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BUSM authors propose potential epigenetic mechanisms for improved cancer therapy
(Boston University Medical Center) A review article by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine proposes a new epigenetic hypothesis linked to tumor production and novel ideas about what causes progenitor cells to develop into cancer cells.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Moffitt researchers say silencing of retinoblastoma gene regulates differentiation of myeloid cells
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential mechanism by which immune suppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells can prevent immune response from developing in cancer. This mechanism includes silencing the tumor suppressor gene retinoblastoma 1 or Rb1. Their data explains a new regulatory mechanism by which myeloid-derived suppressor cells are expanded in cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Drug to shrink ovarian tumors promising
PHOENIX, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Many women with low-grade carcinoma of the ovary have seen their tumors stabilize or shrink after using the drug selumetinib, U.S. researchers said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Every silver lining has a cloud
What I've come to know about cancer is that it is a human evolutionary condition with unique biological underpinnings. But cancer is also an epidemic rooted in a society and culture that too often fails to recognize it for what it is, and what it is not.read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gayle A. Sulik, Ph.D. Tags: Health Relationships Resilience advocacy materials breast cancer breast cancer diagnosis cancer culture cancer diagnoses credence Elizabeth Edwards everyday work medical appointments medical interventions medical science medica Source Type: news

Smoking: Should ALL smokers over 40 be tested for cancer?
Last week, research revealed that lung cancer has overtaken breast cancer as the deadliest form of the disease among female Britons, killing 16,000 women each year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Medical Notes
Smoking risk:Research has shown that women who smoke are at greater risk of picking up a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the main cause of cervical cancer.
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned
Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - February 18, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Atlab reports positive data from Phase II study of ATL101
France-based Atlab Pharma has reported positive data from a Phase II study of ATL101 (Lutetium-177 anti-PSMA antibody), conducted in patients with progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC
Source: Drug Development Technology - February 18, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Consortium database model compares favorably for RCC prognosis
The International Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma Database has been externally validated and is now ready for application, researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

COX-2 inhibitor extends sunitinib activity in renal cell carcinoma
The effectiveness of sunitinib for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma could be enhanced with the addition of a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, study findings show.
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Metastatic tumors best for sunitinib response evaluation in mRCC
When evaluating treatment response in non-nephrectomized patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the primary lesion does not have to be selected as the target lesion, researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Possible alternative to biopsy discovered for renal cancer diagnosis
Combining positron emission tomography scanning with iodine-124 (124I)–girentuximab may offer an effective noninvasive method of diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients who present with a renal mass, US study results suggest.
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned
Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Well: Susan Love's Illness Gives New Focus to Her Cause
Dr. Susan Love, a breast cancer specialist, says her experience battling leukemia has emboldened her in her quest to focus on the causes of disease rather than new drugs to treat it.
Source: NYT Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By TARA PARKER-POPE Tags: leukemia The Well Column Body Cancer Medicine and Health Featured Source Type: news

Inlyta Falls Short in Kidney Cancer
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma had improved progression-free survival when treated initially with axitinib (Inlyta) instead of a slightly older multikinase inhibitor, although the results did not meet parameters for statistical significance.
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - February 18, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news

Trade-offs Seen with Higher Lung Cancer CT Cutoff (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A more restrictive definition of a positive result in CT lung cancer screening could reduce the rate of false-positives and unnecessary follow-up tests, but may lead to a delay in diagnosis, researchers reported.
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Gene Enables Cells To Survive Even If Growth Stops
Researchers in Australia have discovered a genetic defect that can stop cells growing but forces them into a death-defying state where they consume their own cellular material to survive. They believe the discovery of such an important feature of cell growth could lead to new treatments for diseases, including cancer. Joan Heath, Associate Professor the Melbourne-Parkville Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and colleagues, write about their findings in the 7 February online issue of PLOS Genetics...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

Actos Lawsuit Update: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on New Study...
The Firm is currently investigating Actos Lawsuits on behalf of Actos users who developed bladder cancer.(PRWeb February 18, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/actos-lawsuits/actos-bladder-cancer/prweb10438460.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 18, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

