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Prostate Cancer :: Sunshine pill for prostate cancer in 2009

A drug based on vitamin D and is given to patients in the advanced stages of prostate cancer along with chemotherapy drugs could be availiable by 2009. Vitamin D from sunlight improves the prognosis of certain cancers, but taking natural levels of the vitamin has no effect. Novacea, the company that makes Asentar, produced a novel formulation that reproduces the healing effect without the dangerous side-effects of a vitamin D overdose.

Cancer :: Novel approach to cancer drug given major boost

Scientists at ProXara Biotechnology Limited have identified a way of switching off one of the key mechanisms that leads to the development and growth of a tumour. Under the Wellcome Trust’s Seeding Drug Discovery initiative, the researchers hope to use their findings to develop a drug that could be used to fight cancer. The funding will be used to develop the drug to a point at which it is close to entering a clinical trial.

Cancer :: Early life family structure and microbially induced cancer risk

In a 28-year study of 261 Japanese-American men who carried Helicobacter pylori belonging to a large family or being born later in the family was associated with a significantly increased risk of developing gastric adenocarcinoma late in life.

Prostate Cancer :: Tomato-broccoli combo shown to be effective in prostate cancer

A new University of Illinois study shows that tomatoes and broccoli — two vegetables known for their cancer-fighting qualities — are better at shrinking prostate tumors when both are part of the daily diet than when they’re eaten alone.

Breast Cancer :: Selective marker found to indicate aggressive form of breast cancer

Researchers have linked a structural protein called nestin to a particularly deadly form of breast cancer, identifying a new biomarker that could lead to earlier detection and better treatment.

Lung Cancer :: Combination gene therapy suppresses lung cancer in preclinical test

Combination gene therapy delivered in lipid-based nanoparticles drastically reduces the number and size of human non-small cell lung cancer tumors in mice, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center report in the January 15 edition of Cancer Research.

Cancer :: Cancer patients warned to avoid soy products

The Cancer Council, New South Wales, Australia, has new guidelines on soy and cancer. Cancer Council recommends soy foods as part of a healthy diet but warn against high-dose supplements for people who have breast or prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer :: Prostate cancer treatments shorten penis

A new study published in the Journal of Urology revealed that the prostate cancer treatments shorten penis. Men who receive combination treatment with hormone therapy plus radiation for local or locally advanced prostate cancer may experience a significant reduction in penile length.

Cancer :: Common cold virus destroys cancer tumours

Common cold virus could destroy cancer tumours, reported by British scientists. They are preparing to launch clinical trials of this new way to fight cancer by injecting viruses like the common cold into cancer cells.

Breast Cancer :: A new target for the treatment of breast cancer

The active ingredient in a drug currently being tested to treat rheumatoid arthritis might also one day serve as an effective means of treating one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer. Berkeley Lab researchers have demonstrated that inhibiting the activity of the protease enzyme known as TACE can deprive tumor cells of a key factor needed for their proliferation. TACE is strongly present in a form of breast cancer which responds poorly to current therapies.