Research ties skin creams with cancer Aug 27, 2008
Although mice have much thinner and more permeable skin than humans, Conney said the study is similar to humans who may be exposed early in life to a lot of sunlight, then not as much later in life, but still come down with skin cancers. The Rutgers study focused on nonmelanoma cancers in squamous and basal cells, which are located in the outer and inner layers of the skin, respectively. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Cancer cluster confirmed near Pa. Superfund sites Aug 27, 2008
(AP) Nearly a year after federal epidemiologists first sounded the alarm over a cluster of rare blood cancers in northeastern Pennsylvania, their research has zeroed in on a hardscrabble region 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia that is home to several Superfund sites and a power plant fired by waste coal. The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry said Monday that it confirmed an elevated number of cases of polycythemia vera, or PV, in a 20-mile stretch between Hazleton and... (USA Today -- News)
Obesity 'affects prostate risk' Aug 27, 2008
It is important to remember that being overweight significantly increases your risk of developing a number of different cancers ... He said: "While this study suggests that obese people could be less likely to develop prostate cancer in the first place, it is important to remember that being overweight significantly increases your risk of developing a number of different cancers, and is bad for your overall cancer risk.". (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
Battle against nerves: Neurofibromatosis can leave some sufferers with bumps where tumors attack nerves Aug 27, 2008
In rare cases, tumors may become malignant and are treated as other cancers would be, with radiation or chemotherapy. Lancaster underwent separate surgeries to remove tumors on her lung and neck, which were encroaching on her spine and becoming painful. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Slim chance of fry-up cancer Aug 27, 2008
Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund, said if you regularly tuck into a fry up "you are significantly increasing your risk of bowel cancer one of the most common cancers in the UK. Advertisement "The more processed meat you eat, the greater your risk. If you eat 150g of it a day then you will be increasing your bowel cancer risk by about two thirds. (The Sun)
Gene Found for Rare and Deadly Childhood Cancer Aug 27, 2008
"Furthermore, because there already are drugs in development that target the same gene in adult cancers, we can soon begin testing those drugs in children with neuroblastoma.". Neuroblastoma accounts for 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths, with just a 40 percent survival rate, even though it only causes about 7 percent of all pediatric cancers. (MEDLINEplus)
Skin Cancer Doubles Other Cancer Risks Aug 27, 2008
People who have had a normally non-fatal form of skin cancer have double the risk of developing other types of cancers, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday ... "It seems like non-melanoma skin cancer, even though it is a non-fatal disease, may be a warning sign for increased risk of other, more serious cancers," said Anthony Alberg, a researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, whose study appears in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ... Non-melanoma skin... (Newsmax)
Drivers Fined For Using Cell Phone In School Zones Aug 27, 2008
Current Conditions 68. E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Poisoned artery Aug 26, 2008
A few years back Dr Ceresola was diagnosed with cancer and, as a medical doctor, he is well aware that PCBs can cause not only infertility and birth defects in mammals, but also colon and breast cancers. "Is there a link between the pollution and my cancer?" he asks. (BBC News)
Newsweek: Is there a surgical cure for diabetes? Aug 26, 2008
Rubino recalled a series of stomach and intestine operations from the 1940s that had cured rats of ulcers and gastric cancers, and, as a side benefit, of diabetes, too. He also knew that the gastrointestinal tract produces, among other things, at least two hormones called "incretins" involved in diabetes. (MSNBC -- Health)
Condoms Found to Cut Risk of Women Getting HPV Aug 26, 2008
Although most cases of HPV produce no symptoms and clear up on their own, the virus can cause genital warts and lesions that lead to cervical and other reproductive cancers. The new study, to be published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 82 female college students for several years. (Yahoo News -- Women's Health)
Study: Long-Term Use of Incense Raises Cancer Risk Aug 26, 2008
Long-term exposure to burning incense raises the risk for developing upper respiratory tract cancers, a study finds. Researchers from Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark conducted interviews with more than 61,000 Singapore Chinese ages 45-74 who were cancer-free at the beginning of the study, HealthDay News reported. (Fox News)
Canada's commitment to cancer research demonstrated in new CCRA report Aug 26, 2008
" "By not only quantifying but qualifying Canada's cancer research investment in terms of the types of research being conducted and the cancer sites being studied, our survey helps to inform cancer research funders as well as key groups like The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer on how future investments may need to be targeted in order to facilitate key discoveries in cancer prevention, detection, treatment and ongoing care," adds Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Chair of the CCRA and President of... (Canada Newswire)
DiagnoCure receives approval from the U.S. regulatory authorities and launches its Previstage(TM) GCC Colorectal Cancer Staging Test Aug 26, 2008