'Quality of Life' Therapy Improves Health During Cancer Treatment, Mayo Clinic Finds
Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows.
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 18, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Dentist accused of negligently failing to spot patient's cancer exonerated by judge
An NHS dentist accused of negligently failing to spot a patient's life-threatening oral cancer has been exonerated by a High Court judge.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PSU’s THON Raises $12.3 Million, Shattering Record
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Source: Kidney Cancer Association - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Combo Tx No Better for Renal Cancer
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Combination therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma failed to improve outcomes compared with bevacizumab alone and caused more toxicity, results of a randomized trial showed.
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - February 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Video: Study: No increased cancer risk from IVF
The National Cancer Institute finds no increased risk of breast, endometrial, or ovarian cancer in patients who underwent fertility treatments. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sorafenib for RCC Well-Tolerated in Older Patients
Results from a retrospective analysis indicate that the use of the antiangiogenic, VEGF inhibitor sorafenib for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma was well tolerated in patients aged 65 years or older.
Source: Cancer Network - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Miliary Brain Metastasis in a Patient With Lung CancerMiliary Brain Metastasis in a Patient With Lung Cancer
Miliary brain metastasis are sometimes difficult to diagnose, owing to atypical imaging findings. What were the diagnostic findings in this lung cancer patient? Journal of Medical Case Reports
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Journal Article Source Type: news

I'll always be thankful for the family I never thought I'd have
VANESSA PRICE, 39, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and warned she'd never be able to have children. Then she met the man of her dreams.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cell Adhesion Abnormalities Implicated In Cardiovascular Disease And Cancer
Research carried out by scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Manchester has revealed new insights into how cells stick to each other and to other bodily structures, an essential function in the formation of tissue structures and organs. It's thought that abnormalities in their ability to do so play an important role in a broad range of disorders, including cardiovascular disease and cancer...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news

Indian Plant Could Have Applications In Drug Development For Hormone-Dependent Cancers
Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could help kill cancer cells. Cancer cells typically avoid death by hijacking molecular chaperones that guide and protect the proteins that ensure normal cellular function and then tricking them into helping mutated versions of those proteins stay alive, says Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news

Risk Of Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia Persists
While advancements in cancer treatment over the last several decades have improved patient survival rates for certain cancers, some patients remain at risk of developing treatment-related leukemia, according to results of a study published online in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Chemotherapy is often a highly effective treatment for cancer, but certain drugs have also been shown in a range of studies to increase a patient's risk of developing therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (tAML), a rare but frequently fatal condition...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news

IVF Does Not Appear To Increase Cancer Risk, Study
A study on Israeli women receiving fertility treatments found that IVF (in vitro fertilization) does not appear to raise the risk of breast and other female cancers, says a new report published in Fertility & Sterility. Lead author Louise Brinton, from the National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, and team wrote that none of the gynecological cancers were significantly elevated after IVF treatment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fertility Source Type: news

Prostate Cancer And The Role Of Radical Prostatectomy
Even in the presence of screening, there is benefit to radical prostatectomy (RP) in prostate cancer patients, however, the benefit is limited to a subgroup of patients and can take years to become evident according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study Number 4 (SPCG-4) trial identified that RP lowered prostate cancer deaths with a statistically significant absolute mortality difference (AMD) between RP and watchful waiting (WW) of 6.1%...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Source Type: news

Alcohol Consumption Is A Leading Preventable Cause Of Cancer Death In The US
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that alcohol is a major contributor to cancer deaths and years of potential life lost. These findings, published in the April 2013 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, also show that reducing alcohol consumption is an important cancer prevention strategy as alcohol is a known carcinogen even when consumed in small quantities...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news

Predicting Disease Course, Tailoring Care, By Tracking Leukemia's Genetic Evolution
Tumors are not factories for the mass production of identical cancer cells, but are, in reality, patchworks of cells with different patterns of gene mutations. In a new study, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute show, more fully than ever before, how these mutations shift and evolve over time in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) - providing a strobe-like look at the genetic past, present, and future of CLL tumors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news

Bevacizumab And Dasatinib Combination Shows Promise In Fighting Glioblastoma
The drug bevacizumab, also known by the trade name Avastin, shrinks tumors briefly in patients with an aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme, but then they often grow again and spread throughout the brain for reasons no one previously has understood. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers have found out why this happens. They have also discovered that pairing Avastin with another cancer drug, dasatinib, can stop that lethal spread. Dasatinib is approved for use in several blood cancers. The findings, based on an animal study, are detailed in the online issue of PLOS ONE...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Clinical Screening Program Developed For No.1 Genetic Cause Of Colon Cancer
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that colorectal cancer outcomes could be improved with regular genetic screening for Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary, adult-onset cause of colorectal cancer, as published in the online version of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Lynch syndrome is the most common genetic cause of colon cancer in adults...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: news

