MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'comprehensive cancer center'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134151&cid=t_205496_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F02%2Fpeptide-being-tested-for-atherosclerosis-inhibits-ovarian-cancer-growth-clinical-trial-planned%2F A drug in testing to treat atherosclerosis significantly inhibited growth of ovarian cancer in both human cell lines and mouse models, marking the first such report of a peptide being used to fight malignancies, according to a study by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. A drug in testing to treat atherosclerosis significantly inhibited [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134151 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:59:25 +0100 4134151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429114&cid=t_205496_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwomen-undertreated-breast-cancer-receiving-mastectomy%2F Dr. Reshma Jagsi and colleagues at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have published an article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that shows that not all women who are candidates for radiation therapy after treatment of their breast cancer are in fact being offered it. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429114 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:06:14 +0100 3429114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349512&cid=t_205496_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F19%2Faddition-of-dasatinib-sprycel-to-standard-chemo-cocktail-may-enhance-effect-in-certain-ovarian-cancers%2F “The addition of a chemotherapeutic drug for leukemia to a standard regimen of two other chemotherapy drugs appears to enhance the response of certain ovarian cancers to treatment, according to a pre-clinical study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.  ‘We know that a pathway called SRC is involved in cell proliferation in [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349512 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:42:05 +0100 2349512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2299064&cid=t_205496_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Fovarian-cancers-detected-early-may-be-less-aggressive%2F “The biology of ovarian cancers discovered at an early stage may render them slower growing and less likely to spread than more aggressive cancers, which typically are discovered in an advanced stage, according to a study led by investigators in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.  This finding has implications for the question of whether screening [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2299064 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:27:59 +0100 2299064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856098&cid=t_205496_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F6NmI6udJ9CM%2F Here where I live, there are several prestigious hospitals with dedicated cancer care centers. At the Johns Hopkins Hospital alone, the Kimmel Cancer Center boasts of the most innovative and advanced therapies in the world. It is complete and self-sufficient such that patients don’t even have to cross the street to get tests or treatments. Everything is inside one building. The Cancer Center also comes with its own family and patient services, including a Cancer Counseling Center, survivors and palliative care programs, and two residences for patients traveling from out-of-town to receive treatment. This is happening across the other 40 cancer centers that were designed by the National Canter Institute. As one doctor said, “We don’t want to see a patient traveling 200 mil... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856098 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:48:50 +0100 1856098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1727808&cid=t_205496_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F21%2Ftp53-gene-mutation-found-in-80-of-high-grade-ovarian-serous-carcinomas-tp53-not-directly-involved-in-the-development-of-drug-resistance%2F “… [T]he [Johns Hopkins] research team concluded that the frequency of TP53 gene mutations using purified tumor DNA from ovarian serous carcinomas was 80.3%, which is much higher than previously reported in the medical literature. Furthermore, the research team found that TP53 is not directly involved in the development of drug resistance in high-grade ovarian [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1727808 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:42:32 +0100 1727808