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Researchers hope to exploit unique metabolic profile of cancer

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a characteristic unique to cancer cells in an animal model of cancer -- and they believe it could be exploited as a target to develop new treatment strategies.

2 Aug 2013

Using the immune system to control cancer: an interview with Dr. Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, Ludwig Center at MSKCC

Cancer immunotherapy aims to recruit a patient’s immune system to recognize cancer as foreign and dangerous and to remove it from the body, as it would an infection.

1 Aug 2013

Cedars-Sinai physicist receives William D. Coolidge Award for pioneering work in radiation oncology

Benedick Fraass, PhD, FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, received the highest honor from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine — the William D. Coolidge Award — for his distinguished career achievements in medical physics, including his pioneering work in radiation oncology.

1 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

A dozen Republicans in the Senate have said they'd rather shut down the government than provide funding for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 healthcare reform law better known as Obamacare. Meanwhile, more than 60 Republicans in the House have called on their leadership to cut off all federal support for the law in the coming fiscal year. And they complain when President Obama doesn't hold up his end of the bargain? (7/30).

1 Aug 2013

New approach could provide alternative treatment for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer

A new way to target a breast cancer cells' appetite for over-indulging in sugar, that could provide an alternative treatment for chemotherapy resistant breast cancer, is being developed by Breast Cancer Campaign scientists at the University of Southampton.

1 Aug 2013

ALCF honors oncologist with Lectureship Award for ground-breaking work on lung cancer research

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) honored Tony Mok, MD, with the 2013 Addario Lectureship Award for his continued ground-breaking work for lung cancer patients, doctors and caregivers around the world. Dr. Mok, of Chinese University of Hong Kong, received the award at the 14th International Lung Cancer Congress held on July 25 in Huntington Beach, California.

29 Jul 2013

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

In an analysis of 5-year survival rates among black and white women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1991 and 2005, black women continued to have a lower rate of survival, with most of the difference related to factors including poorer health of black patients at diagnosis and more advanced disease, rather than treatment differences, according to a study in the July 24/31 issue of JAMA.

25 Jul 2013

Innovative microsurgery technique helps prevent lymphedema in patients with breast cancer

A team of surgeons and members of the breast cancer program of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is conducting a two-year pilot study of an innovative microsurgery technique coupled with imaging technology to not only prevent lymphedema but also potentially detect and treat it early.

24 Jul 2013

Child cancer survival: an interview with Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones, University College London

Back in the early 1960s, just before chemotherapy really started to be used, only about 30% of children survived cancer. That was mainly because they had cancers that were amenable to surgery.

24 Jul 2013

Solar-powered sterilization system could be boon for people who lack adequate sanitation

Rice University nanotechnology researchers have unveiled a solar-powered sterilization system that could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack adequate sanitation. The "solar steam" sterilization system uses nanomaterials to convert as much as 80 percent of the energy in sunlight into germ-killing heat.

24 Jul 2013

Research team receives NCI grant to develop precision therapies that kill cancer cells

A research team headed by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists Christopher Kemp, Ph.D., and Carla Grandori, M.D., Ph.D., has received a $4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop precision therapies that selectively kill cancer cells while sparing normal, healthy tissue.

24 Jul 2013

Female cancer patients unhappy with the way doctors discussed about fertility preservation options

Young female cancer patients are unhappy about the way fertility preservation options are discussed with them by doctors before starting cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Sheffield and The Children's Hospital, Sheffield.

23 Jul 2013

CETSA helps scientists determine effectiveness of drugs in the body

The search for new drugs, including those for cancer, is set to speed up thanks to a new research technique invented by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University.

20 Jul 2013

Mirror Effect of Immunovative Therapies: A new approach to cancer treatment

Dr. Michael Har-Noy, founder and CEO of Immunovative Therapies Ltd, a biotech company in Israel, describes a new and unique approach to cancer treatment.

20 Jul 2013

Protein on surface of human breast tumour cells may serve as drug target for breast cancer

Scientists have identified higher levels of a receptor protein found on the surface of human breast tumour cells that may serve as a new drug target for the treatment of breast cancer.

19 Jul 2013

Cancer prehabilitation has potential to reduce problems, improve physical and mental health outcomes

For patients with cancer, "prehabilitation"— interventions given between the time of diagnosis and the start of treatment—has the potential to reduce complications from treatments and improve physical and mental health outcomes, according to a report in the August American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

19 Jul 2013

UK Markey Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center was joined by national, state and local leaders last Friday to celebrate its designation as a National Cancer Institute cancer center.

19 Jul 2013

Quest Diagnostics completes sale of ibrutinib commercialization rights to Royalty Pharma

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced today that it has completed the sale of its rights to royalties from commercialization of the drug candidate ibrutinib to Royalty Pharma, the industry leader in acquiring royalty interests in marketed and late stage biopharmaceutical products, for $485 million in cash.

From Quest Diagnostics 18 Jul 2013

Breast cancer pilot study: Patients benefit from treatments guided by molecular profiling

The Side-Out Foundation's breast cancer pilot study, led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, Translational Drug Development and Scottsdale Healthcare, has shown that cancer patients do better when their treatment is guided by molecular profiling.

18 Jul 2013

Novel way to fine-tune activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery with cancer-fighting effects

Molecular biologists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio have found a novel way to fine-tune the activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery, with potentially cancer-fighting effects.

18 Jul 2013

Cancer Therapy News and Research

Researchers hope to exploit unique metabolic profile of cancer

Using the immune system to control cancer: an interview with Dr. Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, Ludwig Center at MSKCC

Cedars-Sinai physicist receives William D. Coolidge Award for pioneering work in radiation oncology

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

New approach could provide alternative treatment for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer

ALCF honors oncologist with Lectureship Award for ground-breaking work on lung cancer research

Study reveals that black women with breast cancer continue to have lower survival rate

Innovative microsurgery technique helps prevent lymphedema in patients with breast cancer

Child cancer survival: an interview with Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones, University College London

Solar-powered sterilization system could be boon for people who lack adequate sanitation

Research team receives NCI grant to develop precision therapies that kill cancer cells

Female cancer patients unhappy with the way doctors discussed about fertility preservation options

CETSA helps scientists determine effectiveness of drugs in the body

Mirror Effect of Immunovative Therapies: A new approach to cancer treatment

Protein on surface of human breast tumour cells may serve as drug target for breast cancer

Cancer prehabilitation has potential to reduce problems, improve physical and mental health outcomes

UK Markey Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation

Quest Diagnostics completes sale of ibrutinib commercialization rights to Royalty Pharma

Breast cancer pilot study: Patients benefit from treatments guided by molecular profiling

Novel way to fine-tune activity of cells' protein-disposing machinery with cancer-fighting effects

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