesity Gene And Breast Cancer
5/23/2011
New research aimed to better identify the genetic factors that lead to breast cancer has uncovered a link between the fat mass and obesity associated gene (FTO) and a higher incidence of breast cancer. According to the study conducted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, people who possess a variant of the FTO gene have up to a 30 percent greater chance of developing breast cancer...
USC Research Determines Apparent Genetic Link To Prostate Cancer In African-American Men
5/23/2011
Some men of African descent may have a higher genetic risk of developing prostate cancer, according to research conducted at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)...
Brits Ignore Suncare Advice Despite Increases In Skin Cancer
5/23/2011
New research, launched today to coincide with Melanoma Awareness Month, reveals that although temperatures are soaring, over a third of Brits (36 per cent) are still not applying sunscreen whilst in the UK...
Experts Discuss Emerging Treatments And Multi-Disciplinary Approaches To Prostate Cancer Care
5/23/2011
Urologists and radiation oncologists might serve prostate cancer patients better if they collaborated on multi-disciplinary approaches to treatment, rather than adopting an "either/or" perspective that often results in a choice between surgery, brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy or stereotactic body radiotherapy, according to leading clinical experts presenting their wor...
Responding to Governor Brown's announced revised budget, breast cancer survivors and advocates from across the state stressed the importance of early detection. "We are fortunate that Governor Brown recognizes the importance of the Every Woman Counts program, and the life-saving and cost-effective services the program provides...
Mushroom Compound Suppresses Prostate Tumours, Australia
5/23/2011
A mushroom used in Asia for its medicinal benefits has been found to be 100 per cent effective in suppressing prostate tumour development in mice during early trials, new Queensland University of Technology (QUT) research shows...
The most comprehensive and authoritative report on colorectal cancer risk ever published has concluded that red and processed meat increase risk of the disease and found that the evidence that foods containing fiber offer protection against colorectal cancer has become stronger...
IU Investigators Find Biomarker That Predicts Taxane-Induced Neuropathy Among Breast Cancer Patients
5/23/2011
Indiana University researchers have identified a genetic biomarker that causes neuropathy among some breast cancer patients using a class of chemotherapy drugs called taxanes. It is one of the first genetic biomarkers to have been reported for neuropathy caused by taxanes, which includes paclitaxel or Taxol...