Raising threshold for positive lung cancer screen cuts workups
How big should a lung nodule be before it can be considered worthy of diagnostic (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 18, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Adult survivors of pediatric cancer risk pulmonary hypertension
Pediatric cancer survivors who live to middle age may be in danger of developing (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 18, 2013 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Well: Health Effects of Smoking for Women
New data find that female smokers are now even more likely than male smokers to die of lung cancer.
Source: NYT Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JANE E. BRODY Tags: Personal Health smoking Smoking and Tobacco Health Insurance and Managed Care Lung Cancer Featured Source Type: news

Uganda: Pneumonia Immunisable
[Observer]Pneumonia and cervical cancer have been added to the list of immunisable and preventable diseases respectively in a move experts say could largely reduce annual infant mortalities and adult deaths.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 18, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Personal Health: Health Effects of Smoking for Women
New data find that female smokers are now even more likely than male smokers to die of lung cancer.
Source: NYT Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JANE E. BRODY Tags: Personal Health smoking Smoking and Tobacco Health Insurance and Managed Care Lung Cancer Featured Source Type: news

Uganda: Cancer Cases Rising in Uganda
[Independent]There is a steady rise in the number of Ugandans suffering from various forms of cancer, according to a cancer expert.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 18, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Draft NICE guidance recommends use of Oncotype DX to guide early breast cancer treatment decisions
Source: NICE Area: News NICE has issued its third diagnostics consultation on gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry (protein expression profiling) tests to guide the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer management (MammaPrint, Oncotype DX, IHC4 and Mammostrat). These tests measure multiple markers within the tumour that may indicate how the tumour is likely to develop. This third consultation follows consultations on previous drafts and the submission of a confidential access proposal by the manufacturer of Oncotype DX. The draft guidance recommends the use of Oncotype DX in...
Source: NeLM - News - February 18, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Picture this: Imaging pioneer brings UT MD Anderson an innovative, collaborative focus on capturing cancer as complex system at home in its host
Physician-scientist David Piwnica-Worms, M.D., Ph.D. whose creative and pioneering approach to visually capturing molecular processes in action has made him a leader in the field, will assume two important leadership posts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Versatile bench-to-bedside scientist, research leader Helen Piwnica-Worms appointed vice provost, science, at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., a leader and scientist whose success in cancer research spans the spectrum from basic science discovery through arduous preclinical follow up and delivery of potential new drugs to clinical trial, will lead science research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center starting June 1.
Source: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - News Releases - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Sitting time associated with increased risk of chronic diseases
(Kansas State University) Those who sat for more than four hours per day were significantly more likely to report having a chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

'Quality of life' therapy improves health during cancer treatment, Mayo Clinic finds
(Mayo Clinic) Therapy to ease stress, fatigue and other quality of life issues significantly improves patients' sense of well-being during cancer treatment, new Mayo Clinic research shows. Patients who kept to their standard routines showed a decline in quality-of-life measures, the study found. The findings are published this month in Cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Some cheeses exceed contaminant levels recommended by EU
(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) have analysed more than 60 brands of cheese commonly available in supermarkets. The concentration of organochloride contaminants in the majority of the samples was lower than levels set by European legislation, but in a few cases it was higher. The scientists recommend that an eye is kept on polychlorinated biphenyls as they are carcinogenic. The majority of these compound concentrations appeared in organic cheeses.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Molecules generated that can halt metastasis of colon cancer
(Elhuyar Fundazioa) A Basque research consortium has managed to halt the progress of colon cancer and its metastasis in the liver in an experimental model with mice. This advance, that may open a new path for the future treatment of such pathologies, has been achieved by creating molecules which interfere with the adhesion of tumor cells to other cells of the organism.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Mussel-Inspired Glue for Medical Use
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Mussels are nature's glue. They can adhere to all inorganic and organic surfaces while sustaining their bonds in saltwater. Now, researchers are exploring ways to mimic mussel adhesive proteins for three medical uses: sealants for fetal membrane repair, self-setting antibacterial hydrogels, and polymers for cancer drug delivery and thermal destruction of cancer cells.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news