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Ibrutinib Shows Surprising Efficacy As Treatment For Chronic Leukemia, Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Jun 23, 2013
Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine with an accompanying editorial suggest that the novel agent ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and for patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)... Read More
No Danger Of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus
Jun 23, 2013
In fall 2012, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the modified adeno-associated virus AAV-LPL S447X as the first ever gene therapy for clinical use in the Western world... Read More
Once-Abandoned Cancer Drug Class Offers Renewed Hope For Breast And Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Jun 23, 2013
Could drugs that block the body's system for repairing damage to the genetic material DNA become a boon to health? As unlikely as it may seem, those compounds are sparking optimism as potential treatments for ovarian and breast cancers driven by a mutation in BRCA, a gene that made headlines when actress Angelina Jolie revealed she carries the mutation... Read More
Low Sperm Linked To Cancer Risk
Jun 22, 2013
Men who have no sperm have a higher risk of developing cancer than other males, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine reported in Fertility and Sterility (June 20th, 2013 issue). When a man has no measurable level of sperm in his semen he has azoospermia, he is azoospermic... Read More
Chlamydia Infection May Pave Way For Cancer Via DNA Damage
Jun 22, 2013
New research from Germany suggests that persistent infection by Chlamydia may pave the way for cancer: not only does the pathogen cause mutations in host cell DNA, it also inhibits the cellular mechanisms that attempt to repair the damage... Read More
Concerns Raised About Antiviral Therapy In Some Cases Of Cervical Cancer
Jun 22, 2013
A new understanding of the genetic process that can lead to cervical cancer may help improve diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions for some women, and also raises a warning flag about the use of anti-viral therapies in certain cases - suggesting they could actually trigger the cancer they are trying to cure... Read More
Infertile Men Have Higher Cancer Risk
Jun 22, 2013
Men who have no sperm have a higher risk of developing cancer than other males, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine reported in Fertility and Sterility (June 20th, 2013 issue). When a man has no measurable level of sperm in his semen he has azoospermia, he is azoospermic... Read More
The Chemical Behind Cancer Resistance In Naked Mole Rats Identified
Jun 22, 2013
Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research paper was published in the journal Nature. The findings could eventually lead to new cancer treatments in people, said study authors Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova... Read More
American Medical Association Says Gay Men Should Donate Blood
Jun 21, 2013
The FDA has banned gay men from donating blood since 1983, however, the American Medical Association has just voted against the ban, saying it is outright discrimination. After the AIDS outbreak nearly three decades ago, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decided that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to donate blood, given that the majority of HIV infections were among gay men... Read More
Study Suggests New Approach To Fight Lung Cancer
Jun 21, 2013
Recent research has shown that cancer cells have a much different - and more complex - metabolism than normal cells. Now, scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found that exploiting these differences might provide a new strategy to combat lung cancer... Read More
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