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Consuming alcohol after diagnosis increases breast cancer recurrence risk: Study

In the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) study, 1,897 participants diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer between 1997 and 2000 and recruited on average 2 years post-breast cancer diagnosis were evaluated for the association between alcohol intake and breast cancer recurrence and death.

16 Sep 2010

PAF announces expansion of Colorectal Care Line

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF), a national non-profit resolving patient access to health care issues, medical financial limitations, insurance denials and multiple government program enrollments, including Medicaid and Social Security Disability Income announced today a significant expansion of its Colorectal Care Line (CCL), beginning September 13, 2010.

15 Sep 2010

Canadian Cancer Society, POGO collaborate to improve quality of life in childhood cancer survivors

The Canadian Cancer Society and the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) today announced that they have joined forces to improve the quality of outcomes for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer and their families.

15 Sep 2010

Scientists discover study of calcium deposits helps effective breast cancer diagnosis

SCIENTISTS have discovered for the first time that studying calcium deposits in the breast, often detected through screening, could help doctors diagnose breast cancer more effectively.The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), examined the relationship between the composition of these deposits found in breast tissue and the malignancy of a tumour.

15 Sep 2010

ADHD medication improves childhood cancer survivors: Research

A medicine widely used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also provides long-term relief from the attention and behavior changes that affect many childhood cancer survivors, according to a multicenter trial led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators.

14 Sep 2010

CAP forges collaboration with CAP-ACP and RCPA for development of cancer protocols

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) recently signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Canadian Association of Pathologists (CAP-ACP) and the Royal College of Pathologists Australasia (RCPA), forging a collaboration in the development of cancer datasets, also called protocols. The CAP Cancer Protocols are designed as a guideline for definitive cancer reporting.

13 Sep 2010

Researchers find increase in death risk among childhood cancer survivors

Childhood cancer survivors may have an increased risk of death from other forms of cancer, cardiac and cerebrovascular causes more than 25 years after their initial illness, UK scientists have found.

9 Sep 2010

Irregular body weight increases mortality risk in women with colon cancer: Study

Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

9 Sep 2010

Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare offers free prostate cancer screenings

Recognizing that early detection can save lives, the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare is offering free prostate cancer screenings from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11.

3 Sep 2010

Leon-Berard Cancer Center to install CyberKnife VSI System

Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that the first CyberKnife VSI System to be installed in Europe was placed at the Leon-Berard Cancer Multidisciplinary Center in Lyon, France. The CyberKnife VSI System is the newest addition to the CyberKnife product family.

2 Sep 2010

PEM scanners demonstrate improved specificity with high sensitivity in breast cancer diagnosis: Study

In a recent study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 52nd Annual Meeting, researchers at the University of Washington showed that 18FDG dose for Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) may be reduced by as much as 70% without altering image quality.

24 Aug 2010

Early palliative care treatment for lung cancer can help patients live longer: Research

Introducing palliative care at an early stage of treatment for advanced lung cancer could help patients to live for longer, as well as improving their mood and quality of life.

23 Aug 2010

Study finds rectal cancer rates are increasing among young individuals

A new analysis has found that while colon cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age of 40, rectal cancer rates are increasing in this population across races and in both sexes.

23 Aug 2010

Palliative care prolongs metastatic lung cancer patient’s life: Study

A precedent-setting study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, August 19 demonstrates definitively that early referrals to palliative care prolongs life for patients living with metastatic lung cancer.

21 Aug 2010

Research finds increased diagnostic activity among men with family history of prostate cancer

The brothers of men with prostate cancer are at an increased risk of prostate cancer diagnosis because of increased diagnostic activity and not necessarily because they carry a genetic mutation that increases risk of the disease, according to a study published online August 19 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

20 Aug 2010

Problems with analytical study design and data misinterpretation leads to biomarker failure: Report

The boom in cancer biomarker investments over the past 25 years has not translated into major clinical success. The reasons for biomarker failures include problems with study design and interpretation, as well as statistical deficiencies, according to an article published online August 12 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

13 Aug 2010

NAEDI aims to correct survival gap in cancer diagnosis

Cancer Research UK today reveals that as many as 11,000 deaths from cancer could be prevented annually if Great Britain raised its survival figures to match those of the best performing countries in Europe.Cancer Research UK and national cancer director, Professor Mike Richards, believe that the most important reasons for the survival gap include poor awareness of the symptoms of cancer, late presentation to a GP and, late onward referral to hospital.

6 Aug 2010

WaferGen launches SmartChip System for discovery, validation of biomarkers

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc., a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced it has launched the breakthrough WaferGen SmartChip Real-Time PCR System, the next-generation Real-Time PCR system for discovery and validation of biomarkers, or gene expression patterns, on a single platform. The SmartChip System is designed to provide accurate, highly sensitive and high-throughput gene expression profiling capabilities to researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical companies.

6 Aug 2010

Obesity linked to rising womb cancer in women: Report

According to a new report from the Charity Cancer Research (CCR) in Britain, the number of women with womb cancer or uterine cancer is on the rise and obesity may be a clue to such rise.

26 Jul 2010

GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

A team of scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the GE, has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, (MSKCC) one of the world's premier cancer centers, to better understand the early stages of colon cancer. The goal is to yield new insights that improve treatment selection and outcomes for cancer patients in the future.

22 Jul 2010

Cancer Diagnosis News and Research

Consuming alcohol after diagnosis increases breast cancer recurrence risk: Study

PAF announces expansion of Colorectal Care Line

Canadian Cancer Society, POGO collaborate to improve quality of life in childhood cancer survivors

Scientists discover study of calcium deposits helps effective breast cancer diagnosis

ADHD medication improves childhood cancer survivors: Research

CAP forges collaboration with CAP-ACP and RCPA for development of cancer protocols

Researchers find increase in death risk among childhood cancer survivors

Irregular body weight increases mortality risk in women with colon cancer: Study

Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare offers free prostate cancer screenings

Leon-Berard Cancer Center to install CyberKnife VSI System

PEM scanners demonstrate improved specificity with high sensitivity in breast cancer diagnosis: Study

Early palliative care treatment for lung cancer can help patients live longer: Research

Study finds rectal cancer rates are increasing among young individuals

Palliative care prolongs metastatic lung cancer patient’s life: Study

Research finds increased diagnostic activity among men with family history of prostate cancer

Problems with analytical study design and data misinterpretation leads to biomarker failure: Report

NAEDI aims to correct survival gap in cancer diagnosis

WaferGen launches SmartChip System for discovery, validation of biomarkers

Obesity linked to rising womb cancer in women: Report

GE, MSKCC launch colon cancer study

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