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The development of BRAF inhibitors is a major milestone in treating patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma
Aug 16, 2013
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers suggest secondary cancers seen in melanoma patients who are being treated for a BRAF gene mutation may require new strategies, such as enhanced surveillance and combining BRAF-inhibitor therapy with other inhibitors, especially as they become more widely used... Read More
Targeting aggressive prostate cancer - collaborative study shows how non-coding RNAs fuel cancer growth
Aug 16, 2013
A team of researchers from UC Davis, UC San Diego and other institutions has identified a key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer. Published on August 14, 2013 in Nature, the study shows that two long non-coding RNAs (PRNCR1 and PCGEM1) activate androgen receptors, circumventing androgen-deprivation therapy... Read More
Invasive breast cancer surgery increasing with growing use of MRIs
Aug 16, 2013
Heavy use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be leading to unnecessary breast removal in older women with breast cancer, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment... Read More
Reducing prostate cancer risk safely with finasteride
Aug 16, 2013
A long-term follow-up to a groundbreaking study led by the director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center confirms that a drug shown to reduce risk of prostate cancer by more than a third has no impact on lifespan but further reduces the risk of prostate cancer... Read More
Discovery of the genetic imprints and signatures left by DNA-damaging processes that lead to cancer
Aug 16, 2013
Researchers have provided the first comprehensive compendium of mutational processes that drive tumour development. Together, these mutational processes explain most mutations found in 30 of the most common cancer types. This new understanding of cancer development could help to treat and prevent a wide-range of cancers... Read More
Few survivors of head and neck cancer utilizing mental health services despite depression
Aug 15, 2013
Mental health services appear to be underutilized despite depression among survivors of head and neck cancer, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery... Read More
Colorectal cancer may be triggered by mouth bacteria
Aug 15, 2013
Two new studies published this week suggest that a type of gut bacteria found in the mouth may trigger colorectal cancer by influencing the immune response and switching on cancer genes. The researchers believe their findings may lead to more timely and improved ways of diagnosing, preventing, and treating colorectal cancer... Read More
DNA scientists map origins of cancer
Aug 15, 2013
Scientists have produced a comprehensive catalogue of DNA signatures of mutations that cause the most common cancers in humans, and identified some of the biological processes involved. They believe their findings will greatly increase understanding of cancer and make a major contribution to preventing and treating the disease... Read More
HPV-related tonsillar cancer on the rise in Canada
Aug 15, 2013
American and European research shows an alarming increase in the rate of tonsillar cancer related to the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus. Experts suggest a similar trend has emerged in Canada, but it had yet to be confirmed through scientific analysis... Read More
Age-related variations observed in treatment of melanoma
Aug 15, 2013
Age-related variations in the treatment of melanoma were observed in a study of melanoma and its management in the elderly compared to younger patients, according to a study by Dragos Ciocan, M.D., of the Unité d'Aide Méthodologique, Hopital Robert Debré, Reims, France, and colleagues... Read More
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