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Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

FDA approves first adjuvant treatment to reduce risk of kidney cancer recurrence

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sutent (sunitinib malate) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients who are at a high risk of kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) returning after a kidney has been removed (nephrectomy).

17 Nov 2017

FDA grants approval to first treatment for rare blood cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approval of Zelboraf (vemurafenib) to include the treatment of certain adult patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD), a rare cancer of the blood.

7 Nov 2017

Gut bacteria may influence the response to certain cancer therapies finds study

A latest study has found that patients with advanced melanoma or skin cancer who had a specific bacteria in their gut had a more favorable response to certain types of cancer treatment or immunotherapy. The study from the University of Texas was published in the latest issue of the journal Science.

3 Nov 2017

Surveillance rather than surgery can be safe option for women with FEA lesions

The detection of certain non-cancerous "high risk" breast lesions can lead to surgical treatment in women, but one of the largest studies of a specific type of high-risk lesion, flat epithelial atypia (FEA), calls for close observation, rather than surgical removal of these lesions in most cases, according to study results published on the web site of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in advance of print.

31 Oct 2017

Updated guidelines offer support for appropriate, safe use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation

Cleveland Clinic researcher Chirag Shah, M.D., led the development of updated guidelines for the appropriate and safe utilization of accelerated partial-breast irradiation. The guidelines are published online in the journal, Brachytherapy.

26 Oct 2017

Genomic roots of ovarian tumors may arise in fallopian tubes, study suggests

Some scientists have suspected that the most common form of ovarian cancer may originate in the fallopian tubes, the thin fibrous tunnels that connect the ovaries to the uterus.

24 Oct 2017

Daily aspirin therapy linked to reduced risk of HBV‐related liver cancer

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting – held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases – found that daily aspirin therapy was significantly associated with a reduced risk in hepatitis B virus‐related liver cancer.

20 Oct 2017

Xstrahl receives FDA 510 (k) clearance for marketing its Photoelectric Therapy System

The Photoelectric Therapy System is a compact and ergonomic superficial X-Ray therapy system operating in the 10 kV to 80 kV range intended for superficial radiotherapy and surface electronic brachytherapy treatment of primary malignant epithelial neoplasms of the skin and keloids.

From Xstrahl 19 Oct 2017

One ninth of men in the US are infected with oral HPV, study shows

Around one in nine men in the US. are infected with oral human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study led by researchers at the University of Florida.

18 Oct 2017

Most ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes, study finds

Most - and possibly all - ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them.

17 Oct 2017

New study describes unique role of androgens in kidney cancer

A new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer, and it suggests that a new approach to treatment, targeting the androgen receptor (AR), is worth further investigation.

13 Oct 2017

RUDN University scientists synthesize new range of cytotoxic substances

Scientists from RUDN University have synthesized a number of new cytotoxic substances - the ones that can damage cells. In the future the results of the study can be used in cancer therapy.

13 Oct 2017

Study documents gene mutation as cause of cancer form in the liver

There is no effective treatment for the cancer form found in the liver called fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, which is mainly found among children and young people.

12 Oct 2017

Researchers develop new diagnostic and prognosis method for early detection of liver cancer

An international team of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, with colleagues at Sun Yet-sun University Cancer Center and other collaborating institutions, have developed a new diagnostic and prognosis method for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a simple blood sample containing circulating tumor DNA.

9 Oct 2017

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.

6 Oct 2017

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. women with breast cancer.

6 Oct 2017

CRI scientists challenge oldest concept in tumor metabolism

Scientists at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that lactate provides a fuel for growing tumors, challenging a nearly century-old observation known as the Warburg effect.

6 Oct 2017

Experts call for greater focus on effective screening methods to help save lives from digestive cancers

Experts from United European Gastroenterology (UEG), presenting at the European Digestive Cancer Days Conference in Prague today, are calling on European governments to focus their efforts on developing early diagnosis techniques, in order to save thousands of lives from digestive cancers including a more targeted approach to ensure at risk patients don’t ‘slip through the early-detection net’.

28 Sep 2017

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

A new combination of existing drugs has been shown to block the cancer gene behind a fatal form of glandular cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma. The findings from the Sahlgrenska Academy can lead to new treatment for patients with this disease relatively soon.

28 Sep 2017

First-ever treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma receives approval in Japan

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer Inc. today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved BAVENCIO (avelumab, genetically recombinant Injection 200mg/mL for intravenous use) as the first and only treatment indicated for curatively unresectable Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare and aggressive cancer, in Japan.

27 Sep 2017

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FDA approves first adjuvant treatment to reduce risk of kidney cancer recurrence

FDA grants approval to first treatment for rare blood cancer

Gut bacteria may influence the response to certain cancer therapies finds study

Surveillance rather than surgery can be safe option for women with FEA lesions

Updated guidelines offer support for appropriate, safe use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation

Genomic roots of ovarian tumors may arise in fallopian tubes, study suggests

Daily aspirin therapy linked to reduced risk of HBV‐related liver cancer

Xstrahl receives FDA 510 (k) clearance for marketing its Photoelectric Therapy System

One ninth of men in the US are infected with oral HPV, study shows

Most ovarian cancers start in the fallopian tubes, study finds

New study describes unique role of androgens in kidney cancer

RUDN University scientists synthesize new range of cytotoxic substances

Study documents gene mutation as cause of cancer form in the liver

Researchers develop new diagnostic and prognosis method for early detection of liver cancer

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

CRI scientists challenge oldest concept in tumor metabolism

Experts call for greater focus on effective screening methods to help save lives from digestive cancers

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

First-ever treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma receives approval in Japan

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