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100 Chemotherapy Trials Demonstrate a Reduction in Breast Cancer Mortality
Researchers from Oxford University have found that current chemotherapy treatment reduces breast cancer mortality by approximately one third in a large sample of patients, compared with no chemotherapy treatment. The findings include a meta-analysis of 123 randomized trials involving 100,000 w... Read More
Mine-Hunting Software Identifies Rare Cancer-Related Cells
The Office of Naval Research (ONR)-funded software developed for locating and detecting undersea mines can assist doctors in identifying and classifying cancer-related cells, according to recent demonstrations by medical researchers. Interestingly, the problem that physicians are often faced w... Read More
The Number of Aging Cancer Survivors Rising Quickly
During the next decade, the amount of cancer survivors living beyond the age of 65 is expected to increase by almost fifty percent. Data shows that in 2008 there were approximately 12 million cancer survivors, almost four times the 1971 number. Read More
Breast Cancer Progression Blocked by Red Wine Compound
Here's some breast cancer news to tip your wine glass to. Research appearing in The FASEB Journal demonstrates that a healthy red wine compound known as resveratrol stops breast cancer cells from growing by blocking estrogen growth effects. This new finding was a result of joint collaboration ... Read More
Cancer Death Risk Raised by Hypertension
A large study has determined that hypertension is connected with an increased risk for cancer mortality. Hypertension has also been found to increase the risk for developing cancer, though the latter effect is only significant in the male population. Read More
Adult Weight Gain Raises Risk for Endometrial Cancer
Gaining weight during adulthood can raise postmenopausal women's risk for endometrial cancer compared with women who had little weight fluctuation. This is according to data from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Read More
Cancer Patients Often Encounter Vitamin D Deficiency
Over 75% of cancer patients lack sufficient levels of vitamin D, with the lowest levels associated with more advanced forms of cancer, according to a study presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Read More
Federal Panel Discourages Use of PSA-Based Screening
A federal panel known as the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has given a strong recommendation against PSA-based screening for detection of prostate cancer. The panel states that the recommendation applies to adult American males that display no symptoms indicative of prostate cance... Read More
A Benchmark in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be successfully treated without cranial radiation through a carefully personalized chemotherapy regimen, according to investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Radiation of the brain was once the standard method of treatment for ALL to... Read More
Gene Increases Drinkers' Susceptibility to Colon Cancer
Nearly one in five Americans possesses a gene variant that increases their risk of colon cancer about two to three times if they are relatively heavy drinks, according to recent research. Study co-author Helmut Seitz says that if someone is a chronic alcohol drinker and fit a certain genetic p... Read More
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