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High paracardial fat volume linked to increased risk for heart disease in postmenopausal women

A higher volume of a certain type of fat that surrounds the heart is significantly associated with a higher risk of heart disease in women after menopause and women with lower levels of estrogen at midlife, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

30 Jan 2017

Breast conserving therapy better than mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer patients

Breast conserving therapy (BCT, breast conserving surgery combined with radiation therapy) is superior to mastectomy in certain types of breast cancer patients, according to results from the largest study to date, to be presented to the European Cancer Congress 2017 today.

30 Jan 2017

Onset of diabetes or rapidly deteriorating condition could be first sign of hidden pancreatic cancer

Patients and their doctors should be aware that the onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in existing diabetes that requires more aggressive treatment, could be a sign of early, hidden pancreatic cancer, according to research presented at the European Cancer Congress 2017 today.

30 Jan 2017

New breath test shows promising results for detection of stomach and oesophageal cancers

A test that measures the levels of five chemicals in the breath has shown promising results for the detection of cancers of the oesophagus and stomach in a large patient trial presented at the European Cancer Congress 2017

30 Jan 2017

New immunotherapy active against mucosal melanoma and improves survival for bladder cancer patients

Clinical trials of a new immunotherapy, pembrolizumab, have shown that it prolongs life significantly for patients with bladder cancer and is active against a rare sub-type of melanoma, called mucosal melanoma.

30 Jan 2017

Researchers predict melanoma death rates will decrease from current levels by 2050

By 2050 the death rates from malignant melanoma will have decreased from their current levels but the numbers of people dying from the disease will have increased due to the aging of populations.

30 Jan 2017

ACMG issues new Points to Consider statement on potential clinical application of genome editing

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is weighing in on the genome editing/CRISPR debate with a new Points to Consider statement, "Genome Editing in Clinical Genetics."

29 Jan 2017

Scientists restore partial hearing and balance in deaf mice using new gene therapy

Using a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice born with a genetic condition that affects both.

28 Jan 2017

Tiny transport vesicles and shifts in metabolism can signal big changes in cancer tissues

Microscopic shifts in metabolism and increases in tiny transport vesicles out of tumor cells preface larger changes to the tumor environment and could prepare the way for cancerous cells to spread and metastasize, University of Illinois researchers report.

28 Jan 2017

Delays in availability of new treatments and incomprehensible price rises disadvantage cancer patients

Cancer patients are living longer and in many cases the disease is becoming chronic rather than acute. Access to drugs that help extend life and improve quality of life, and fair prices for those drugs are therefore essential for more and more people.

28 Jan 2017

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal extra centrosomes can promote tumor formation in mice

When a cell is dividing, two identical structures, called centrosomes, move to opposite sides of the cell to help separate its chromosomes into the new cells.

28 Jan 2017

Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows

In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered the conditions by which specific signals in primary tumors of head and neck and breast cancers, pre-program cancer cells to become dormant and evade chemotherapy after spreading.

28 Jan 2017

GUMC researchers describe lab technique to fill gaps in clinical care and research

Researchers who developed and tested a revolutionary laboratory technique that allows for the endless growth of normal and diseased cells in a laboratory are publicly sharing how the technique works.

28 Jan 2017

New MIP system for therapeutic gene delivery can enhance transgene expression using AAV vector

Advanced engineering of a mini-intronic plasmid (MIP) system designed to carry a therapeutic gene can significantly enhance the expression of the transgene delivered using an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector.

28 Jan 2017

Antibodies can activate nerve cells within milliseconds, study shows

Antibodies are able to activate human nerve cells within milliseconds and hence modify their function -- that is the surprising conclusion of a study carried out at Human Biology at the Technical University of Munich.

28 Jan 2017

Researchers compile list of toxins and medicinal compounds produced by amphibian family

As human diseases become alarmingly antibiotic resistant, identification of new pharmaceuticals is critical.

28 Jan 2017

Single-molecule compounds may become basis for new antioxidant therapies

Treated particles of graphene derived from carbon nanotubes have demonstrated remarkable potential as life-saving antioxidants, but as small as they are, something even smaller had to be created to figure out why they work so well.

28 Jan 2017

Researchers highlight importance of large population studies for increased knowledge about disease

Per Magnus, director of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study at the NIPH, together with two researchers from the UK and Denmark, have written a commentary article in the latest issue of the prestigious journal JAMA Pediatrics. The journal is published by the American Medical Association.

28 Jan 2017

Young and middle-aged adults may be over-treated for colon cancer, study suggests

Young and middle-aged patients with colon cancer are nearly two to eight times more likely to receive postoperative chemotherapy than older patients, yet there seems to be no added survival benefits for these patients, according to a study published today in JAMA Surgery by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

28 Jan 2017

Study shows evidence that intestinal microorganisms can serve as link between diet and colorectal cancer

A new study provides some of the strongest evidence to date that microorganisms living in the large intestine can serve as a link between diet and certain types of colorectal cancer, the lead authors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital report.

28 Jan 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

High paracardial fat volume linked to increased risk for heart disease in postmenopausal women

Breast conserving therapy better than mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer patients

Onset of diabetes or rapidly deteriorating condition could be first sign of hidden pancreatic cancer

New breath test shows promising results for detection of stomach and oesophageal cancers

New immunotherapy active against mucosal melanoma and improves survival for bladder cancer patients

Researchers predict melanoma death rates will decrease from current levels by 2050

ACMG issues new Points to Consider statement on potential clinical application of genome editing

Scientists restore partial hearing and balance in deaf mice using new gene therapy

Tiny transport vesicles and shifts in metabolism can signal big changes in cancer tissues

Delays in availability of new treatments and incomprehensible price rises disadvantage cancer patients

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal extra centrosomes can promote tumor formation in mice

Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows

GUMC researchers describe lab technique to fill gaps in clinical care and research

New MIP system for therapeutic gene delivery can enhance transgene expression using AAV vector

Antibodies can activate nerve cells within milliseconds, study shows

Researchers compile list of toxins and medicinal compounds produced by amphibian family

Single-molecule compounds may become basis for new antioxidant therapies

Researchers highlight importance of large population studies for increased knowledge about disease

Young and middle-aged adults may be over-treated for colon cancer, study suggests

Study shows evidence that intestinal microorganisms can serve as link between diet and colorectal cancer

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