Currently, up to 25 - 30 percent of patients with no pathologically-positive lymph nodes (stage I and II cancers) later develop recurrent disease, presumably through occult metastases that have escaped detection. Most of these patients do not receive additional therapies such as chemotherapy. (Canada Newswire)
Cell Therapeutics Changes Its Ways Aug 26, 2008
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is not a single disease, but an umbrella term for more than 25 distinct immune system cancers. According to National Cancer Institute figures, there will be about 66,120 new cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the U.S. in 2008, leading to 19,160 deaths. (Forbes -- Markets)
What makes pancreatic cancer so deadly? Aug 26, 2008
To find out, called , an oncologist at NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, who specializes in gastrointestinal cancers including pancreatic cancer ... Only about 10 to 15 percent of pancreatic cancers are diagnosed when they could be considered for surgery ... Another important thing with pancreatic cancer is that it it's one of the cancers that is frequently associated with blood clots. (Scientific American)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Aug 26, 2008
Any increased risk of breast and cervix cancer linked to pill use appears to be cancelled out by long-term protection from other cancers ... The evidence suggests that the protective effect of taking the pill lasts for at least 15 years after stopping - often into the period when women become more susceptible to developing cancers. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Bristol-Myers offering $4.5 billion for ImClone Aug 26, 2008
The two companies have been partners since September 2001 in developing Erbitux, which is approved for treating advanced colorectal cancer and head and neck cancers ... At a recent national cancer conference, the companies presented data showing Erbitux can treat other cancers, and ImClone's pipeline has advanced significantly in the past two years, he said ... ImClone has five drugs in early- to mid-stage human testing for breast, prostate, ovarian and other cancers; it's conducting laboratory... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Moffitt wins federal financing for HPV study Aug 26, 2008
Gardasil protects against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause approximately 70 percent of cervical cancers, as well as HPV types 6 and 11, which cause approximately 90 percent of genital warts. It is crucial that physicians recommend and advocate for HPV vaccination, but current rates of immunization for children and adults in the United States are sub par, Moffitt said in its release. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Anti-cancer Flower Power: Researchers Combat Cancer With A Jasmine-based Drug Aug 26, 2008
Both blood cancers and solid tumors seem to be responsive to the jasmonate compound, known also as methyl jasmonate ... 24, 2004) The discovery of a new compound by Michigan State University researchers could lead to improved chemotherapy treatments for different types of cancers potentially with fewer side. (Science Daily)
How Cancer Cells Come Unstuck And Spread Aug 26, 2008
Normal cells are held together by junctions on the cell surface, but in some cancers these junctions are lost. This makes the cancerous cells more likely to break off and spread tumours to other parts of the body. (Science Daily)
Anti-tumor Effects Are Enhanced By Inhibiting Two Pathways Rather Than One Aug 26, 2008
As inhibition of the MAPK signaling pathway enhanced the antitumoral effects of inhibition of the mTOR signaling pathway in mice transplanted with a human breast cancer cell line, the authors suggest that a combination therapy using drugs that target each pathway might improve the treatment of human cancers ... 21, 2008) Researchers identify a previously unrecognized problem faced by mTOR inhibitors when it comes to attacking cancers. (Science Daily)
Gene That Causes Childhood Cancer Neuroblastoma Is Found Aug 26, 2008
"Furthermore, because there already are drugs in development that target the same gene in adult cancers, we can soon begin testing those drugs in children with neuroblastoma." ... It accounts for 7 percent of all childhood cancers, but due to its often aggressive nature, causes 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths ... In all three cancers, ALK acts as an oncogene, or cancer-causing gene; in fact, the current study reports the first example of a childhood cancer caused by mutations in an... (Science Daily)
Avantis names new CEO and CFO, following FDA OK for colonoscopy aid Aug 26, 2008
Avantis Medical Systems Inc., which has developed a tiny camera to help colonoscopies do a better job of locating potential cancers, named medical device veterans Scott Dodson as president and CEO and Larry Tannenbaum as senior vice president and CFO.. In May 2007, the Sunnyvale company received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Third Eye Retroscope to doctors, after making a 510K filing, said spokeswoman Angelyn Lowe. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Research ties skin creams with cancer Aug 26, 2008
Although mice have much thinner and more permeable skin than humans, Conney said the study is similar to humans who may be exposed early in life to a lot of sunlight, then not as much later in life, but still come down with skin cancers. The Rutgers study focused on nonmelanoma cancers in squamous and basal cells, which are located in the outer and inner layers of the skin, respectively. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Clinton, Warner To Headline Night 2 Of DNC Aug 26, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 6:33 am. Find it in NBC Encore. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Vitamin D testing on the rise with promising research Aug 26, 2008
Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing research that suggests having too little may not only hurt your bones it might increase your risk of certain cancers or heart disease. But there are problems with deciding next steps: As intriguing as the research is, it s far from proof that vitamin D really is that powerful. (Missoulian, MT)
