Potential new target for many cancers
1/09/2014
The discovery offers hope for treating many types of cancer that are driven to grow and spread through the actions of a cancer-causing protein called MYC.Up to 70 per cent of human cancers, including many leukaemias and lymphomas, have unusually high levels of MYC, which causes cancerous changes in cells by forcing them into abnormally rapid growth.
Molecular, protein targeting therapies may be best treatment for certain lung cancer
1/09/2014
University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute researchers have found that using therapies specifically targeting the molecular profile of non-small-cell lung cancer with the mutated cancer-causing protein KRas is the most effective treatment strategy for patients with the condition.
New compounds discovered that are hundreds of times more mutagenic
1/09/2014
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions - such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat - that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their parent compounds which are known carcinogens.
Costs for complications from cancer surgical care extremely high
1/09/2014
Although complications from surgical care for cancer patients may seem infrequent, the costs associated with such outcomes are extremely high, according to researchers from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Their findings were reported in the Dec. 30 online edition of the journal Cancer.
New technique targets specific areas of cancer cells with different drugs
1/09/2014
Researchers have developed a technique for creating nanoparticles that carry two different cancer-killing drugs into the body and deliver those drugs to separate parts of the cancer cell where they will be most effective. The technique was developed by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Protein destroys migrating cancer cells on contact
1/09/2014
In a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a US team of biomedical engineers demonstrates a way to stop migrating cancer cells dead in their tracks as they travel through the bloodstream to set up new tumors.Metastasis is where cancer cells from a first tumor detach and spread to other parts of the body.
US cancer deaths down 20% in 20 years
1/08/2014
The death rate from cancer in the US has fallen steadily over the past 20 years, according to the American Cancer Society's latest annual figures, which were published online this week in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.The report shows that the cancer death rate for American men and women combined fell 20% from a peak of 215.1 per 100,000 in 1991 to 171.
Head and neck cancer: mutation 'triggers cancer-causing gene'
1/08/2014
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania say they have discovered a mechanism which causes cancer activity to increase in head and neck cancer. The discovery may lead to new treatments for the disease.Senior author of the study, Dr.
Diet and exercise: cancer benefits in huge study of women's health
1/08/2014
In a large study of women's health, postmenopausal women who followed a healthy lifestyle were at a third lower risk of death, including a 20% smaller chance of dying from cancer, than women who did not follow guidance on diet, weight, physical activity, and alcohol intake.
Diet and exercise: cancer benefits in huge study of women's health
1/08/2014
In a large study of women's health, postmenopausal women who followed a healthy lifestyle were at a third lower risk of death, including a 20% smaller chance of dying from cancer, than women who did not follow guidance on diet, weight, physical activity, and alcohol intake.