IARC Coordinates New EU Guidelines On Colorectal Cancer Screening And Diagnosis
2/07/2011
To underline the importance of quality assurance in cancer screening, the first edition of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis is being released at midday today, on the eve of the World Cancer Day...
Study Shows First Clear Benefits Of HPV Vaccine For Boys
2/07/2011
The vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital warts in men when offered before exposure to the four HPV strains covered by the vaccine, according to a new multi-center study led by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and UCSF...
Economic Development Could Change Worldwide Face Of Cancer: American Cancer Society Report
2/07/2011
A new American Cancer Society report says cancers associated with lifestyles and behaviors related to economic development, including lung, breast, and colorectal cancers, will continue to rise in developing countries if preventive measures are not widely applied...
Merck Serono Launch Latest In Series Of Ongoing Disease Awareness Initiatives
2/06/2011
Merck Serono - a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany - has launched the latest initiative in their long-established commitment to social responsibility and disease awareness. Developed in partnership with leading patient group 'Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe' (WALCE), lifebeyondchemotherapy.com is dedicated to providing tailored, practical and clinical information...
Study Unmasks A Stem Cell Origin Of Skin Cancer And The Genetic Roots Of Malignancy
2/05/2011
A constellation of different stem cell populations within our skin help it to cope with normal wear and tear. By constantly proliferating, the stem cells allow skin to replenish itself, allowing each cell to be replaced by a new one about once a month. But the normal cycle of division and death within one or more of these stem cell types can sometimes be derailed by genetic mishaps...
A Sun-Triggered Protein Drives Skin Cancer
2/04/2011
An unexpected immune protein exacerbates cancer due to sun exposure, report researchers in the January 27th issue of Nature. The study suggests that drugs blocking the protein might halt tumor growth in skin cancer patients. Cutaneous melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, appears to be on the rise. And mortality rates from this difficult-to-treat disease are some of the highest in cancer...
Yesterday, 3rd February, on the eve of the WHO's World Cancer Day, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Mary Coughlan, welcomed the announcement by the HSE's National Cancer Screening Service of the selection of the 15 candidate colonoscopy centres that will support the national colorectal cancer screening programme, which will be introduced in early 2012...
Discovery May Lead To Turning Back The Clock On Ovarian Cancer
2/04/2011
Cancer researchers have discovered that a type of regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer isn't typically discovered until it's in the advanced stages, where it is already spreading to other organs and is very difficult to fight with chemotherapy...
AMA Warns Women Not To Get Complacent About Cervical Screening, Australia
2/04/2011
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today - World Cancer Day - that there is an emerging risk of women becoming complacent about cervical cancer screening, particularly women who have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV)...
Earlier Detection Of Lung Cancer Via Protein Biomarkers In Exhaled Air
2/04/2011
The earlier cancers can be detected, the better the chances of a cure. Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which the illness can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner: protein biomarkers in exhaled air divulge the presence of pathological cells in the lung...