(02-02-12)

What is Nano Technology

Nano Tech vs Cancer

Nano Cancer Treatment

Breast Cancer News

• Recommended Breast Screening MRI Not Followed Through
• Breast Cancer Surgery Often Repeated To Take Out More Tissue
• Rate of follow-up surgeries after partial mastectomy varies greatly
• Women not following through with recommended breast screening MRI
• Study finds substantial variability in rate of additional surgery after partial mastectomy
• Accuracy Of Mammogram Readings Improved With Visual Nudge
• Discovery Of Rotational Motion Of Cells That Plays A Critical Role In Their Normal Development Has Major Implications For Breast Cancer Research
• Breast Cancer Tissue Bank Opens To All, UK

Prostate Cancer News

• Experimental Drugs Do Battle Against Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer
• Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments
• In Patients With Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer, New Drug Extends Survival
• Research Highlights New Treatments, Compares Existing Therapies For Prostate Cancer
• UK says home-grown cancer pill too costly to use
• Prostate cancer risk halved for subfertile men
• Vigorous exercise linked to gene activity in prostate

Leukemia

• Inherited Risk Factors For Childhood Leukemia Are More Common In Hispanic Patients
• Processes leading to acute myeloid leukemia discovered
• Leukemia Cells Are "Bad To The Bone"
• A Leukemia Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity
• Leukemia cells are 'bad to the bone', research finds
• Breast Cancers And Leukemias Slowed By A Single Therapy
• Quality Of Life Issues For Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• In Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study Pinpoints And Plugs Mechanism Of Cancer Cell Escape

Skin Cancer

• Erivedge - Treatment For Most Common Form Of Skin Cancer
• FDA Approves Drug For Common Skin Cancer
• FDA approves new skin cancer drug first tested in Arizona by Scottsdale Healthcare and TGen
• Tumor Growth Not Halted By Cell Senescence
• Researchers Uncover Mechanism By Which Melanoma Drug Accelerates Secondary Skin Cancers
• Malignant Melanoma Recurrence - How To Avoid It After Targeted Treatment
• Plasmacytoid DCs: Tumor-killing Immune Cells
• Declines In Melanoma Deaths Limited To The Most Educated

Lung Cancer

• A New Genetic Subtype Of Lung Cancer Defined
• Massachusetts General study defines a new genetic subtype of lung cancer
• Lung Tumor Gene Test Predicts Surgery Outcomes
• Smokers Continue Habit After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
• Mechanism Of Lung-Cancer Drug Resistance Revealed By Study
• Study Examines Drug Resistance In ALK Positive Lung Cancer
• TB And A Gene Mutation That Causes Lung Cancer Linked
• Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Malignancy Gene Signature Found

Colon Cancer

• Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Colon Cancer In People With A Family History Of Such Cancer
• Cocoa Could Prevent Intestinal Pathologies Such As Colon Cancer
• Oxaliplatin Improves Colon Cancer Survival Rates
• Cell Death Induced In Colon Cancer Cells By Compounds In Mate Tea
• Colon Cancer Survival Improved With Use Of Oxaliplatin
• Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells, in vitro study shows
• Colon Cancer Patient Survival Improved By Oxaliplatin
• A Cause Of Resistance To Colon Cancer Treatment Identified

Pancreatic Cancer

• Gene linked to pancreatic cancer growth, U-M study finds
• Mutated Kras Spins A Molecular Loop That Launches Pancreatic Cancer
• Genetic Mutation That Triggers Pancreatic Cancer Identified
• Mousel Model Reveals Metastasis Of Pancreatic Cancer In Action
• Cell tracking allows researchers to see metastasis of pancreatic cancer in action
• Processed Meat Consumption Linked To Higher Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
• Role In Suppressing Pancreatic Tumors Played By Protein Complex
• News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Jan. 9, 2012

Ovarian Cancer

• Diindolylmethane Suppresses Ovarian Cancer
• Women with certain type of ovarian cancer and BRCA gene mutation have improved survival at 5 years
• Predicting The Value Of Indexing Symptoms For Ovarian Cancer
• In Ovarian Cancer, Faulty Proteins May Prove Significant In Identifying New Treatments
• Faulty proteins may prove significant in identifying new treatments for ovarian cancer
• Indexing Ovarian Cancer Symptoms - How Valuable Are They
• Simple Online Tool To Aid GPs In Early Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
• Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosis

Cervical Cancer

• Self-HPV Testing Could Be An Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Method
• Indications Of A Benefit In Primary HPV Testing
• Cervical Cancer Screening Via Self-Collection
• Aspirin - Ability To Prevent Cervical Cancer In HIV Infected Women
• Aspirin Merits Testing For Prevention Of Cervical Cancer In HIV-Infected Women
• How Obesity Affects Cancer Screening
• FDA Approves Hologic's Cervista High Throughput Automation System For Cervical Cancer Screening
• Detecting Cervical Cancer - HPV DNA Test Is Best