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Natural extract from India's neem tree shows promise against pancreatic cancer

A natural extract derived from India's neem tree could potentially be used to treat pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in the journal Scientific Reports.

12 Feb 2016

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute recognized as one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has received the 2016 Women's Choice Award as one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care for the third consecutive year. Karmanos also received the award in 2011 and 2012, as well as 2014 and 2015.

12 Feb 2016

ASTRO encourages policymakers to increase financial support for cancer research in FY 2017 Budget

The American Society for Radiation Oncology commends the proposed investment in cancer-related research announced in the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget released yesterday by the White House.

12 Feb 2016

University of Louisville researcher reveals potentially harmful effects of e-cigarettes

While e-cigarette use is increasing worldwide, little is known about the health effects e-cigarettes pose for users. A University of Louisville researcher is working to change that status.

12 Feb 2016

Discovery throws light on how human diseases work

Researchers from the University of Warwick have discovered how cells in the human body build their own 'railway networks', throwing light on how diseases such as bowel cancer work.

12 Feb 2016

ASTRO's new research journal 'Advances in Radiation Oncology' closes first issue

Advances in Radiation Oncology, ASTRO's new original research journal, has closed its first issue with research including a phase II clinical trial in prostate cancer, a prospective trial in quality of life for breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy and several clinical and medical physics reports on the use of stereotactic body radiotherapy.

12 Feb 2016

Novel test could help get best treatment for advanced bowel cancer patients

A NEW test could help patients with advanced bowel cancer get the best treatment for their disease, according to a Cancer Research UK clinical trial published today (Thursday) in JAMA Oncology.

11 Feb 2016

David Calligaris wins ABC Best Paper Award

David Calligaris is the winner of this year's ABC Best Paper Award, presented by the Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. In a paper published in ABC, lead author Calligaris and his colleagues describe a novel system using mass spectrometry as an intraoperative tool. Their method opens new possibilities to detect additional tumour markers which are useful in diagnosing brain and breast tumours during surgery.

11 Feb 2016

West Cancer Center introduces promising new treatment method for brain cancer patients

Brain Cancer patients in the Mid-South now have a promising new treatment method at West Cancer Center. Optune™, a portable device using low intensity electric fields to inhibit cancer cell replication causing death of cancer cells, is the first FDA-approved therapy in more than a decade to show a significant extension in overall survival rates for newly diagnosed adult Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) patients.

11 Feb 2016

Unlocking intrinsically disordered proteins: an interview with Peter Wright

I'm a professor in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology at The Scripps Research Institute. I have been performing NMR research on proteins for nearly 40 years.

From Bruker BioSpin Group 11 Feb 2016

CMU researchers create robotically-driven experimentation system to reduce drug discovery cost

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have created the first robotically driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number of drugs on many proteins, reducing the number of necessary experiments by 70 percent.

11 Feb 2016

Yale Cancer Center researchers identify cause of myeloma

Yale Cancer Center researchers have identified what causes a third of all myelomas, a type of cancer affecting plasma cells. The findings, published in the Feb. 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, could fundamentally change the way this cancer and others are treated.

11 Feb 2016

Simple physics may play key role in helping the body to fight infection

Simple physics may play a larger role than previously thought in helping control key bodily processes - such as how the body fights infection.

11 Feb 2016

Study looks at post-treatment resources for prostate cancer patients transitioning to survivorship

The System Partner of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Meridian Health is joining forces with Rutgers Cancer Institute in offering access to a research study aimed at prostate cancer patients who are transitioning to survivorship.

11 Feb 2016

Enhancing quality of life for people with serious illnesses

Being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness is distressing enough but a dearth of cohesive services often compounds the difficulty, according to an NAU researcher.

11 Feb 2016

Review of EAS cases among patients with psychiatric conditions in the Netherlands

A review of euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) cases among patients with psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands found that most had chronic, severe conditions, with histories of attempted suicides and hospitalizations, and were described as socially isolated or lonely, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

11 Feb 2016

Study holds promise for new alternatives to treat leukemia

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a type of cancer found primarily in children can grow only when signaled to do so by other nearby cells that are noncancerous.

11 Feb 2016

Vanderbilt physicians examine risk factors for cardiovascular disease in prostate cancer survivors

The 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States are likely to die from something other than cancer, thanks to early detection, effective treatment and the disease's slow progression.

11 Feb 2016

Researchers reveal inherited genetic mutations associated with ovarian cancer risk

Previous research has established a link between genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to an increased risk of developing ovarian, fallopian tube or peritoneal cancer in women.

11 Feb 2016

Scientists propose use of mathematical models to find better treatment for bladder cancer

MIPT scientists together with their colleagues from St. Petersburg and Israel have analyzed more than 500 previously published scientific articles and proposed their own approach to the choice of methods used for the treatment of one of the most common cancers.

11 Feb 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Natural extract from India's neem tree shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute recognized as one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care

ASTRO encourages policymakers to increase financial support for cancer research in FY 2017 Budget

University of Louisville researcher reveals potentially harmful effects of e-cigarettes

Discovery throws light on how human diseases work

ASTRO's new research journal 'Advances in Radiation Oncology' closes first issue

Novel test could help get best treatment for advanced bowel cancer patients

David Calligaris wins ABC Best Paper Award

West Cancer Center introduces promising new treatment method for brain cancer patients

Unlocking intrinsically disordered proteins: an interview with Peter Wright

CMU researchers create robotically-driven experimentation system to reduce drug discovery cost

Yale Cancer Center researchers identify cause of myeloma

Simple physics may play key role in helping the body to fight infection

Study looks at post-treatment resources for prostate cancer patients transitioning to survivorship

Enhancing quality of life for people with serious illnesses

Review of EAS cases among patients with psychiatric conditions in the Netherlands

Study holds promise for new alternatives to treat leukemia

Vanderbilt physicians examine risk factors for cardiovascular disease in prostate cancer survivors

Researchers reveal inherited genetic mutations associated with ovarian cancer risk

Scientists propose use of mathematical models to find better treatment for bladder cancer

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