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** BREAST CANCER News **
Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116036.php
The 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the <a href="http://www.
News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116008.php
<b>Is Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women?</b>As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates.
Alternative To Mammograms Under Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115915.php
Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116036.php
The 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the <a href="http://www.
Cancer Institute Urges Caution With Cell Phones
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116000.php
A prominent US cancer institute has posted a notice on its website urging cell phone users to take precautions when using cell phones because advice from an international panel of experts says cell phones have not been around long enough for scientists to be sure about their safety.
Comparison Of Postoperative Pain, Convalescence, And Patient Satisfaction Between Laparoscopic And Percutaneous Ablation Of Small Renal Masses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115986.php
UroToday.com - In this study of 58 laparoscopic cryoablations, 20 percutaneous cryoablations, and 15 percutaneous radiofrequency ablations for renal tumors averaging 2.2-2.6 cm., the percutaneous approaches resulted in statistically significant differences: shorter anesthesia time, shorter hospital stay, earlier return to no strenuous activity, and shorter time to full recovery.
Wilms' Tumor Associated With Vertebral Anomalies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115985.php
UroToday.com - Dr. Serhan Kupeli, and his colleagues presented a case of a child who was diagnosed with Wilms' tumor. The child was given a thorough evaluation for tumor extension and was found to have several vertebral abnormalities.
Familial And Genetic Risk Of Transitional Cell Carcinoma Of The Urinary Tract
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115981.php
UroToday.com - Bladder cancer is the second most common genitourinary malignancy, and the incidence has continued to rise modestly since 1975. It occurs primarily in middle-aged men, and the majority of newly-diagnosed bladder cancers are low-grade, superficial, transitional cell carcinomas (TCCs).
Advanced Liver Cancer Patients Live Longer By Taking Anti Cancer Drug Sorafenib
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115975.php
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have found that sorafenib (Nexavar) helps patients with advanced liver cancer live about 44 percent longer compared with patients who did not receive the anti-cancer drug.
Sound Pharmaceuticals Files Second IND With The FDA For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss In Advanced Stage Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115961.php
Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) has filed an Investigational New Drug Application with the FDA for the clinical testing of a proprietary formulation of ebselen for the prevention of chemotherapy induced hearing loss or ototoxicity.
VEGFbTM Has Been Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA For The Treatment Of Advanced Melanoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115955.php
PhiloGene, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to VEGFb for the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. This approval is for a larger subset of melanoma patients than was requested, and includes melanoma in stages IIb through IV.
Tumor Growth Significantly Inhibited When Tumor Blood Flow Is Interrupted Following Radiotherapy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115940.php
Vascular disrupting agents (VDA) are a new class of anti-cancer drugs which obliterate all vessels in tumors and prevent nutrient supply to the tumor, thereby leading to necrosis of solid tumors.
Immunotherapy With Leukemia-cell-derived Heat Shock Protein 70 Triggers Induction Of Leukemia-specific Antibodies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115938.php
Even after chemotherapies and stem cell transplants, relapses still occur in leukemia patients. This study established a mouse model after bone marrow transplant and found that the immunization of mice with leukemia-cell-derived heat shock protein 70 (HSP) induced leukemia-specific immunities and prolonged their survival.
Individual Tumorigenesis Pathways Of Sporadic Colorectal Adenocarcinomas Linked To The Biological Behaviors Of Tumors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115937.php
Particular pathways of colorectal tumor growth are closely associated with characteristic pathologic features which, in turn, determine biological behaviors such as tumor growth, invasion and recurrence.
Roswell Park Surgeons Perform 100th Bladder Cancer Robotic Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115920.php
The Minimally Invasive Surgical Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has performed its 100th robot-assisted radical cystectomy for advanced bladder cancer using the da Vinci® Surgical Robotic System which distinguishes RPCI as one of the world's premier academic institutions for the procedure.
Cancer Patient Survival Linked To The Checking Of More Lymph Nodes
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115913.php
Why do patients with gastric or pancreatic cancer live longer when they are treated at cancer centers or high-volume hospitals than patients treated at low-volume or community hospitals?New research from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine found that cancer patients have more lymph nodes examined for the spread of their disease if they are treated at hospitals performing more cancer surgeries or those designated as comprehensive cancer centers.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
University Of Iowa To Begin Using LUMA(R) Cervical Pre Cancer Imaging Device
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115968.php
SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego-based medical devices company, announced that it has placed its LUMA Cervical Imaging System to detect pre-cancers at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa under the direction of Dr.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
No news for this category today.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Gates And Bloomberg Unite In Global Fight Against Tobacco
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116039.php
Two of the world's richest philanthropists, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg pledged on Wednesday to spend 500 million dollars to make people all over the world stop smoking. They announced the news together at a press conference at the TheTimesCenter in Midtown Manhattan.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
Immunotherapy With Leukemia-cell-derived Heat Shock Protein 70 Triggers Induction Of Leukemia-specific Antibodies
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115938.php
Even after chemotherapies and stem cell transplants, relapses still occur in leukemia patients. This study established a mouse model after bone marrow transplant and found that the immunization of mice with leukemia-cell-derived heat shock protein 70 (HSP) induced leukemia-specific immunities and prolonged their survival.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Transurethral Resection Of The Prostate Role In Patients With Elevated PSA Level, Minor Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, And Bladder Outlet Obstruction
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115983.php
UroToday.com - In the online edition of <i>European Urology</i>, Dr. Koenraad van Renterghem and associates presented their data on how to manage patients with an elevated PSA and proven bladder outlet obstruction.
Partial Salvage Cryoablation Of The Prostate For Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radiotherapy Failure
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115982.php
UroToday.com - In the online edition of Urology, Drs. Michael Eisenberg and Katsuto Shinohara reported on their experience using partial (unilobar) cryotherapy for patients with a local recurrence of prostate cancer (CaP) following radiotherapy (XRT).
Dendreon Expects Interim Data Analysis For Phase 3 PROVENGE IMPACT Trial In October
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115966.php
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that it expects the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) to review in October 2008 the interim analysis of overall survival relating to the Company's Phase 3 IMPACT (IMmunotherapy for Prostate AdenoCarcinoma Treatment, also known as D9902B) clinical trial of PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T).
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