Newly identified protein could be a cancer key
11/01/2013
Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified a protein that could be key in the fight against cancer. Researchers in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee have demonstrated that cancer cells need a protein called Bod1 to grow and divide. When this protein is removed cancer cells lose control of cell division and die...
Experimental drug MK-3475 shows promise in lung cancer
11/01/2013
An experimental new cancer drug called MK-3475, which has shown dramatic promise for treating melanoma is also showing early potential as an effective treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death of men and women worldwide. The preliminary results of a phase 1B study were presented by Dr...
More than one in five people are unable to name any symptoms of the world's biggest cancer killer, according to a survey published to mark the start of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The research, which was carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Global Lung Cancer Coalition, investigated awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer and smoking prevalence in 21 countries...
Association between weight at time of diagnosis and prostate cancer mortality
11/01/2013
Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. In patients with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, the researchers also found an even stronger correlation between obesity and mortality...
Biomarkers identified that could lead to early diagnosis of colorectal cancer
11/01/2013
Diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) is complex; it relies on significant invasive tests and subjective evaluations. This process may soon become much easier thanks to a medical breakthrough by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)...
Oncologists improve quality of care for cancer patients
11/01/2013
A pilot initiative conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital offers compelling evidence that establishing standardized criteria for calling a palliative care consultation improves the quality of care for patients hospitalized with advanced cancer. The investigators saw improvements in the use of hospice services, inpatient mortality, and hospital readmissions among patients offered the intervention...
Prostate cancer survivors fight fatigue with Qigong
11/01/2013
The flowing movements and meditative exercises of the mind-body activity Qigong may help survivors of prostate cancer to combat fatigue. These are the findings of a trial study led by Dr. Anita Y. Kinney at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center and Dr. Rebecca Campo at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Newly identified protein could be a cancer key
11/01/2013
Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified a protein that could be key in the fight against cancer. Researchers in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee have demonstrated that cancer cells need a protein called Bod1 to grow and divide. When this protein is removed cancer cells lose control of cell division and die...
Association between weight at time of diagnosis and prostate cancer mortality
11/01/2013
Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. In patients with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, the researchers also found an even stronger correlation between obesity and mortality...
Biomarkers identified that could lead to early diagnosis of colorectal cancer
11/01/2013
Diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) is complex; it relies on significant invasive tests and subjective evaluations. This process may soon become much easier thanks to a medical breakthrough by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)...