As many as one million American women could avoid painful and unnecessary biopsies of the cervix and another estimated 170,000 could potentially be identified with cervical disease up to two years earlier, if technology developed by Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB & OTCQB: GTHP) was widely used, according to a presentation made by Dr. Leo B...
Novel Noninvasive Tests For Early Cancer Detection
5/04/2011
Researchers at last month's AACR conference in Orlando demonstrated that they are intensifying their efforts to identify and validate various types of biomarkers that are detectable in readily accessible bodily fluids such as blood and urine, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)...
HIV Drug Could Prevent Cervical Cancer
5/04/2011
A widely used HIV drug could be used to prevent cervical cancer caused by infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV), say scientists. University of Manchester researchers, working with colleagues in Canada, have discovered how the antiviral drug lopinavir attacks HPV by switching on a natural viral defence system in infected cells...
UCLA scientists have discovered a way to wake up the immune system to fight cancer by delivering an immune system-stimulating protein in a nanoscale container called a vault directly into lung cancer tumors, harnessing the body's natural defenses to fight disease growth...
UF Researchers Find Quiet Protein Speaks Loudly In Fight Against Cancer
5/03/2011
When a movie character says, "It's too quiet," that's usually a sign something bad may happen. Now, University of Florida researchers have discovered that when variations of a certain protein in our cells are too quiet, it may add to the risk that someone will develop lung cancer. When scientists restored the protein to its normal, active self, its cancer-inhibiting properties reappeared...
Distinguishing Between Primary Endometrial And Cervical Cancer Diagnosis Using MRI
5/03/2011
MRI can determine if a patient has endometrial versus cervical cancer even when a biopsy can't make that distinction, according to a new study. Determining the primary site of a tumor helps determine appropriate cancer treatment...
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: May 2, 2011
5/03/2011
HEMATOLOGY: TIF(f)1 between blood cell progenitors leads to leukemia Proteins whose normal function helps prevent the development of tumors are known as tumor suppressors. Tumors arise when expression of these proteins is reduced...
Smoking Ban In Public Places Starts Today In China
5/01/2011
Today new legislation comes into force in China banning smoking in restaurants, theaters, public transport waiting rooms, hotels, and several other enclosed public places. Chinese health authorities want to raise awareness about the dangers of smoking. A significant proportion of the Chinese population is not aware of the health risks of smoking. Tobacco use is deeply ingrained in China...
Biodesix Supports Unique Lung Cancer Research Initiative
4/30/2011
Biodesix announces the enrollment of initial subjects into CASTLE, the inaugural study of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI, pronounced as "Alchemy"). The CASTLE (Collaborative Advanced Stage Tissue Lung Cancer) study is recruiting a minimum of 250 subjects over two years among academic and community medical centers in the United States...
Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB & OTCQB: GTHP), announced that it will present the new design and branding of its non-invasive and painless test for the early detection of cervical precancer at two upcoming international gynecology conferences. Additionally, attendees will be briefed on results of the pivotal clinical trial of the technology by two principal investigators...