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** BREAST CANCER News **
Daily Women's Health Policy Report Examines Latest Research On Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133474.php
The following summarizes news coverage of recently reported studies on breast cancer. <BR /><BR />~ Tumor removal: An experimental device developed by a team at <A href="http://medschool.duke.
Ovarian, Breast And Lung Cancer Survival Linked To Two Proteins
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133454.php
US scientists found that levels of two proteins called Dicer and Drosher that are involved in shutting down genes were linked to a woman's chances of surviving ovarian cancer and similar effects were also found in lung and breast cancer patients.
Cabinet Secretary For Health & Wellbeing Hears Breast Cancer Patient Experiences At Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Launch Event
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133389.php
Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing heard breast cancer patients talk about their experiences of breast cancer services in Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Conversation event on Wednesday 10th December.
ERMA's Ban On The Use Of Endosulfan A Significant Step Forward For New Zealand Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133312.php
Breast Cancer Network NZ is delighted that ERMA has decided to ban the pesticide endosulfan in New Zealand. This chemical is acutely toxic and has hormone-mimicking qualities that are of great concern to Breast Cancer Network.
Gene Subnetworks Predict Cancer Spread
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133270.php
The metastasis or spread of breast cancer to other tissues in the body can be predicted more accurately by examining subnetworks of gene expression patterns in a patient's tumor, than by conventional gene expression microarrays, according to a presentation at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting, Dec.
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** CANCER / ONCOLOGY News **
American Indian Health Expert Discusses Findings Of Recent Cancer Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133498.php
<cite><BR></cite><a href="http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/36061614.html" target="_new"><cite>Indian Country Today</cite></a> on Tuesday published an interview with Judith Kaur, a member of the Choctaw Nation, who discussed a recent <a href="http://www.
Weakened RNA Interference Reduces Survival In Ovarian Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133449.php
Levels of two proteins in a woman's ovarian cancer are strongly associated with her likelihood of survival, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Dec.
Molecular Marker Identifies Normal Stem Cells As Intestinal Tumor Source
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133437.php
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have answered a central question in cancer biology: whether normal stem cells can give rise to tumors. Stem cells are immature cells that can renew themselves and give rise to mature differentiated cells that compose the range of body tissues.
Cabinet Secretary For Health & Wellbeing Hears Breast Cancer Patient Experiences At Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Launch Event
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133389.php
Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing heard breast cancer patients talk about their experiences of breast cancer services in Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Conversation event on Wednesday 10th December.
Pre-Existing Diabetes For Persons Diagnosed With Cancer Linked With Higher Risk Of Death
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133375.php
Patients with diabetes at the time of a cancer diagnosis have an increased risk of death compared to patients without diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of studies reported in the December 17 issue of <i>JAMA</i>.
Researcher Refining Synthetic Molecules To Prevent HIV Resistance
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133361.php
Evolving HIV viral strains and the adverse side effects associated with long-term exposure to current treatments propel scientists to continue exploring alternative HIV treatments. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher has identified broad-spectrum aptamers.
Study Of Placenta Unexpectedly Leads To Cancer Gene
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133357.php
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered a gene mutation that impairs the placenta and also is influential in cancer development, according to a study published online December 16, 2008, in the journal <i>PLoS (Public Library of Science) Biology</i>.
M. D. Anderson's Cohen Honored For Contributions To Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133354.php
Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the recipient of the 2007 International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award of Shanghai Municipality (ISTCASM) and the 2008 Magnolia Memorial Award for his contributions in furthering research into the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapies.
First Patients In International Study To Confirm That Cellvizio(R) Improves Cancer Detection Rates In Barrett's Esophagus Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133343.php
Doctors in the U.S. and Germany have enrolled the first patients in an international, multi-center study designed to add to the growing body of clinical evidence that shows that Cellvizio®, the world's smallest microscope, helps physicians confirm if Barrett's Esophagus has progressed so they can treat the dysplastic or cancerous condition immediately with fewer biopsies.
Moffitt Cancer Center Receives Award For Lung Cancer Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133336.php
<a href="http://www.moffitt.org/Site.aspx?spid=1868A49EC35848BCAADC81CB6CAB7EC6&SearchType=Researcher" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dr. Eric Haura</a>, newly appointed program leader of <a href="http://www.
ERMA's Ban On The Use Of Endosulfan A Significant Step Forward For New Zealand Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133312.php
Breast Cancer Network NZ is delighted that ERMA has decided to ban the pesticide endosulfan in New Zealand. This chemical is acutely toxic and has hormone-mimicking qualities that are of great concern to Breast Cancer Network.
Cancer Cells Viewed In 'Real' Time In Living Mouse
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133271.php
A breakthrough technique that allows scientists to view individually-labeled tumor cells as they move about in real time in a live mouse may enable scientists to develop microenvironment-specific drugs against cancer, researchers reported at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting, Dec.
Gene Function 'Lost' In Melanoma And Glioblastoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133253.php
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found a gene they say is inactivated in two aggressive cancers - malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, and glioblastoma multiforme, a lethal brain tumor.
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** CERVICAL CANCER / HPV VACCINE News **
No news for this category today.
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** COLORECTAL CANCER News **
Death From Left-Sided Colon Cancer Significantly Reduced By Colonoscopy
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133250.php
A new study finds that colonoscopy is strongly associated with fewer deaths from colorectal cancer. However, the risk reduction appears to be entirely due to a reduction in deaths from left-sided cancers.
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** LUNG CANCER News **
Moffitt Cancer Center Receives Award For Lung Cancer Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133336.php
<a href="http://www.moffitt.org/Site.aspx?spid=1868A49EC35848BCAADC81CB6CAB7EC6&SearchType=Researcher" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dr. Eric Haura</a>, newly appointed program leader of <a href="http://www.
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** LYMPHOMA / LEUKEMIA News **
No news for this category today.
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** PROSTATE / PROSTATE CANCER News **
Medivation Completes Enrollment Of Phase 1-2 Trial Of MDV3100 In Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133443.php
Medivation, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDVN) announced that it has completed patient enrollment in a Phase 1-2 dose-escalation clinical trial of MDV3100, its novel androgen receptor antagonist, in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients, and that it will seek approval from the U.
Review Of Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Shows No Benefit For Use Of Selenium And Vitamin E Supplements
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133383.php
Initial, independent review of study data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health shows that selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, did not prevent prostate cancer.
Combining Radiotherapy With Hormone Treatment Halves Mortality In Men With Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133351.php
The Prostate Cancer Charity comments on an article to be published in The Lancet which claims that combining radiotherapy with hormone therapy treatment halves mortality in men with locally advance prostate cancer.
First Patient Treated With New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System In Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Study
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/133306.php
Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Alternext US: CXM) and its operating unit InnerCool Therapies, Inc., announced enrollment of the first patient in a study of Hypothermic Radical Prostatectomy being conducted by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
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