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Study confirms MammaPrint's capabilities in determining patients likely to benefit from chemotherapy

Today, at the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced that Breast Cancer Research and Treatment has published an important study demonstrating the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with a high-risk of breast cancer recurrence according to the MammaPrint test. The ASBS meeting takes places April 28 - May 2, 2010, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, where you can meet the Agendia team at booth # 314.

30 Apr 2010

Study calls for optimized medical treatment for older patients with advanced lung cancer

Although more than two fifths of lung cancers are diagnosed in patients over 70, data from clinical trials on the safest and most effective treatments for this age group are scarce.

29 Apr 2010

Five-minute screening test could cut risk of developing bowel cancer: Research

A five-minute screening test could cut the risk of developing bowel cancer by a third and save thousands of lives from what is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, according to new research led by Imperial College London, published today in the Lancet.

28 Apr 2010

'Flexi-Scope' test reduces incidence of bowel cancer

A one-off screening test that takes just five minutes could reduce the risk of bowel cancer by one-third and save thousands of lives, UK scientists have said.

28 Apr 2010

Myths and facts about pediatric cancer

"Your child has cancer." They are words every parent can't imagine hearing.

24 Apr 2010

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

Motivated clinicians and an Internet connection combined with computers and e-mail access have the power to transform pediatric cancer treatment in the most remote corners of earth, according to a St. Jude investigator writing in a recent issue of The Lancet Oncology.

24 Apr 2010

Travel Toward Wellness specializes in women's wellness travel for cancer survivors

Cancer survivors often describe their experience as a "journey." Now Nancy Parker, veteran corporate executive and breast cancer survivor, is taking other survivors on a more joyful journey. Her company, Travel Toward Wellness, is filling a unique travel niche, specializing in girlfriend getaways and women's wellness travel for cancer survivors.

23 Apr 2010

DiagnoCure's proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 presented at 2010 EAU meeting

DiagnoCure, Inc., a life sciences company commercializing high-value cancer diagnostic tests and delivering laboratory services, announced that its proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 was the topic of over 13 presentations at the 2010 European Association of Urology meeting, the world largest urology event, held in Barcelona, Spain, with 14,000 registrants.

22 Apr 2010

EGFR levels may help early detection of breast cancer

Levels of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) may be elevated in the blood of women within 17 months prior to their breast cancer diagnosis, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010, held here April 17-21.

21 Apr 2010

Affymetrix introduces new service for obtaining allele-specific copy number data from FFPE samples

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced the launch of the Affymetrix® MIP Copy Number Service, designed for cancer researchers using challenging FFPE samples. With the MIP Copy Number Service, scientists can now obtain high-quality allele-specific copy number data from FFPE samples. The service is available for research use only exclusively through the Affymetrix® Research Services Laboratory (ARSL).

20 Apr 2010

Blood test to determine inflammation levels in body may help assess colon cancer risk: Study

A blood test used to determine the level of inflammation in the body may offer some help in assessing colon cancer risk, according to results of a study to be presented by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's Gong Yang, M.D., MPH, at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

20 Apr 2010

Higher intake of vitamin K from dietary sources associated with lower risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

In the first study of vitamin K and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K from their diet have a lower risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

20 Apr 2010

Study reveals increased risk for cancer among Latino populations

New findings from epidemiology and observational studies show an increased risk for cancer among Latino populations, but unique demographic characteristics suggest the problem may be worse than currently known.

19 Apr 2010

Patient advocates and researchers present MythBusters show to increase awareness of cancer research

Using a combination of "Jeopardy," "Saturday Night Live" and a famous Discovery Channel show called MythBusters, patient advocates and researchers at Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center presented "Mythbusters: Cancer Research in Jeopardy" to their community in an effort to increase awareness of cancer research, particularly clinical trials.

19 Apr 2010

Role of race and health insurance status in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Researchers at The GW Cancer Institute, with funding from the National Cancer Institute, examined the effect of race and health insurance status on diagnostic and treatment delays over a 5-year period, with initial screenings going back 12 years, and found that race may play a larger role than previously thought when it comes to optimal diagnosis and treatment of black women with breast cancer.

17 Apr 2010

Diagnosis errors have put patient health in danger: NPSA study

The study, which was conducted by the NHS' National Patient Safety Agency, analysed over a thousand cases where cancer had been misdiagnosed or indentified late over a 12-month period.

16 Apr 2010

Many women with invasive breast cancer unaware of skin-sparing mastectomy

In the U.S., more than 180,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Many of these women will undergo mastectomy surgery that will result in disfiguring scars because they are unaware of the availability of skin-sparing mastectomies and did not ask their surgeons about this treatment option. Skin-sparing mastectomy is a surgical technique to remove cancerous breast tissue by using the same minimal and judiciously placed incisions used by plastic surgeons for elective breast surgery.

16 Apr 2010

Genomic component playing key role in promoting breast cancer progression discovered

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that its scientists have teamed with researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, and other institutions to discover a genomic component that plays a key role in promoting breast cancer progression. A study published today in the journal Nature details how levels of a specific kind of non-coding RNA molecule in primary breast tumors regulate metastasis and tumor invasiveness and may be an important target for cancer diagnosis and therapy.

15 Apr 2010

EGEE User Forum to highlight role of grid computing techniques in diagnosing cancer and heart diseases

Cancer, heart and circulatory system diseases cause two thirds of all deaths in Europe. Three research projects at this week's Enabling Grids for E-sciencE (EGEE) User Forum in Uppsala, Sweden, are demonstrating ways that modern computing techniques can investigate today's biggest killers.

15 Apr 2010

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies' ProxiScan gamma camera receives FDA clearance for endocavity imaging

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of compact, high-resolution gamma cameras for the detection of cancer and other abnormalities in the body, announces FDA clearance of ProxiScan. The system can be used in imaging the distribution of radionuclides in the human body using planar imaging techniques. ProxiScan may also be used intra-operatively, on pathological specimens and for endocavity applications if a protective sheath is used.

15 Apr 2010

Cancer diagnostics News and Research

Study confirms MammaPrint's capabilities in determining patients likely to benefit from chemotherapy

Study calls for optimized medical treatment for older patients with advanced lung cancer

Five-minute screening test could cut risk of developing bowel cancer: Research

'Flexi-Scope' test reduces incidence of bowel cancer

Myths and facts about pediatric cancer

New hopes to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment for children

Travel Toward Wellness specializes in women's wellness travel for cancer survivors

DiagnoCure's proprietary prostate cancer biomarker PCA3 presented at 2010 EAU meeting

EGFR levels may help early detection of breast cancer

Affymetrix introduces new service for obtaining allele-specific copy number data from FFPE samples

Blood test to determine inflammation levels in body may help assess colon cancer risk: Study

Higher intake of vitamin K from dietary sources associated with lower risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Study reveals increased risk for cancer among Latino populations

Patient advocates and researchers present MythBusters show to increase awareness of cancer research

Role of race and health insurance status in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis errors have put patient health in danger: NPSA study

Many women with invasive breast cancer unaware of skin-sparing mastectomy

Genomic component playing key role in promoting breast cancer progression discovered

EGEE User Forum to highlight role of grid computing techniques in diagnosing cancer and heart diseases

Hybridyne Imaging Technologies' ProxiScan gamma camera receives FDA clearance for endocavity imaging

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