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Morphine Supports Tumor Cell Proliferation and AngiogenesisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Morphine and other opiate-based painkillers appear to foster the growth of cancer cells. Two new studies, conducted in cell lines and in mice, add evidence to this previously reported observation. Morphine... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 20, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

ESA Safety in Cancer Patients Is Still a ConcernEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Controversy over the tendency of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to induce venous thromboembolism has been refueled by results of a new study supporting this observation. Analyzing the rate of... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor Eradicates Small-Cell Lung Tumors in MiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In experiments in mice, a new drug being studied for small-cell lung cancer appeared to kill all traces of the cancer without causing adverse effects. Researchers at Imperial College London observed these... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Breast Cancer Treatment Leaves Patients With Chronic PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Long after patients complete their treatments for breast cancer, many still experience lingering pain and discomfort. Danish researchers found that nearly half of the breast cancer survivors they surveyed... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Dasatinib Impedes Growth of Ovarian Cancer Cells in Laboratory StudiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Laboratory studies indicate that dasatinib, a drug used in treating chronic myeloid leukemia, may limit the growth and invasion of ovarian cancer cells. Researchers at the University of California at Los... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Functioning BRCA1 Seems to Lessen Atherosclerosis in MiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Studies in mice suggest that people who carry the BRCA1 mutation gene may be predisposed to heart disease in addition to cancer. The experiments in mice found that when the action of BRCA1 is inhibited,... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Many PSA Self-Testing Kits in the UK Are Found to Be FaultyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Over-the-counter testing kits for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) that are available in the United Kingdom and also online have been found to be faulty, and many of these self-test kits have been recalled.... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Radical Stereotactic Radiosurgery Technique Achieves Success in Early Lung CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with early-stage lung cancer and good lung function have been successfully treated using a radical stereotactic radiosurgery technique. The technique, which was performed using CyberKnife, focuses... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Microbubble Technique Permits SLN Staging Before Breast Cancer SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Spread of breast cancer to the sentinel lymph node can be detected by a simple technique using microbubbles and fine-needle biopsy, rather than surgery. The technique takes only a few minutes and permits... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Mammographic Density Affects Rate of Breast Cancer RecurrenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Breast cancer is 4 times more likely to recur in women who have dense breasts than in those who have the least dense breasts. Researchers at the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada, reported this... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 11, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

PSA Self-Testing Kits in the UK Have Been Found FaultyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Over-the-counter testing kits for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) that are available in the United Kingdom and also online have been found to be faulty, and many have been recalled. The test kits affected... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors Warrant Adjuvant TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HER2-positive breast cancers, even when they are small, are twice as likely to recur as are small HER2-negative breast cancers, according to results from 2 new studies. Furthermore, when small HER2-positive... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Early Lung Cancer Treated by Radical Stereotactic Radiosurgery TechniqueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with early-stage lung cancer and good lung function have been successfully treated using a radical stereotactic radiosurgery technique. The technique, which was performed using CyberKnife, focuses... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Low Cholesterol Significantly Reduces Prostate Cancer RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Keeping cholesterol levels within the normal range may help prevent prostate cancer. Two new studies add evidence to already existing reports suggesting that low levels of fats in the bloodstream can lower... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 6, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Neurocognitive Dysfunction Prevalent Among Survivors of Pediatric Brain CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Individuals who have survived childhood brain cancer have higher levels of neurocognitive dysfunction, and they also attain lower educational, employment, and income levels, than their siblings and survivors... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

5-Minute Questionnaire Captures Lung Cancer Risk FactorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers have developed a 5-minute questionnaire that can identify people at high risk for lung cancer. The questionnaire asks patients pointed questions about their smoking history, family medical... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

5-Minute Questionnaire Finds Lung Cancer Risk FactorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers have developed a 5-minute questionnaire that can identify people at high risk for lung cancer. The questionnaire asks patients pointed questions about their smoking history, family medical... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 4, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Neurocognitive Dysfunction Is Prevalent After Childhood Brain CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Survivors of childhood brain cancer have higher levels of neurocognitive dysfunction, and they also attain lower educational, employment, and income levels than their siblings and survivors of other types... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 4, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Head and Neck Cancer Patients Benefit From Chemo Plus RadiationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with head and neck cancer who were treated with non−platinum-based chemotherapy in addition to radiation therapy more than doubled the length of event-free survival compared with that for patients... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 3, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Radiation Raises Thyroid Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An increased risk of thyroid cancer appears to be one of the late effects of surviving childhood cancer. Follow-up among nearly 18,000 patients involved in The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study showed... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - November 3, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

