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09-04-10
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Michael Douglas suffers throat cancer - Food Consumer [4 Sep 10, 8:03pm] Sky NewsMichael Douglas suffers throat cancerFood ConsumerOn Tuesday night, Michael Douglas, a well-known American movie star and film producer, revealed on David Letterman's "Late Show" that he was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer…
Osteoporosis drugs linked to esophageal cancer - Food Consumer [4 Sep 10, 12:22pm] Sydney Morning HeraldOsteoporosis drugs linked to esophageal cancerFood ConsumerIf you are an avid follower of health related news, you may have recently read that a new study suggests that use of anti-osteoporosis drugs, known as bisphosphonates, ma…
Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer [4 Sep 10, 3:48am] THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an increased risk of esophageal cancer, British resea...
Osteoporosis drug linked to cancer [4 Sep 10, 12:28am] OXFORD, England, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Long-term use of oral bisphosphonates -- used to prevent bone loss -- may double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, researchers in Britain say. Osteoporosis - Esophageal cancer - Health - Cancer - En…
Cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development, study finds [3 Sep 10, 9:00pm] A research team has shown for the first time that a gene called Myc, which is traditionally thought of as a cancer-causing gene, may be far more important in the development and persistence of stem cells than was known before.
Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UK [3 Sep 10, 2:00pm] Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased access to the information and s…
Near Infrared Light May Open New Frontier In Fighting Cancer, Tay-Sachs [3 Sep 10, 10:00am] A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida chemis…
Common Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Oesophageal Cancer [3 Sep 10, 9:00am] A new UK study that followed a large number of people found that those who took 10 or more prescriptions for oral bisphosphonates, a group of drugs commonly used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, were at higher risk of developing oesophageal ca…
Connection Between Light At Night (LAN) And Cancer Revealed [3 Sep 10, 9:00am] A new study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research joins a series of earlier studies carried out at the University…
Cancer Patients Pay The Price To Keep Warm , UK [3 Sep 10, 8:00am] With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to…
Macmillan's Response To NICE Decision On Liver Cancer Drug [3 Sep 10, 8:00am] Responding to the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) not to recommend sorafenib (Nexavar®) as a treatment for advanced liver cancer, Mike Hobday, Head of Campaigns at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: 'We…
Selenium may decrease bladder cancer risk [2 Sep 10, 4:18am] MADRID, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A meta-analysis by researchers in Spain indicates selenium may help decrease bladder cancer risk. Cancer - Bladder cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Spain
Connection between light at night and cancer revealed in additional study [2 Sep 10, 4:00am] (University of Haifa) The researchers say that their study results show that suppression of melatonin due to exposure to light at night, or LAN, is linked to the worrying rise in the number of cancer patients over the past few years.
Study finds that cancer-causing gene crucial in stem cell development [2 Sep 10, 4:00am] (University of Georgia) A research team at the University of Georgia has shown for the first time that a gene called Myc, which is traditionally thought of as a cancer-causing gene, may be far more important in the development and persistence of stem…
Tumor budding identified as predictor for unfavorable outcome in lung cancer [1 Sep 10, 4:00am] (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the incidence of one type of lung cancer, adenocarc…
Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers [1 Sep 10, 4:00am] (Society of Nuclear Medicine) A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroid can…
New infrared light may open new frontier in fighting cancer, Tay Sachs [1 Sep 10, 4:00am] (University of Central Florida) A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases.
Medical News Today
Peeling Back DNA Packaging To Gain Insight Into Cells [4 Sep 10, 8:00am] Scientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong. Scientists have identified thousands of proteins that play a key r…
The Art Of Dividing [4 Sep 10, 8:00am] A basic requirement for growth and life of a multicellular organism is the ability of its cells to divide. Chromosomes in the cells duplicate and are then distributed among the daughter cells. This distribution is organized by a protein complex made…
Cancer-Causing Gene Found To Be Crucial In Stem Cell Development [4 Sep 10, 7:00am] Stem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells - kidney, brain, heart or skin, for example...
Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer [3 Sep 10, 3:00pm] Researchers have made a major breakthrough in finding out how aggressive cancers originate, raising hope of novel targeted therapies for future breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell...
Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UK [3 Sep 10, 2:00pm] Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living with cancer, and their family and friends, increased access to the information and s…
Drug Discovery Tools To Fight Cancer, Blindness To Be Discussed At UB Symposium [3 Sep 10, 12:00pm] Twenty-first-century pharmaceutical breakthroughs require 21st-century drug discovery tools, such as computational or in silico molecular design and high-throughput screening of effective, new compounds. That's the theme of a University at Buff…
Celsion Receives SBIR Grant To Expand Its Technology Platform [3 Sep 10, 12:00pm] Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN), a biotechnology drug development company, announced that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the p…
Near Infrared Light May Open New Frontier In Fighting Cancer, Tay-Sachs [3 Sep 10, 10:00am] A "game-changing" technique using near infrared light enables scientists to look deeper into the guts of cells, potentially opening up a new frontier in the fights against cancer and many other diseases. University of Central Florida ch…
Common Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Higher Risk Of Oesophageal Cancer [3 Sep 10, 9:00am] A new UK study that followed a large number of people found that those who took 10 or more prescriptions for oral bisphosphonates, a group of drugs commonly used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, were at higher risk of developing oesophageal…
Connection Between Light At Night (LAN) And Cancer Revealed [3 Sep 10, 9:00am] A new study from the Center for Interdisciplinary Chronobiological Research at the University of Haifa has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and cancer. This research joins a series of earlier studies carried out at the University…
Asuragen's Clinical Laboratory Launches KRAS And BRAF Mutation Testing [3 Sep 10, 9:00am] Asuragen, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and nucleic acid-based pharmacogenomics services, announced that it has launched KRAS and BRAF mutational testing services in its CAP-accredited CLIA laboratory...
Cancer Patients Pay The Price To Keep Warm , UK [3 Sep 10, 8:00am] With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to…
Macmillan's Response To NICE Decision On Liver Cancer Drug [3 Sep 10, 8:00am] Responding to the decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) not to recommend sorafenib (Nexavar®) as a treatment for advanced liver cancer, Mike Hobday, Head of Campaigns at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: 'W…
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 1, 2010 [3 Sep 10, 7:00am] INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine approved for use. A team of researchers, led by Moriy…
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Herzlich back from cancer as BC wins opener [4 Sep 10, 10:39pm] BOSTON - Dave Shinskie rebounded from an interception on the first play of the season by throwing touchdowns on consecutive first-quarter drives and Boston College — bolstered by the return of cance...
BC LB Herzlich takes field after cancer recovery [4 Sep 10, 6:21pm] Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has returned to the field for Saturday's season-opener against Weber State after missing the entire 2009 season while recovering from cancer.
Increase in cancer survival rates predicted [4 Sep 10, 4:50pm] The number of people surviving cancer is predicted to increase significantly over the next 10 years. A conference in Dublin has heard cancer survival rates have increased by almost 10% over the past ...
Schools balk at breast-cancer message [4 Sep 10, 2:11pm] BY JEFF MARTIN SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson's relatives, so she doesn't have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breas...
Light The White House Blue For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month [4 Sep 10, 12:54pm] 0 posts Members of the Prostate Cancer Roundtable, consisting of America's Leading Prostate Cancer Organizations, are asking President Obama to place a blue ribbon on the White House and light the Whi...
'Basal-Like' Breast Cancer Does Not Originate From Basal Stem Cells [4 Sep 10, 12:18pm] breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, suggests that despite their "stem cell-like" characteris...
Chemical In Widely Consumed Foods Linked To Skin Cancer [4 Sep 10, 12:18pm] cancer journal, Cancer Research, features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to
Cancer survivors get behind 5K walk to help others [4 Sep 10, 12:18pm] Saturday, Sept. 11, will mark the culmination of work by the two 33-year-old wives and mothers to bring a major American Cancer Society event to Muskegon County.
'Basal-Like' Breast Cancer Does Not Originate From Basal Stem Cells [4 Sep 10, 11:00am] breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, suggests that despite their "stem cell-like" characteris...
Cancer-Causing Gene Found To Be Crucial In Stem Cell Development [4 Sep 10, 11:00am] Stem cells might be thought of as trunks in the tree of life. All multi-cellular organisms have them, and they can turn into a dazzling variety other cells - kidney, brain, heart or skin, for example....
Chemical In Widely Consumed Foods Linked To Skin Cancer [4 Sep 10, 11:00am] cancer journal, Cancer Research, features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to
Preventive mastectomies pay off for some women [4 Sep 10, 10:20am] A long-term study of women who are genetically prone to breast or ovarian cancer has shown that those who undergo major preventive surgeries had a reduced risk of those cancers.
Nurse finds her long-lost dad in patient [4 Sep 10, 9:30am] A nurse in the US walked into a dying cancer patient's room and in a twist of fate came face to face with her father who had gone missing from her life over 40 years back, it was reported here Saturday.
Bone Drugs May Raise Throat Cancer Risk [4 Sep 10, 8:07am] (AP) People who take many bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study says. British researchers analyzed the records of nearly 3,000...
The Cancer-Causing Sex Virus [4 Sep 10, 6:23am] Martin Duffy, a Boston consultant and economist, thought he just had a sore throat. When it persisted for months he went to the doctor and learned there was a tumor on his tonsils.Duffy, now 70, had n...
Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal [4 Sep 10, 4:36am] THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an incr...
Breast-cancer bracelets cause stir in schools [4 Sep 10, 4:26am] BALTIC, S.D. — Rubber bracelets aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer and emblazoned with "I love boobies" are raising eyebrows among school officials in South Dakota. This week, Baltic Hi...
