Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

19. November 2009 07:16

Delcath Systems, Inc., a medical technology company developing the Delcath Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP(TM)) System, a minimally invasive drug delivery platform for the regional treatment of cancer metastatic to the liver, today reported on the Company's recent progress. [More]

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Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Drug Delivery, Liver Cancer, Melanoma, Ocular Melanoma

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center awards $50,000 to three young investigators

30. September 2009 02:01

Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this year's Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, a prize awarded biennially since 2001 to scientists under the age of forty-six by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Brain, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cell, Chromosome, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Diet, Education, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Gene Expression, Genomics, Gleevec, Glioblastoma, Iressa, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Metabolism, Myeloid Leukemia, Neuroblastoma, Oncology, Pathology, Prostate Cancer, Rapamycin, Tarceva, Temsirolimus, Urology

Winners of Paul Marks Prize 2009

29. September 2009 03:06

Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this year's Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, a prize awarded biennially since 2001 to scientists under the age of forty-six by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Brain, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cell, Chromosome, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Diet, Education, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Gene Expression, Genomics, Gleevec, Glioblastoma, Iressa, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Metabolism, Myeloid Leukemia, Neuroblastoma, Oncology, Pathology, Prostate Cancer, Rapamycin, Tarceva, Temsirolimus, Urology

New technique may help clinicians in diagnosing pleural effusion

24. August 2009 03:10

A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown cause. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cytology, Hospital, Mesothelioma, Radiotherapy

More evidence that genes increase a smokers' risk of lung cancer

21. August 2009 01:53

Cancer Research UK funded scientists have confirmed that inherited changes in certain regions of the genome can increase a smokers' risk of developing lung cancer lung cancer, and determine the type of lung cancer that develops. Their results were published in this week's edition of the journal Cancer Research*. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Chromosome 15, Chromosome 5, Chromosome 6, Genetics, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Smoking Addiction, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Metformin associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in diabetics

3. August 2009 06:48

The antidiabetic medication metformin is associated with a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in diabetics, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. However, other commonly used therapies, such as insulin or insulin secretagogues, may be associated with increased risk for the deadly disease. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Insulin, Metaformin, Obesity, Pancreatic Cancer

Smoking increases likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic

27. July 2009 20:56

Smoking has once again been implicated in the development of advanced cancer. Exposure to nicotine by way of cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Gene Expression, Nicotine, Osteopontin, Pancreatic Cancer, Smoking, Smoking Addiction

FDA approves Alimta (pemetrexed) for advanced lung cancer

6. July 2009 19:35

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alimta (pemetrexed), the first drug available for maintenance therapy of advanced or metastatic lung cancer. [More]

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Posted in: Pharmaceutical News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Alimta, Chemotherapy, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Pemetrexed, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Vitamin K

Strong link between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer

23. June 2009 20:31

In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may play a significant role in an individual developing the disease at an earlier age. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Body Mass Index (BMI), Cancer, Obesity, Pancreatic Cancer

Radiofrequency ablation eradicates problems in most patients with Barrett's esophagus

27. May 2009 19:30

A procedure that uses heat generated by radio waves to treat Barrett's esophagus, a condition caused by acid reflux (severe heartburn), can eliminate signs of the potentially cancer-causing disorder and reduce the risk that the disease will progress. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Procedure News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Barrett's Esophagus, Dysplasia, Esomeprazole, Radiofrequency Ablation

New early detection studies of lung cancer in non-smokers launched

4. May 2009 20:55

Government and private sector cancer scientists today launched a research partnership to find biomarkers for lung cancer that develops in people who have never smoked. The research studies are designed to create a better understanding of the biology of lung cancer and to develop a test to detect early-stage lung cancer in lifetime nonsmokers. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Biomarker, Cancer, DNA, DNA Methylation, Genetics, Lung Cancer, microRNA, Smoking, Smoking Addiction

Possible genetic cause for advanced colorectal cancer in blacks

1. April 2009 21:13

Researchers have identified a possible genetic cause for increased risk for a more advanced form of colorectal cancer in blacks that leads to shorter survival, according to data published in Clinical Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Hispanic Health, p53 Protein, Pathology

Variations in mismatch repair genes predict prognosis in pancreatic cancer

13. January 2009 22:28

Variations in mismatch repair genes can help predict treatment response and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented today in advance of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Apoptosis, Biomarker, Cancer, DNA, DNA Replication, Gemcitabine, Gemzar, Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer

Protein indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase points to new pancreatic cancer therapies

1. December 2008 22:22

An enzyme that is overexpressed in pancreatic cancer cells may hold the key to successfully treating the disease with targeted immunotherapy, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University reported at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Pancreatic Cancer, Tryptophan

Saturated fats a possible risk factor for cancer of the small intestine

16. November 2008 22:17

Findings published in the journal Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, identify dietary intake of saturated fats as a possible risk factor for cancer of the small intestine, advancing the understanding of cancer development in this and other areas of the digestive tract. [More]

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Tags: Adenocarcinomas, Adenoma (Benign Tumor), Cancer, Carcinoid Tumor, Colorectal Cancer, Diet

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Recent progress of Delcath Systems in drug delivery platform reported

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center awards $50,000 to three young investigators

Winners of Paul Marks Prize 2009

New technique may help clinicians in diagnosing pleural effusion

More evidence that genes increase a smokers' risk of lung cancer

Metformin associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in diabetics

Smoking increases likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic

FDA approves Alimta (pemetrexed) for advanced lung cancer

Strong link between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer

Radiofrequency ablation eradicates problems in most patients with Barrett's esophagus

New early detection studies of lung cancer in non-smokers launched

Possible genetic cause for advanced colorectal cancer in blacks

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