Many in Senate Back Mandatory HPV Vaccination Aug 26, 2008
Maryland would help lead a nationwide effort to require that young adolescents receive the vaccine, which guards against the common, sexually transmitted virus at the root of one of the deadliest cancers to afflict women. The federal government approved the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, seven months ago. (Yahoo News -- Sex & Sexuality)
UV Index Chart Aug 26, 2008
There are two prices to pay for overexposure to UV radiation: a severe sunburn following an intense short term overexposure, and the more serious skin cancers developing after long term overexposure ... Non-melanoma skin cancers, which are almost 100% curable, occur in people who are overexposed for very long periods of time, such as construction workers, farmers, or fishermen. (WTKR.com, VA)
Islanders declare victory over US bombers Aug 26, 2008
Opponents claimed that the bombing caused cancers but the navy denied the allegations. Anger peaked in 1999 after a civilian security guard, David Sanes, was killed when two bombs missed their targets. (Yahoo News -- Puerto Rico)
Obesity 'affects prostate risk' Aug 26, 2008
It is important to remember that being overweight significantly increases your risk of developing a number of different cancers ... He said: "While this study suggests that obese people could be less likely to develop prostate cancer in the first place, it is important to remember that being overweight significantly increases your risk of developing a number of different cancers, and is bad for your overall cancer risk.". (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
Cancer Test for Women Raises Hope, and Concern Aug 26, 2008
It identified 95 percent of the cancers, and its false positive rate detecting a cancer that was not there was 0 ... The biggest concern is not that the test will miss cancers but that it will say a cancer is there when it is not ... It could be that cancers detected early were the less aggressive ones that would not have killed the woman anyway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Exposure to burning incense leads to respiratory tract cancer Aug 26, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Long-term exposure to burning incense will increase the risk of developing cancers of the respiratory tract, said a study to be published in the October issue of Cancer as reported in media ;Monday. In the study of more than 61,000 subjects living in Singapore who were followed for up to 12 years, investigators found that being regularly exposed to burning incense almost doubled the risk of developing squamous cell upper respiratory tract carcinomas including... (Xinhuanet, China)
Cancer Link To Fry-Ups Aug 26, 2008
26 August 2008: 6:08am. Visit our other sites: lect. (Glasgow Daily Record)
Exposure To Incense May Lead To Cancer Aug 26, 2008
Researchers reported Monday they had discovered a direct link between heavy incense use and various respiratory cancers ... Over the course of the study, 325 upper respiratory tract cancers and 821 lung cancers were reported. (eFluxMedia)
Finally Out: This Is The Way DEET Works Aug 26, 2008
Researchers reported Monday they had discovered a direct link between heavy incense use and various respiratory cancers. The findings will be published in the October 1st medical journal Cancer, a.. (eFluxMedia)
LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics Aug 26, 2008
80 mmol/L were associated with an increased risk of cancers of the digestive organs and peritoneum, genital and urinary organs, and lymphatic and blood tissues ... 80 mmol/L were associated with increased risk of oral, digestive, bone, skin, connective tissue and breast cancers. (MEDLINEplus)
Reproductive Factors Affect Breast Cancer Type Aug 26, 2008
HER-2-overexpressing cancers generate excess amounts of HER-2, a growth factor receptor, and have a worse prognosis. Triple negative breast cancers lack estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors, which makes them difficult to treat and they grow fairly rapidly. (MEDLINEplus)
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients Aug 26, 2008
Patients undergoing biologic therapy need to have periodic re-evaluations by their dermatologist to check for the development of new symptoms, including infections and potential cancers, according to guidelines issued earlier this year by the American Academy of Dermatology. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)
For Rare Blood Disorder, Pumping Iron is the Cure Aug 26, 2008
Undiagnosed and untreated, hemochromatosis increases the risk for diseases and conditions such as diabetes, irregular heart beat or heart attack, arthritis, cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer, depression, impotence, infertility, hypothyroidism, and some cancers, according to the NIH.. The NIH lists other common symptoms and diseases related to hemochromatosis, including. (MEDLINEplus)
Avantis names CEO, CFO Aug 26, 2008
Sunnyvale-based Avantis is a visualization technology company focused on improved detection and prevention of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Dodson is a medical device executive with a 20-year career of leading large global teams for companies that include and. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
CSHL scientists identify new drug target against virulent type of breast cancer Aug 26, 2008
In the hunt for ErbB2's co-conspirators, Dr. Muthuswamy's team focused on Brk, which they knew to be over-produced in many other types of cancer, including two-thirds of all breast cancers ... "Our results might explain why the strategy of using ErbB2 inhibitors alone to treat breast cancers has fallen short," noted Dr. Muthuswamy ... It turns out that the over-production of ErbB2 in breast cancers is due to a gene mutation that results in the accumulation of multiple copies of the erbB2 gene. (EurekAlert!)
