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Crohn’s Disease :: Scientists find new genes for Crohn’s disease

Just a few months after their landmark article in Science magazine reporting the discovery of strong links between variations in a gene that codes for a cellular receptor involved in controlling inflammation and Crohn’s disease, a consortium of U.S. and Canadian researchers is reporting in today’s online issue of Nature Genetics that they have discovered several more genetic variations that are strongly linked to an increased risk for the disease.

Cervical Cancer :: Second cancers among survivors of cervical cancer

Women diagnosed with cervical cancer tend to have good long-term survival, but they often have specific risk factors for developing a cancer later in life: a history of smoking, infection with the human papillomavirus, and/or treatment with radiation therapy.

Colorectal Cancer :: Cetuximab increases survival in advanced colorectal cancer patients

Research presented today at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research confirmed that there is now an effective treatment option for colorectal cancer patients for whom all other treatment options have been exhausted — cetuximab.

Brain Tumor :: UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results

A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.

Grant :: Tennessee researcher earns Komen grant to study depression and breast cancer

A new grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation will allow a University of Tennessee professor to conduct a groundbreaking study into how best to treat well diagnosed depression in breast cancer patients.

Hepatitis :: Telaprevir helpful in Patients with Genotype 1 Hepatitis C

Interim Results Presented at EASL from PROVE 1 Clinical Trial of Investigational Drug Telaprevir in Patients with Genotype 1 Hepatitis C. PROVE 1 data support potential to shorten treatment duration in treatment-na?ve, genotype 1 HCV patients.

Breast Cancer :: 2 Genes responsible for higher breast cancer risk in black women

In preliminary findings, researchers have identified differences in the expression of two genes in normal breast tissue from African American and white women that could predispose the former to develop more aggressive tumors and poorer prognoses.

Leukemia :: Progress toward a targeted therapy for a specific form of leukemia

Leukemia, or cancer of the bone marrow, strikes some 700 Belgians each year. Scientists are still searching for the cause of many forms of leukemia, including T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or T-ALL.

Prostate Cancer :: New imaging method shows whether treatment for advanced prostate cancer is working

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new imaging technique that can measure the effectiveness of treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The technique involves measuring diffusion of water within tumors.

Breast Cancer :: 4 genes identified spreading breast cancer

Studies of human tumor cells implanted in mice have shown that the abnormal activation of four genes drives the spread of breast cancer to the lungs.