Industry News
Innovative Fluorescence Imaging Helps Surgeons Remove Just The Tumor, Rather Than The Whole Kidney
Jun 07, 2012
A surgical technology called Firefly is shedding new light on kidney cancers and helping doctors at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital remove tumors more safely and more efficiently while sparing the rest of the healthy kidney... Read More
The Existence Discovered Of An Antitumor Molecule That Has Been Originated Within An Oncogene
Jun 07, 2012
A common point in all human tumors is that they produce an activation of oncogenes, genes that cause cancer and they also cause a loss of function of the protective genes, called anti-oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Normally both categories of anticancer and procancer genes are in different regions of our chromosomes... Read More
Meta-Analysis Suggests Preventing Diabetes Can Lower Incidence Of Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma
Jun 07, 2012
Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, according to a new meta-analysis led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital... Read More
New Frontline Treatment Regimen For Multiple Myeloma
Jun 07, 2012
Results from a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), demonstrate that inclusion of carfilzomib, a novel targeted therapy for multiple myeloma, in combination with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone, resulted in complete or near complete remission in a majority of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma... Read More
Pediatric Leukemia Patients Need Cardio-Protection
Jun 07, 2012
About 75 percent of children with leukemia who take chemotherapy face life-threatening heart problems as they age, but an international study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center investigator shows that giving a cardio-protective drug during cancer treatment may prevent the damage... Read More
New Evidence To Support A Range Of Healthy Behaviors
Jun 07, 2012
Five new studies provide evidence to support simple steps we can take to prevent illness and improve our overall health... Read More
High Risk Of GI Cancers Found Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Jun 07, 2012
Survivors of childhood cancers are at an increased risk of another battle with cancer later in life, according to new research published onlin by the Annals of Internal Medicine... Read More
Physicians May Not Always Report Brain Cancer Patients Unfit To Drive
Jun 07, 2012
Ontario doctors are legally required to report patients they consider medically unfit to drive to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) - yet they may not be doing it. A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute shows doctors treating patients with brain cancer are unclear about how and when to assess and report a patient's ability to drive... Read More
Many Kidney Cancer Patients Benefit From New Immune Therapy
Jun 07, 2012
An antibody that helps a person's own immune system battle cancer cells shows increasing promise in reducing tumors in patients with advanced kidney cancer, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center... Read More
Blood Test In Early Stage Breast Cancer May Predict Recurrence And Survival
Jun 07, 2012
Testing the blood of early stage breast cancer patients for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may predict their chance for recurrence and survival, and help identify which ones may need additional treatment, according to a new study published on Wednesday. However, the findings need to be confirmed by larger trials before such a method can be considered for clinical use... Read More
Previous Page Next Page