Burning Incense Linked to Respiratory Cancers Aug 26, 2008
Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers reported Monday. In a study of more than 61,000 ethnic Chinese living in Singapore who were followed for up to 12 years, the investigators found a link between heavy incense use and various respiratory cancers ... The researchers found that incense use was associated with a statistically significant higher risk of cancers of the upper respiratory... (Newsmax)
Skin Cancer Has A Typical Odor Aug 25, 2008
Dr. Carolyn Willis, a dermatology researcher from Amersham Hospital in Buckinghamshire, is trying to develop a cancer test using trained dogs to detect subtle changes in the odor of urine which could indicate bladder cancer, and is hoping to detect prostate and skin cancers the same way. 2007 - 2008 - eFluxMedia Tags: , Share the News. (eFluxMedia)
Gene responsible for childhood cancer neuroblastoma identified Aug 25, 2008
Furthermore, because there already are drugs in development that target the same gene in adult cancers, we can soon begin testing those drugs in children with neuroblastoma, Moss added. After detecting ALK mutations in familial neuroblastoma, the researchers then focused on the more common sporadic (non-familial) cases of neuroblastoma, and found that ALK mutations occurred in 12 percent of 194 tumour samples from the aggressive, high-risk form of the disease. (Thaindian.com)
Childhood nerve cancer gene nailed Aug 25, 2008
Neuroblastoma attacks the nervous system, while fairly rare, it accounts for seven percent of all childhood cancers, and 15 percent of non-adult cancer deaths ... "Because there are already drugs in development that target the same gene in adult cancers, we can soon begin testing those drugs in children with neuroblastoma," she said. (India Times, India)
The Smell of Skin Cancer Aug 25, 2008
The study shows odors from skin can be used to identify basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, and may lead to the development of new ways to find skin cancers at very early stages. To find the changes related to cancer, the researchers first had to identify the standard profile for VOCs and determine whether it varies depending on age, gender or body site. (Ivanhoe)
* Researchers find mutations behind childhood cancer Aug 25, 2008
While fairly rare, it accounts for 7 percent of all childhood cancers, and 15 percent of non-adult cancer deaths. The disease has long puzzled scientists because of its highly variable outcomes: Some forms strike infants but then recede without treatment, while other variants, especially in older children, can be relentlessly aggressive. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Many in Senate Back Mandatory HPV Vaccination Aug 25, 2008
Maryland would help lead a nationwide effort to require that young adolescents receive the vaccine, which guards against the common, sexually transmitted virus at the root of one of the deadliest cancers to afflict women. The federal government approved the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, seven months ago. (Yahoo News -- Sex & Sexuality)
Bowel screen program hits fund crisis Aug 25, 2008
The bowel cancer screening program was launched in 2006, but the Government has not committed to recurrent screening of people whose first test was clear - raising the possibility of new tumours developing or cancers that were missed the first time progressing to a more dangerous stage ... "It should be yearly - 20 per cent [of cancers] you will miss because they're not bleeding at the time of the test," said Professor Bolin, president of specialist group the Gut Foundation, who favours... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Long-term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk Aug 25, 2008
Rates of respiratory tract cancers increase, lung cancer incidence does not, study finds ... MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to burning incense over long periods of time raises the risk of developing cancers of the upper respiratory tract, a new study shows ... Visit the for more on respiratory cancers. (Health-Finder)
Support Groups Aug 25, 2008
- Hope and Healing, support group for survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers, 5 p.m. first Tuesday, Cannaday Building, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road ... - Hope and Healing, support group for survivors of ovarian and other gynecological cancers, 6-8 p.m. first Thursday, Pablo Creek branch library, 13295 Beach Blvd. (904) 891-4731 or 443-2757. (Florida Times-Union)
Skin Cancer Odor Could Lead To Early Identification Aug 24, 2008
Therefore, they hope the findings will allow them to use an electronic nose a nanosensor that can detect tiny quantities of volatile compounds to detect skin cancers. We found that the odor profile coming from the skin cancer patients was markedly different than that coming from healthy skin. (eFluxMedia)
Cancer survival rates increase Aug 24, 2008
But while there were vast improvements in major cancers like breast and prostate, there was no change in survival for notoriously hard to treat cancers of the brain and bladder ... The greatest improvements were seen in prostate, kidney and breast cancers, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma ... Dr Short said the cancers with the best survival chances were testicular cancer and thyroid cancer, where about 95 per cent of patients were still alive five years on. (The Australian)
