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Lapatinib monotherapy feasible for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lapatinib monotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has relapsed after trastuzumab treatment, Japanese research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Cancer Drug May Help SclerodermaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Cancer Drug May Help SclerodermaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/20/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/21/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer

Endocrine therapy necessary for breast cancer patients with hormone receptor conversionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Non-administration of adjuvant endocrine therapy to breast cancer patients with hormone receptor conversion is associated with a worse prognosis compared with those who receive endocrine therapy, Japanese researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - October 31, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Tamoxifen and raloxifene effect cognitive function equallyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tamoxifen and raloxifene are associated with similar patterns of cognitive function in postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer, indicate data from a multicenter study. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Laparoscopy Compared With Laparotomy for Comprehensive Surgical Staging of Uterine Cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2 [Gynecologic Cancer]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Laparoscopic surgical staging for uterine cancer is feasible and safe in terms of short-term outcomes and results in fewer complications and shorter hospital stay. Follow-up of these patients will determine whether surgical technique impacts pattern of recurrence or disease-free survival. (Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology)
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Walker, Piedmonte, Spirtos, Eisenkop, Schlaerth, Mannel, Spiegel, Barakat, Pearl, Sharma Tags: Diagnosis & Staging Gynecologic Cancer Source Type: journals

Conducting Molecular Epidemiological Research in the Age of HIPAA: A Multi-Institutional Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer in African-American and European-American WomenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Breast cancer in African-American (AA) women occurs at an earlier age than in European-American (EA) women and is more likely to have aggressive features associated with poorer prognosis, such as high-grade and negative estrogen receptor (ER) status. The mechanisms underlying these differences are unknown. To address this, we conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for high-grade ER- disease in both AA and EA women. With the onset of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, creative measures were needed to adapt case ascertainment and contact procedures to this new environment of pat...
Source: Journal of Oncology - October 25, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Recent Developments At Burnham Institute For Medical Research, November 2009Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other pesky bacteria. Andrei Osterman and collaborators have used comparisons of bacterial genomes to identify new targets for antibiotics and produced first-generation chemical inhibitors of a class of bacterial enzymes, called NadDs (nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferases). Described in a recent article in Chemistry & Biology (Cell Press), the team, led by Dr. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: MRSA / Drug Resistance Source Type: news

pRb loss predicts good outcome in triple negative breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Loss of expression of the retinoblastoma protein is more common in triple-negative breast cancers than in othersubtypes, and is associated with a better outcome after chemotherapy compared with cancers expressing pRb, Italian researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - November 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Most therapeutic mastectomies do not show occult nipple involvementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tumor size, tumor-nipple distance, and human epidermal growth factor receptor gene 2 amplification could help identify patients suitable for nipple-sparing mastectomy, US researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer)
Source: MedWire News - Breast Cancer - October 24, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

ACIP Recommends Bivalent HPV Vaccine as Alternative to Prevent Cervical CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA (EGMN) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended a bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine as an alternative to the quadrivalent... (Source: OncologySTAT Latest News)
Source: OncologySTAT Latest News - October 23, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

FDG-PET/CT useful for initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Eighteen-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging provides invaluable information regarding nodal status or distant metastases in inflammatory breast cancer patients and should be considered for initial staging, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - November 2, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

HPV Vaccine Not as Painful as Some ThinkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: HPV Vaccine Not as Painful as Some ThinkCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/26/2009 10:21:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/26/2009 10:21:23 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 26, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer

Testicular Cancer Survivors Face Other IllsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Testicular Cancer Survivors Face Other IllsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/28/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/29/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 29, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer

Folotyn Approved for Aggressive Type of Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Folotyn Approved for Aggressive Type of Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/25/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 9/28/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - September 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer

Scientists Identify Specific Markers That Trigger Aggressiveness Of Liver CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with Positive Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Markers Have Lowest Survival Rate Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer forms in the epithelial tissue of the liver and is most commonly caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the U.S., the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that 15,000 men and 6,000 women are diagnosed with HCC each year. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news

FDA Approves Second HPV Vaccine to Prevent Cervical CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A recombinant bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine was approved Oct. 16 for the prevention of cervical cancer and certain precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV types 16 and 18 in girls and... (Source: OncologySTAT Latest News)
Source: OncologySTAT Latest News - October 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

HPV present in breast cancer tissueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Australian researchers have demonstrated the presence of human papilloma virus in the nuclei of cells in breast cancer tissue, which they say indicates a possible role for high-risk HPV in human breast cancer. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - October 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

HPV Vaccine Clears Viral Infection And May Reduce Cancerous LesionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new vaccine designed to stimulate an immune response against a cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV-16) can eliminate chronic infection by the virus and may cause regression of precancerous genital lesions in women who receive the vaccine. (Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today)
Source: Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news

Some IBD Drugs May Raise Skin Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Some IBD Drugs May Raise Skin Cancer RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2009 9:44:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/27/2009 9:44:54 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 27, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer

Cervarix Approved to Help Prevent Cervical CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Cervarix Approved to Help Prevent Cervical CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/16/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/19/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - October 19, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: consumer