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Starving Prostate Cancer
Nov 03, 2011
Prostate cancers are hungry, growing cells. Now we know how to cut off their food supply thanks to research to be published later this month in Cancer Research work funded by Movember and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia... Read More
Prostate Cancer Patients Show Improved Response From Repeat Radionuclide Therapy
Nov 03, 2011
For prostate cancer patients with bone metastases, repeated administrations of radionuclide therapy with 188Re-HEDP are shown to improve overall survival rates and reduce pain, according to new research published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine... Read More
Many Women's Lives Could Be Saved By DIY Smear Test
Nov 03, 2011
A study published in The Lancet shows how a do-it-yourself screen for cervical cancer could help prevent the disease in thousands of women who, for a number of reasons, cannot have a smear test... Read More
Potential Treatment For Iron Overload Disorders
Nov 03, 2011
Multiple organs, including the liver and the heart, become damaged if an individual has an excessive amount of iron in their body. Treatments for iron overload are arduous and/or have severe side effects... Read More
Blood, Bone Cancer - Low-Toxicity Conditioning Regimen Before Cell Transplantation Helps
Nov 02, 2011
According to an investigation in the November 2 issue of JAMA, older individuals who received a conditioning regimen that consisted of minimal-intensity radiation therapy for advanced hematologic malignancies, such as lymphoma and leukemia, before receiving allogeneic (genetically different) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT; recipe of stem cells or bone marrow transpla... Read More
HPV Home Testing Useful For Cervical Cancer Prevention
Nov 02, 2011
An article published Online First by The Lancet reveals that vaginal self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) at home could unveil many cases of cervical cancer or precancerous lesions that could otherwise be left undiagnosed in developing countries. Self-testing could also prove to be beneficial in resource-deprived parts of high-income countries... Read More
New Hope For Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
Nov 02, 2011
A new mouse study, published in this week's early online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appears to have discovered a way to trigger production of red blood cells, raising hope of a potential new treatment for preventing the painful episodes and organ damage often experienced by people with sickle cell disease... Read More
Regimen May Improve Cell Transplantation Outcomes For Older Adults With Blood, Bone Marrow Cancers
Nov 02, 2011
Older patients with advanced hematologic malignancies, such as leukemia and lymphoma, who received a conditioning regimen that included minimal-intensity radiation therapy prior to allogeneic (genetically different) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT; receipt of bone marrow or stem cells transplant) had survival and progression-free survival outcomes suggesting that this t... Read More
Misshapen Red Blood Cells Detected Using Math And Light
Nov 02, 2011
Misshapen red blood cells (RBCs) are a sign of serious illnesses, such as malaria and sickle cell anemia. Until recently, the only way to assess whether a person's RBCs were the correct shape was to look at them individually under a microscope - a time-consuming process for pathologists... Read More
Regulatory T-Cell Clue May Help Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Nov 02, 2011
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious risk in many kinds of cell transplants, including for stem cell transplants carried out when stem cells are partially depleted of conventional T cells, which play an important role in the immune system. Now, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have tested a process by which T regulatory cells (Tregs) can be "expanded" to help prevent GVHD... Read More
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