Endowed chair to lead cancer program Aug 24, 2008
CHARLESTON -- Dr. Melanie Thomas, an expert in gastrointestinal cancers, is the 20th researcher recruited to South Carolina through the state s Centers of Economic Excellence Program ... Gastrointestinal malignancies, or cancers, include those of the stomach, liver, pancreas, colon and elsewhere in the GI tract ... Thomas will develop a clinical trials program for liver cancer and will work with others to develop a research portfolio and clinical trials in other GI cancers within the CoEE.. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Health Scare: Some patients face rising costs as insurers scale back coverage Aug 24, 2008
The number of denials is increasing in the areas of mental health services and pharmaceuticals, Smith said, particularly drugs for rare cancers that can cost a patient $200,000 over just a couple of months. "The advances in medicine are coming at warp speed," Smith said. (New Haven Register, CT)
Dense Tissue Promotes Aggressive Cancers Aug 24, 2008
Women with increased breast density on mammograms have an increased risk for both developing breast cancer and having breast cancers with invasive characteristics ... Because metastasis is often what makes cancers deadly, new leads on how to block it are critical, she added ... 4, 2004) MR imaging is significantly better than mammography in detecting additional breast cancers in women who have already been diagnosed with the disease--an important finding that could ultimately affect. (Science Daily)
'Cutting By Color': More Precise Cancer Surgery Aug 24, 2008
12, 2003) Researchers at Johns Hopkins say that combining various types of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques more accurately sorts cancers from benign masses in breast tissues than any single imaging. . (Science Daily)
Patients cherish their life more than virility Aug 23, 2008
Catching silent cancers holds out the hope of a cure, but it also sets men at the centre of an excruciating dilemma. Treatment of prostate cancer often results in impotence, and sometimes incontinence, but doctors cannot predict whether the slow-growing tumour would have claimed an individual's life or quietly continued its course, giving him little trouble. (Sydney Morning Herald)
A Lifetime Of Healthy Breasts Aug 23, 2008
Learn about the most common cancers, who gets them and how they are treated ... In fact, younger women's denser breast tissue makes it harder to detect breast cancers on mammograms ... "Many of these things that cause breast pain in young women are going to turn out to be benign, but there are breast cancers that happen in young women," Downey says. (CBS News)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Aug 23, 2008
Any increased risk of breast and cervix cancer linked to pill use appears to be cancelled out by long-term protection from other cancers ... The evidence suggests that the protective effect of taking the pill lasts for at least 15 years after stopping - often into the period when women become more susceptible to developing cancers. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Turning Up The Heat On Tomatoes Boosts Absorption Of Lycopene Aug 23, 2008
(July 13, 2007) A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review has found only limited evidence for an association between eating tomatoes and a decreased risk of certain cancers, according to an article published. (May 5, 2004) Researchers at the University of Florida have found an inexpensive way to extract the antioxidant lycopene from tomatoes, a technology that could turn a mountain of discarded produce into a. (Science Daily)
Research ties skin creams with cancer Aug 23, 2008
Although mice have much thinner and more permeable skin than humans, Conney said the study is similar to humans who may be exposed early in life to a lot of sunlight, then not as much later in life, but still come down with skin cancers. The Rutgers study focused on nonmelanoma cancers in squamous and basal cells, which are located in the outer and inner layers of the skin, respectively. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Behind the screen Aug 23, 2008
It sounds devastating but, for now, doctors do not intend to treat the two-year-old, as evidence accumulates that most of these cancers in babies disappear spontaneously - and usually without detection ... For a range of adult cancers, too - including prostate, breast and lung - some doctors are wondering whether search-and-destroy missions against the tiniest clusters of dubious cells really benefit patients, or whether too many people suffer needless upheaval, anxiety and even surgery in the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Born with cancer Aug 23, 2008
The screening worked - finding more cancers at an earlier stage - but that made no difference to death rates and turned hundreds of otherwise healthy infants into cancer patients. Japan abandoned the program in 2003, but recently floated the possibility of screening at 18 months, which might identify cancers with a worse prognosis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
