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Researchers Identify Mutations That Cause Blood Cancer Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
May 03, 2013
A group of researchers has just identified all of the genetic mutations that cause blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which could help drive further research for newer and better treatments for AML. The research, which was published online in The New England Journal of Medicine, could help base treatments for AML according to the genetic profile of the patient's cancer... Read More
Deaths From Prostate Cancer Lower Among Statin Users
May 03, 2013
New research from the US suggests men with prostate cancer who took or started taking statins before their diagnosis, may reduce their risk of dying from the disease. Statins are a class of drugs prescribed for lowering cholesterol. Lead researcher Janet L. Stanford, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in Seattle, Washington, and colleagues... Read More
Cook Medical Announces CE Mark Approval For PVA Foam Embolization Particles To Treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
May 03, 2013
Cook Medical has received CE Mark approval for its PVA Foam Embolization Particles to be used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The product will be shown at this year's Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST) conference in Prague, Czech Republic, on 1-4 May... Read More
Diabetes Drug Makes Lung Cancer Vulnerable To Radiotherapy
May 03, 2013
THE DIABETES drug metformin slows the growth of lung cancer cells and makes them more likely to be killed by radiotherapy, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer this week... Read More
How Some Cancers "Poison The Soil" To Block Metastasis
May 03, 2013
Research Shows Therapeutic Proteins Could Offer Much Needed Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Cancer Cancer spread or metastasis can strike unprecedented fear in the minds of cancer patients... Read More
Computer Scientists Assemble The Most Complete Genetic Profile Yet Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
May 03, 2013
Powerful data-sifting algorithms developed by computer scientists at Brown University are helping to untangle the profoundly complex genetics of cancer. In a study reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Washington University in St... Read More
Mathematics, Nature, Help Researchers Understand The Immune System And Its Role In Cancer
May 03, 2013
Can the patterns in tree branches or the meandering bends in a river provide clues that could lead to better cancer therapies? According to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, these self-similar, repeating patterns in nature known as fractals help scientists better understand how the immune system is organized and may one day be used to help ... Read More
The Search For Therapeutic Synergy In Primary Effusion Lymphoma
May 03, 2013
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare, fatal form of aggressive B-cell lymphoma caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). The disease most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV and the elderly. Because current treatment options are not effective, there is a great need for new PEL therapies... Read More
Mutations Discovered That May Affect Treatment Of Patients With Endometrial Cancer
May 03, 2013
A study from the Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, led by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, report that mutations discovered in endometrial cancer genes may directly impact treatment plans for women with aggressive endometrial cancer, as well as the classification of endometrial cancer tumors. The study was published in the journal Nature... Read More
Endometrial Cancer Treatment May Be Reshaped By Genomics
May 03, 2013
The most in-depth look yet at endometrial cancer shows that adding genomics-based testing to the standard diagnostic workup could change the recommended course of treatment for some women. The new research, involving nearly 400 women with endometrial cancer, is published in the journal Nature... Read More
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