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Researchers Identify Abnormally Expressed LincRNAs In Breast Cancer Patients
Apr 10, 2013
Once considered part of the "junk" of our genome, much of the DNA between protein-coding genes is now known to be transcribed. New findings by scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified several dozen transcripts known as lincRNAs, or long intergenic non-coding RNAs, that are dysregulated in breast cancer... Read More
Combined HER2 Targeted Therapy Without Chemotherapy Will Likely Benefit Certain Breast Cancer Patients
Apr 10, 2013
Is the era of targeted therapy for breast cancer at hand? It could be, said experts at the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine - at least for a certain population of women... Read More
Cancer Survivors Who Had Chest Radiation At Increased Mortality Risk Following Heart Surgery
Apr 10, 2013
Cancer survivors who had chest radiation are nearly twice as likely to die in the years after having major heart surgery as similar patients who didn't have radiation, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation... Read More
Breast Cancer Survival Not Affected By Alcohol Consumption
Apr 10, 2013
Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that drinking before and after diagnosis does not impact survival from the disease... Read More
Genetic Testing Not Carried Out For Nearly Half Of Breast Cancer Patients At Risk Of Having BRCA Mutations
Apr 10, 2013
Only 53 percent of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients who were at high risk of carrying a BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutation - based on age, diagnosis, and family history of breast or ovarian cancer - reported that their doctors urged them to be tested for the genes, according to a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania... Read More
New 2-Drug Combination Effective For Some Patients With Incurable Tumors And BRCA Mutations
Apr 10, 2013
A novel combination of two drugs has shown anti-cancer activity in patients who had incurable solid tumors and carried a germline mutation in their BRCA genes, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers reported at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Washington, April 6-10... Read More
Scientists Find That Prostate Cancer Patients With BRCA2 mutations Require Urgent Treatment
Apr 09, 2013
Men who develop prostate cancer after inheriting a faulty gene need immediate surgery or radiotherapy rather than being placed under surveillance, as their disease is more aggressive than other types, a new study has found... Read More
Research Examines Association Between Genetic Mutation And Risk Of Death For Patients With Thyroid Cancer
Apr 09, 2013
Presence of the genetic mutation BRAF V600E was significantly associated with increased cancer-related death among patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC); however, because overall mortality in PTC is low and the association was not independent of tumor characteristics, how to use this information to manage mortality risk in patients with PTC is unclear, according to a stu... Read More
UCLA Researchers Link Auto Pollution Exposure And Some Childhood Cancers
Apr 09, 2013
Researchers at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health, led by Julia Heck, assistant researcher in the department of epidemiology and member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several childhood cancers... Read More
1 In 4 Melanoma Survivors Still Skips Sunscreen
Apr 09, 2013
Results of a US survey presented at a conference on Monday suggest that as many as 27% of melanoma survivors still forego wearing sunscreen, while 2% continue to use tanning beds. Going out in the sun without protection and using indoor tanning beds are both known to increase the risk of developing melanoma, the most serious and life-threatening form of skin cancer... Read More
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