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IBM Watson Computer To Assist Oncologists
Mar 23, 2012
Watson, the IBM computer that gained fame by beating human contestants on the US television game show Jeopardy! in February 2011, is to play a new role in helping oncologists diagnose and treat cancer... Read More
Bisphosphonates May Have Protective Effect On Endometrial Cancer
Mar 23, 2012
Low bone density medications, such as Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel, may have a protective effect for endometrial cancer, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital. Endometrial cancer affects more than 45,000 women a year in the U.S., usually in their 60s, although it can occur before 40... Read More
5 Years Later, Radiotherapy For DCIS Still Protects Against Recurrence
Mar 23, 2012
Radiotherapy treatment (RT) after surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) [1] still has a major protective effect against recurrence more than 15 years later, according to the results of an international trial. Researchers found that the use of RT in addition to surgery could reduce the chances of a local recurrence (the cancer coming back in the same breast) by 50%... Read More
Symptoms Of Treatment-Induced Menopause In Breast Cancer Patients Eased By Non-Drug Treatments
Mar 23, 2012
Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)[1] and physical exercise (PE)... Read More
Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Stress Management
Mar 23, 2012
A team of researchers led by Michael H. Antoni, director of the Center for Psycho-Oncology Research at the University of Miami (UM) has shown that a stress management program tailored to women with breast cancer can alter tumor-promoting processes at the molecular level... Read More
Hope For New Prostate Cancer Treatments
Mar 23, 2012
A recent study conducted at Marshall University may eventually help scientists develop new treatments for prostate cancer, the most common malignancy in American men. The study, which focused on the effects of cadmium on the prostate, was conducted by Dr... Read More
New Evidence Of Cancer-Causing Agent Present In Gaseous Phase Of Cigarette Smoke
Mar 23, 2012
A team of researchers led by A. K. Rajasekaran, PhD, Director of the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research, has shown that a key protein involved in cell function and regulation is stopped by a substance present in cigarette smoke. Their work is published online in the American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cell and Molecular Physiology... Read More
Study Of Selenium Metabolism
Mar 23, 2012
Spanish and Danish researchers have developed a method for the in vivo study of the unknown metabolism of selenium, an essential element for living beings. The technique can help clarify whether or not it possesses the anti-tumour properties that have been attributed to it and yet have not been verified through clinical trials... Read More
Some Breast Cancer Patients Spared Chemotherapy By New Genomic Test
Mar 23, 2012
Testing a breast cancer tumour for its genomic signature can help identify which patients will need adjuvant systemic therapy (additional chemotherapy) after surgery, and spare its use in those for whom it is not necessary, according to the results of a study presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8). Dr... Read More
Potential To Predict And Detect Breast Cancer With The Help Of 'Obscurins' In Breast Tissue
Mar 23, 2012
A new discovery published online in The FASEB Journal may lead to a new tool to help physicians assess breast cancer risk as well as diagnose the disease. In the report, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, explain how proteins, called "obscurins," once believed to only be in muscle cells, act as "tumor suppressor genes" in the breast... Read More
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