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| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
| Researches novel triple-negative breast cancer treatments |
JULY 26, 2019
Researches novel triple-negative breast cancer treatments
by Medical University of South Carolina
Hollings clinical scholar researches novel triple-negative breast cancer treatments
Working with patients while also doing research is the dream for translational physicians. As the newest Hollings Cancer Center clinical scholar, that dream will come t ...more
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
| Selinexor for multiple myeloma receives accelerated FDA approval |
JULY 24, 2019
Selinexor for multiple myeloma receives accelerated FDA approval
by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
A first-in-class drug recently granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma has been the subject of study at Moffitt Cancer Center for years. No ...more
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
| Delay from breast cancer diagnosis to chemotherapy after an operation may shorten survival |
JULY 22, 2019
Delay from breast cancer diagnosis to chemotherapy after an operation may shorten survival
by American College of Surgeons
Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy, when recommended, ideally within four months of their cancer diagnosis because new study findings show that waiting longer is associated with poorer overall surviva ...more
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
| Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat |
JULY 19, 2019
Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat
by Abbey Bigler, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat
An illustration representing the cellular states of glioblastoma. Credit: Sébastien Perroud
Glioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills most patient ...more
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
| Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects |
JULY 18, 2019
Promising system delivers chemo drug straight into tumors with fewer side effects
by Northwestern University
A stealthy new drug-delivery system disguises chemotherapeutics as fat in order to outsmart, penetrate and destroy tumors.
Thinking the drugs are tasty fats, tumors invite the drug inside. Once there, the targeted drug activates, immediately ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 17, 2019 Broken heart syndrome linked with cancer |
by Karen Astle, American Heart Association
Broken heart syndrome linked with cancer
Credit: American Heart Association
One in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer and they were less likely to survive for five years after it occurred, according to new international research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Broken heart syndrome, a ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 16, 2019 Hurricane disasters associated with poorer outcomes for radiotherapy patients |
by American Cancer Society
Lung cancer patients who had a hurricane disaster declared during radiotherapy had worse overall survival than those who completed treatment in normal circumstances, with longer disaster declarations associated with increasingly worse survival. The finding comes from a report by American Cancer Society investigators published in JAMA, which ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 15, 2019 Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast |
JULY 15, 2019
Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast
by Garth Sundem, CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Combined breast and gynecologic surgery: Study says not so fast
Sarah Tevis, MD. Credit: University of Colorado
Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures with a hyste ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 11, 2019 How DNA outside cells can be targeted to prevent the spread of cancer |
by Tokyo University of Science
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is DNA found in trace amounts in the blood, which has escaped degradation by enzymes. Scientists from Tokyo University of Science, led by Prof Ryushin Mizuta, have now discovered exactly how cfDNA is generated. They also talk about the applications of DNase1L3—the enzyme mainly responsible for generating cfDNA—as a ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 10, 2019 Study suggests possible link between sugary drinks and cancer |
by British Medical Journal
A study published by The BMJ today reports a possible association between higher consumption of sugary drinks and an increased risk of cancer.
While cautious interpretation is needed, the findings add to a growing body of evidence indicating that limiting sugary drink consumption, together with taxation and marketing restrictions, migh ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| JULY 9, 2019 The growing need for bone marrow donors |
by Mayo Clinic News Network
Close to 5,000 people in the U.S. undergo a bone marrow transplant annually. Also known as a stem cell transplant, this procedure replaces damaged or diseased bone marrow with healthy cells.
The process involves wiping out the body's bone marrow and immune system with chemotherapy and sometimes radiation. Then healthy donor cells are in ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| Five-year survival less than 40 percent in seniors with DLBCL |
JULY 1, 2019 Five-year survival less than 40 percent in seniors with DLBCL
(HealthDay)—Overall survival among older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has improved over time, but five-year survival is less than 40 percent, according to a study published online June 12 in Leukemia & Lymphoma.
