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Progression Of Glioblastoma May Be Accelerated By Cytomegalovirus
Jun 04, 2013
A virus that infects most Americans but that usually remains dormant in the body might speed the progression of an aggressive form of brain cancer when particular genes are shut off in tumor cells, new research shows. The animal study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J... Read More
MarginProbe System Makes Breast Cancer Surgery More Precise
Jun 04, 2013
Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question "Did I get it all?" Thirty to 60 percent of the time in the U.S., the answer is "no," requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery to remove the remaining tumor... Read More
In Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, New Drug Improves Progression-Free Survival, Shrinks Tumors
Jun 04, 2013
The experimental drug selumetinib is the first targeted therapy to demonstrate significant clinical benefit for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, according to new Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center research presented at the 49th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The findings are potentially practice-changing for a historically "untreatable disease... Read More
Crizotinib's Superiority To Chemotherapy For ALK-positive Lung Cancer Confirmed; First Crizotinib Resistance In ROS1-positive Lung Tumor
Jun 04, 2013
Research teams led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center investigators are publishing two important studies regarding use of the targeted cancer drug crizotinib for treatment of advanced lung cancer driven by specific genetic mutations... Read More
Lung Cancer Outcomes Boosted By Targeted Therapy
Jun 04, 2013
Thousands of patients with an advanced form of lung cancer that carries a specific dysfunctional gene are likely to fare better if treated with a targeted therapy than with traditional chemotherapy, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers and a team of international collaborators... Read More
Long-Term Sex Partners Of People With HPV-Related Oral Cancers Not At Increased Risk Of Infection
Jun 04, 2013
Spouses and long-term partners of patients with mouth and throat cancers related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to have no increased prevalence of oral HPV infections, according to results of a multicenter, pilot study led by Johns Hopkins investigators. The study's results suggest that long-term couples need not change their sexual practices, say the scientists... Read More
Personalized Strategies For Pretesting Cervical Tumors
Jun 04, 2013
Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical tumors before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts whether patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment. The study supports the future possibility of personalized medicine for cervical cancer, a tumor normally addressed with a one-size-fits-all approach... Read More
Cheap Vinegar Test Detects Cervical Cancer
Jun 04, 2013
A remarkably simple vinegar test in India has managed to lower the rate of cervical cancer deaths by one-third. Healthcare professionals have said that the outcome of the test has been "incredible", stating that it is capable of saving millions of lives... Read More
Cancer Patients In The US Are Suffering From Drug Shortages
Jun 04, 2013
Eighty-three percent of cancer doctors have documented that they have experienced oncology drug shortages. Most of them also say their patients' treatments have been affected, according to a study presented at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology... Read More
Glioblastoma Patients Treated With Bevacizumab Experience Reduced Cognitive Function And Quality Of Life
Jun 04, 2013
Many glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab (Avastin®) have significant deterioration in neurocognitive function, symptoms and quality of life. Not only that, the changes often predict treatment outcomes, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center... Read More
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