Industry News
Saint Francis Offers New Treatment Choice For Prostrate Cancer
Jul 10, 2013
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the nation to offer a new radioactive injection treatment for prostate cancer patients with bone metastases. "At Saint Francis, we continually strive to be at the forefront of leading-edge treatments and technology... Read More
The Need For Discussion About Prostate Cancer Screening Choices, Optimizing Shared Decision Making
Jul 10, 2013
Three research studies and an accompanying editorial address the importance of shared decision making around prostate cancer screening... Read More
Discovery Of Hydrogen Sulfide Connection Could Lead To New Treatments For Colon Cancer
Jul 10, 2013
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that hydrogen sulfide - the pungent-smelling gas produced by rotten eggs - is a key player in colon cancer metabolism, and a potential target for therapies for the disease... Read More
Study Shows The Potential For Health Plans To Implement Interventions To Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates
Jul 10, 2013
A previously proven telephone outreach intervention delivered by research-based staff to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening was successfully translated to the health plan arena with staff of a Medicaid managed care organization (MMCO) increasing (CRC) screening rates by one-third to nearly double among publicly insured urban women in this study... Read More
Colon Cancer Metastasis May Be Reduced By Consumption Of Soy Peptide
Jul 10, 2013
After a recent University of Illinois study showed that injection of the soy peptide lunasin dramatically reduced colon cancer metastasis in mice, the researchers were eager to see how making lunasin part of the animals' daily diet would affect the spread of the disease... Read More
No Increased Cancer Risk In Children Born After Assisted Conception: Large UK Population Study
Jul 10, 2013
Children born as a result of assisted reproduction (ART) are at no greater risk of cancer than children born spontaneously in the general population, according to results of one of the largest ever cohort studies of ART children... Read More
An Innate Immune Response Against Cancer Created By Inhibiting Macrophage MerTK Signaling
Jul 10, 2013
The tyrosine kinase MerTK plays a prominent role in the body's immune response. MerTK signaling helps "calm" the body's first line of immunity, the macrophage, while it performs the routine duties - clearing cells that die and healing damaged tissue... Read More
New Treatment Options Identified For Bowel Cancer In Mouse Model
Jul 10, 2013
Researchers have discovered the genetic processes that cause specific types of bowel cancer. Using this knowledge, they identified cancer drugs that target these genes. Their findings offer the opportunity to develop personalised treatment based on a person's genetic profile... Read More
Researchers Develop New Method Of Killing Cancer Cells
Jul 10, 2013
Scientists have developed a new method of killing cancer cells, research published in the journal Cell has shown. A researcher from the UK's University of Southampton has discovered a protein that is found only in cancer cells, and that blocking its function could result in an effective new cancer drug that leaves the body's healthy cells undamaged... Read More
Half Of All Sarcoma Cancer Ops In US Performed By Non-Specialist Surgeons
Jul 10, 2013
An analysis of US national data has revealed that nearly half of sarcoma surgeries are carried out by surgeons not specialized in removing the cancer... Read More
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