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** BREAST CANCER News **
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
Diagnosing Skin Cancer By Smell
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118898.php
Scientists in the US have found that skin cancer has a distinctive smell that can be detected by sensitive laboratory equipment and they hope the discovery opens the door to developing a new non-invasive way to diagnose basal cell carcinoma and other cancers of the skin using "odor profiles".
Researcher Aims To 'Unmask' Cancer Cells To Trigger Body's Immune System
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118887.php
Cancer cells are deadly traitors, good cells gone bad. They evade the body's defense systems, passing themselves off as organisms that pose no threat.But researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Eshelman School of Pharmacy are working on a way to blow their cover.
New Insights Into The Regulation Of PTEN Tumor Suppressor Function
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118885.php
The PTEN tumor suppressor gene controls numerous biological processes including cell proliferation, cell growth and death. But PTEN is frequently lost or mutated; in fact, alteration of the gene is so common among various types of human cancer that PTEN has become one of the most frequently mutated of all tumor suppressors.
Five Ways To Get More Fruit And Veg - World Cancer Research Fund
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118843.php
A recent report from the Fresh Produce Consortium has suggested that just 12 per cent of us are having at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. As well as all the other health benefits, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables probably reduces risk of cancer.
HIV Therapy Shows Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118819.php
The first clinical trial to use an HIV drug as cancer therapy has shown that it can help increase chances of recovery from pancreatic cancer. When given in combination with the usual chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Nelfinavir helped shrink previously inoperable tumours so that they could be surgically removed.
UCSF Faculty Receive $13.7M From CIRM For Stem Cell Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118818.php
Five UCSF stem cell scientists have received New Faculty grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, support that will allow them to pursue lines of investigation ultimately aimed at developing treatment strategies for such conditions as cancer, heart disease, tooth regeneration, liver disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Teen Cancer Survival On The Rise, But More Work Needed
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118808.php
The first national report detailing survival for teenagers and young adults with cancer shows that survival rates climbed by around 11 per cent over two decades. The findings, published in the <a href="http://www.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
New York Times Examines Development, Advertising Of HPV Vaccines
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118858.php
<BR />In the last two years, cervical cancer has gone from an "obscure killer confined mostly to developing countries" to the "West's disease of the moment" through the "lightning-fast" transition of new human papillomavirus vaccines from development to "must-have injection[s]" in the U.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Stem Cell Indicator For Bowel Cancer Should Lead To Better Survival Rates
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118685.php
Stem cell scientists have developed a more accurate way of identifying aggressive forms of bowel cancer, which should eventually lead to better treatment and survival rates. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Link Between Low Level Cadmium Exposure And Lung Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118810.php
New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing lung disease.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
Bristol-Myers Squibb And PDL BioPharma Enter Global Alliance To Develop Novel Treatment For Multiple Myeloma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118901.php
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and PDL BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDLI) today announced an agreement for the global development and commercialization of PDL BioPharma's anti-CS1 antibody, elotuzumab, previously known as HuLuc63, currently in Phase I development for multiple myeloma.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Institute Scientist Receives Global Award To Aid The Fight Against Prostate Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118848.php
The Institute of Cancer Research's scientist, Dr Gerhardt Attard has just been awarded a Young Investigator Award by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) for his ongoing work into developing the prostate cancer drug abiraterone.
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