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Scientists Find Molecular Path Of Protein Associated With Hard-To-Treat Cancers
Feb 29, 2012
A protein abundantly found in treatment-resistant cancers holds an important tumor-suppressor out of the cell nucleus, where it would normally detect DNA damage and force defective cells to kill themselves, a team of scientists reports in the current Cancer Cell... Read More
Depressed Cancer Patients Might Have More Physical Symptoms
Feb 28, 2012
A new University of Leicester study, published online ahead of the Journal of Affective Disorders print version, shows that physical symptoms may be an indicator of depression in cancer patients... Read More
Potential New Strategy That Could Offer An Unprecedented Key To Multiplying Treatment Options In Cancer
Feb 28, 2012
A study headed up by the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) heralds a new horizon in the fight against cancer, opening up a parallel dimension to existing treatment options... Read More
Potential New Strategy That Could Offer An Unprecedented Key To Multiplying Treatment Options In Cancer
Feb 28, 2012
A study headed up by the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) heralds a new horizon in the fight against cancer, opening up a parallel dimension to existing treatment options... Read More
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Can Lead To Subtle Impairment Among Women Who Received CMF Regimen
Feb 28, 2012
Dutch investigators have reported that women who received CMF chemotherapy (a combination regimen including the drugs cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil) for breast cancer between 1976 and 1995 scored worse on cognitive tests than women who never had cancer... Read More
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Can Lead To Subtle Impairment Among Women Who Received CMF Regimen
Feb 28, 2012
Dutch investigators have reported that women who received CMF chemotherapy (a combination regimen including the drugs cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil) for breast cancer between 1976 and 1995 scored worse on cognitive tests than women who never had cancer... Read More
Sleeping Pills Increase Mortality Risk
Feb 28, 2012
People are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a significant increase in cancer cases among regular pill users... Read More
Older Men With Prostate Cancer Do Not Always Benefit From Treatment
Feb 28, 2012
Treatment is not always warranted for older men with prostate cancer and a short life expectancy, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Feb. 27 Archives of Internal Medicine. "Treatment can do more harm than good in some instances," said senior author on the study Cary Gross, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine... Read More
New RNA Interference Method Holds Promise For Treating Cancer, Other Diseases
Feb 28, 2012
For the past decade, scientists have been pursuing cancer treatments based on RNA interference - a phenomenon that offers a way to shut off malfunctioning genes with short snippets of RNA. However, one huge challenge remains: finding a way to efficiently deliver the RNA... Read More
Older Men With Prostate Cancer Do Not Always Benefit From Treatment
Feb 28, 2012
Treatment is not always warranted for older men with prostate cancer and a short life expectancy, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Feb. 27 Archives of Internal Medicine. "Treatment can do more harm than good in some instances," said senior author on the study Cary Gross, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine... Read More
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