High-Fat Diet Detrimental for Patients With a Prior History of Skin CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A low-fat diet may help to prevent a second skin cancer among patients who have already had skin cancer, according to a study from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia. For people... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Suicidal Thoughts Occur in Adult Survivors of Childhood CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the long-term consequences of having had cancer during childhood is thoughts of suicide as an adult, particularly if that person is in poor health. A study conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Where to Go for Cancer Care—A Shot in the DarkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
America has some of the best cancer care in the world, but not everyone knows how to find it. Even more difficult is finding out a cancer center’s track record in treating a specific type of cancer. Are... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Medical Imaging Boosts Levels of Radiation ExposureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medical procedures over the past several decades have caused Americans to be exposed to 6 times more radiation in 2006 than they were in 1980. In 1980, only 15% of radiation exposure derived from medical... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 28, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Chemotherapy-Related Fatigue Is Helped by Varying Intensities and Types of ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients with cancer who experience fatigue related to chemotherapy may benefit from a program of supervised exercise. Researchers in Denmark provided exercise training and other interventions to patients... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy Not Superior to Open SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Surgery using robotic techniques for radical prostatectomy, as opposed to open procedures, do not have superior results with respect to 2 of the most important clinical outcomes for prostate cancer—continence... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Drug Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier and Shrinks Brain TumorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An experimental drug being studied by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston appears to be able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Tested in 2 early-phase... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Long-Term Thiopurine Treatment for IBD Ups the Risk of LymphomaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often treated with thiopurine drugs, but a new study indicates that these drugs may increase the risk of certain malignant lymphomas having a viral... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Breast Tenderness During Hormone Therapy Should Prompt Reassessment of NeedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Breast tenderness that develops while women are taking hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms may signify an increased risk of breast cancer. Analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative showed... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 14, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Passed in Utero From Mother to InfantEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although it is rare for cancer to be passed from mother to baby in utero, documented cases are in the literature, and now a new case from Japan adds another one to the record. A 28-year-old Japanese woman... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 14, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Stem Cells Show Promise as a Universal Vaccine Against Colon CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A vaccine against colon cancer seems possible, now that a groundbreaking study in mice has found that the animals can launch an immune response against colon cancer cells upon being injected with human... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 13, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Analyzing Estrogen Levels in the Breast Will Be Easier With MicrofluidicsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Analyzing hormone levels in tiny drops of fluid from the breast may one day become a much less invasive method of screening for breast cancer than the methods used today. Scientists in Toronto are using... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 13, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

HPV Replaces EBV as the Most Common Cause of Nasopharyngeal CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The human papilloma virus (HPV) appears to be linked to rare forms of head and neck cancer, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Tonsil cancer is considered... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 13, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Numerous Genes Linked to Head and Neck Cancer Are DiscoveredEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have identified 231 new genes that appear to be associated with head and neck cancer. Using 5 tumor samples representing this type of cancer, the researchers... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Memory Loss With WBRT Precludes Its Use as Initial Therapy for Brain TumorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although patients with brain tumors survive longer when they are treated with whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) in addition to standard stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), they experience greater declines... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Major Tumor-Suppressor Gene Found on Chromosome 8Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
British scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they have discovered one of the most important tumor-suppressor genes identified in the last 20 years. The neuregulin-1 (NRG1) gene, located on... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - October 7, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Microchip in a Handheld Device Senses Cancer BiomarkersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cancer screening could become much more sensitive and efficient in the future now that a microchip for detecting biomarkers has been developed. Researchers at the University of Toronto have incorporated... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Nanoparticle 'Nanobees' Deliver Bee Venom Agent to TumorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nanoparticle technology has allowed scientists to package an anticancer component of bee venom into a targeted therapy for cancer. Melittin, a host-defense peptide found in bee venom, has long been known... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Prophylactic Mastectomy on the Increase, Despite Dubious Survival AdvantageEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Among women with a breast cancer diagnosis, removal of the other breast as a prophylactic measure seems to be increasing, although there is no firm evidence that this improves survival. Researchers at... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Imatinib Preserves Oocytes in Cisplatin-Treated MiceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Italian researchers are gaining insights into the mechanisms by which chemotherapy produces infertility and into a possible way to protect a woman’s fertility during cancer treatment. They focused their... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 30, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Malignant Melanoma Tumors Shrink With New Drug TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new drug for skin cancer being tested in patients with advanced-stage disease rapidly and dramatically shrank the tumors. Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York, who conducted... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 25, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

High-Dose Daunorubicin Extends Survival in AML PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Higher doses of daunorubicin appear to extend survival for certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to results of 2 recent studies. Researchers in the United States and in Europe independently... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 25, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Bevacizumab Plus Chemo Extends Survival in Melanoma PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients undergoing chemotherapy for malignant melanoma survived longer when they also received bevacizumab, according to the results of a new study. Median survival was 12.3 months for the chemotherapy-plus-bevacizumab−treated... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 24, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Risk in Lynch Syndrome PatientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Individuals with Lynch syndrome, who are at increased risk of colon cancer, in addition to other types of cancer, may be able to reduce this risk by taking aspirin. A study conducted in Europe among approximately... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 23, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Slightly Raises Heart Disease RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Standard hormone treatment for men with prostate cancer could slightly raise their risk of heart disease, a new study shows. The study involved more than 30,000 prostate cancer patients in Sweden who were... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 23, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth Prevents Liver Cancer in Young AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The risk of liver cancer in young adulthood is greatly reduced if the hepatitis B vaccine is administered at birth. Researchers in Taiwan, where universal hepatitis B vaccination has been required since... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 21, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

HER2 Testing Before Initiation of Trastuzumab Is LackingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The risk of liver cancer in young adulthood is greatly reduced if the hepatitis B vaccine is administered at birth. Researchers in Taiwan, where universal hepatitis B vaccination has been required since... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Early Menopausal HRT Raises Breast Cancer Risk by 54 PercentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Starting hormone therapy soon after menopause increases a woman’s risk for breast cancer over the risk observed in non-hormone users, even if the hormones are taken for only a short period of time. New... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 18, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Impact of Weight Gain on Prostate Cancer Risk Differs by Ethnic GroupEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Men who gain weight in their 20s and 30s increase their risk of prostate cancer. How much of a risk they incur may be related to their ethnicity. A study conducted at the University of Hawaii looked at... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 16, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info

Tamoxifen, Other Breast Cancer Risk-Reduction Drugs Have RisksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone are 3 drugs commonly given to women to reduce their risk of breast cancer, but these drugs themselves pose health risks from adverse effects. Researchers at Oregon Health... (Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading)
Source: OncologySTAT What Patients Are Reading - September 16, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: info