Jaime Shaw, from Amgen Inc. in Thousand Oaks, California, a ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, new study suggests |
JUNE 30, 2019
MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, a new study suggests
by The European Academy of Neurology
New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population, with an especially high risk of cancer in res ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| Two-in-one drug combining Herceptin with chemotherapy keeps women's breast cancers at bay |
June 28, 2019, Institute of Cancer Research)
Guiding chemotherapy to a tumor by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women with breast cancer who have no other treatment options, a new clinical trial shows.
The two-in-one treatment kept breast cancer at bay in women with a type of the disease called HER2- ...more
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| Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
| Physicians unaware of breast density laws, cancer risk Physicians unaware of breast density laws, cancer risk |
HealthDay)—June 27, 2019
Physicians need more education about breast density and breast cancer screening, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Women's Health.
Jordonna Brown, M.B.B.S., from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, and colleagues surveyed local physicians (primary care providers [PCPs], radiologists, and gyn ...more
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| Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
| New Urine Test Might Show Whether Prostate Cancer Needs Treatment |
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A man who learns he has prostate cancer faces a difficult choice: whether to immediately treat cancer despite potential side effects or wait and see if it's a slow-growing tumor that never needs treatment.
Men may soon have help making that decision.
Researchers from the United Kingdom report that they've created a urin ...more
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| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
| Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors Face More Struggles |
TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Adult survivors of childhood brain tumors often face intellectual and financial struggles, a new study finds.
Advances in treatment have prolonged the lives of many childhood brain tumor patients, but survivors may have to contend with a number of effects from the disease and its treatment, the researchers noted.
To learn ...more
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| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
| Is Green Tea a Fad or a Real Health Boost? |
MONDAY, June 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Green tea is a popular health trend, with many people sipping it in hopes of deriving benefits from the brew.
There's nothing wrong with that, dietitians say -- green tea is a healthy drink loaded with antioxidants. But the jury's still out on many of its purported health benefits.
"Clinical trials related to green tea are ...more
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| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
| Cancer Survivors May Have Lower Odds for Dementia |
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found more evidence of a puzzling phenomenon: Older adults who survive cancer seem to be somewhat protected against dementia.
A number of studies in recent years have found that cancer survivors have a relatively lower risk of developing Alzheimer's.
The new research adds another layer. It shows that even ...more
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| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
| Better Treatments Needed to Boost Brain Cancer Survival: Study |
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Glioblastoma brain cancer remains one of deadliest tumors, and new research shows five-year survival rates remain low for patients with the disease.
While there have been improvements in short- and medium-term survival rates for patients with the most common type of brain tumor in adults, only 6% of patients live for five yea ...more
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| Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
| Still Too Much Processed Meat, Too Little Fish in U.S. Diets |
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are eating as much processed meat as they did two decades ago, and have not increased the amount of fish they consume.
That's the bad news from new research on dietary data, which also found one-quarter of U.S. adults eat more than the recommended amount of unprocessed red meat, and less than 15% eat recommended amo ...more
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
| 'Double-Edged Sword': Lung Cancer Radiation Rx May Raise Heart Attack Risk |
THURSDAY, June 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation treatment for lung cancer can help extend lives, but it might also raise a patient's odds for heart attacks and heart failure, a new study shows.
Many patients may have no choice but to accept the risk: For about half of people diagnosed with the number one cancer killer, radiation remains the only viable treatmen ...more
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
| Eating More Red Meat May Shorten Your Life |
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Is that second serving of steak or extra strip of bacon worth shaving time off your life?
That's a question researchers want you to ponder, because their new study finds the more red and processed meat you eat, the greater the odds of cutting your life short.
People who increased their red meat intake by just half a ser ...more
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
| Scared Safe: Pics of Sun's Damage to Face Boost Sunscreen Use |
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- When all else fails, fear may motivate people to protect themselves from the sun.
Researchers found that a photo of a mole being removed and visuals of skin damage did the trick.
Study volunteers were shown photos taken using a VISIA UV camera system. These images spotlight skin damage from the sun's ultraviolet rays th ...more
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| Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
| Your Drinking Water May Harbor Cancer-Causing Nitrate: Study |
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of tons of nitrate from industrial farming find their way into America's drinking water each year, causing thousands of cases of cancer and other health problems, an environmental advocacy group says.
In a new report, researchers from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) quantify the risk. They say nitrate is res ...more
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