Lung Cancer :: First degree relatives of patients with lung cancer have increased cancer risk
A new study reveals that first-degree relatives of patients with early-onset lung cancer are at an increased risk of developing other types of cancer.
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Breast Cancer :: Computer-aided detection with computed radiography effective in detecting breast cancer
The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) with computed radiography (CR) is effective in the detection of breast cancer, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and iCAD in Nashua, N.H.
Prostate Cancer :: Study implicates protein as a trigger of advanced prostate cancer recurrence
Scientists with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have for the first time implicated a growth-promoting cellular protein as one trigger of the inevitable recurrence of advanced prostate cancer in men who are undergoing drug treatment to shut down their sex hormones, or androgens.
Cancer :: $10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $10.7 million grant to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers to develop a new form of radiation therapy that will enable the safe administration of more aggressive cancer treatments.
Breast Cancer :: Herceptin approved in Europe for metastatic breast cancer
Roche announced that the European Commission has approved the use of Herceptin in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of postmenopausal patients with HER2 and hormone receptor co-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Lung Cancer :: Statins shown to prevent lung cancer
New research shows that statins appear to protect against the development of lung cancer. The large population study, conducted by researchers from Louisiana State University and the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, consisted of data collected over a 6-year period from the VA Health Care System.
Cancer :: Targeting sugar on blood vessels may inhibit cancer growth
In a study that could point to novel therapies to prevent cancer spread, or metastasis, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have targeted a sugar that supports blood vessel growth in the tumor. Their findings will be published in the May 7 online issue of Journal of Cell Biology.
Breast Cancer :: Molecules found effective to treat breast cancer
Hamilton College researchers have identified molecules that have been shown to be effective in the fight against breast cancer. The Hamilton researchers used state-of-the-art computational techniques in a novel way to design molecules that they predicted would be effective lead compounds for breast cancer research.
Breast Cancer :: Decreased breast cancer rates reflect HRT reduction & saturation of mammography
A new study, published in the Online Open Access journal Breast Cancer Research, reveals two distinct patterns in the recent breast cancer rates in U.S. women: a downturn in the incidence rates in almost all age groups above 45 years beginning in 1998/1999, consistent with a levelling off of mammography utilization, and a sharp fall in the rates between 2002 and 2003 in the age groups 50-69 years, likely reflecting the early benefit of the reduced use of HRT.
Prostate :: Use of MRI and MRS with new surgical technique proves helpful, says study
MRI and MRS can provide a roadmap of the prostate and assist in surgical planning of robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.