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Researchers invent new imaging system to help detect malignant tissue during surgery

With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that causes tumors to "light up" when a hand-held laser is directed at them.

21 Jan 2015

Exposure to alcohol TV ads associated with underage drinking

Seeing and liking alcohol advertising on television among underage youths was associated with the onset of drinking, binge drinking and hazardous drinking, according to a study by researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Jan 2015

ASCO announces cancer Advance of the Year

The American Society of Clinical Oncology for the first time announced its cancer Advance of the Year: the transformation of treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia. Until now, many patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have had few effective treatment options. Four newly approved therapies, however, are poised to dramatically improve the outlook for patients with the disease.

20 Jan 2015

Researchers identify ten new antibodies that can possibly prevent cancer tumours

Out of a library with billions of artificial antibodies, researchers have identified ten that can possibly prevent cancer tumours from growing.

20 Jan 2015

LUME-Lung 1 shows QoL, symptoms benefits

LUME-Lung 1 trial patients’ reports of symptoms and health-related quality of life support the use of second-line nintedanib for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

20 Jan 2015

MET amplified in NSCLC irrespective of type, genetic background

A third of non-small-cell lung cancers show low- to high-level amplification of the MET gene, according to a German study, with no significant difference in frequency across different types of cancer and genetic backgrounds.

20 Jan 2015

Rare, complex EGFR mutations adversely affect EGFR–TKI treatment outcomes

Individuals with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer who have rare or complex epidermal growth factor receptor mutations have inferior outcomes in response to EGFR–tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment compared with those with common mutations, research indicates.

20 Jan 2015

Kinex Pharmaceuticals doses first actinic keratosis patient with KX2-391 ointment

Kinex Pharmaceuticals announced today that the first actinic keratosis patient has been dosed with KX2-391 ointment in Austin, Texas.

20 Jan 2015

Johnson & Johnson announces sales of $18.3 billion for Q4 2014

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $18.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, a decrease of 0.6% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Operational results increased 3.9% and the negative impact of currency was 4.5%. Domestic sales increased 7.4%.

20 Jan 2015

Celator Pharmaceuticals' CPX-351 receives FDA Fast Track designation for secondary AML treatment

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is transforming the science of combination therapy and developing products to improve patient outcomes in cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track designation for CPX-351 (cytarabine:daunorubicin) for the treatment of elderly patients with secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

20 Jan 2015

St. Luke’s offers Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for treatment of brain tumors

Some treatments for brain and spine tumors traditionally have involved restraining a patient with a heavy immobilization device and pins that pierce the skin and embed into the skull to ensure the accuracy and precision of a treatment. Doctors say the pins can add considerable anxiety.

20 Jan 2015

FDA removes partial clinical hold on CytRx's aldoxorubicin clinical trials

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has removed the partial clinical hold on the Company's aldoxorubicin clinical trials.

20 Jan 2015

Caris Life Sciences launches Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network

Caris Life Sciences, a leading biosciences company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced the establishment of the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network, and appointed John L. Marshall, M.D., as Chairman of the Network.

20 Jan 2015

Researchers turn clinical experience in multiple myeloma treatment into instructive review for physicians

Multiple myeloma is a malignant disease characterised by proliferation of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow and typically accompanied by the secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulins that are detectable in the serum or urine. Increased understanding of the microenvironmental interactions between malignant plasma cells and the bone marrow niche, and their role in disease progression and acquisition of therapy resistance, has helped the development of novel therapeutic drugs for use in combination with cytostatic therapy.

20 Jan 2015

Controlling acute and chronic pain in women

Despite the variety of effective treatments, and physicians who specialize in treating pain, women often suffer unnecessarily from conditions ranging from backaches to pain after cancer surgery, and also treat their pain with medications that may be ineffective and possibly harmful, according to a review of research related to women and pain by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

20 Jan 2015

Research opens door to potential new cancer biomarkers

A new analysis opens the door to discovery of thousands of potential new cancer biomarkers.

20 Jan 2015

Prolonged sitting associated with higher risk of disease, death

The amount of time a person sits during the day is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and death, regardless of regular exercise—according to a review study published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

20 Jan 2015

Couples who decide to get healthy together have more successful outcomes

People are more successful in taking up healthy habits if their partner makes positive changes too, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine today (Monday).

20 Jan 2015

CSHL researchers describe new pathway that controls fear memories in the mouse brain

Some people have no fear, like that 17-year-old kid who drives like a maniac. But for the nearly 40 million adults who suffer from anxiety disorders, an overabundance of fear rules their lives. Debilitating anxiety prevents them from participating in life's most mundane moments, from driving a car to riding in an elevator.

20 Jan 2015

Tiny lumps of calcium phosphate may trigger age-related macular degeneration

New research from scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that tiny lumps of calcium phosphate may be an important triggering factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a degenerative eye disease that can cause severe vision loss and blindness.

20 Jan 2015

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers invent new imaging system to help detect malignant tissue during surgery

Exposure to alcohol TV ads associated with underage drinking

ASCO announces cancer Advance of the Year

Researchers identify ten new antibodies that can possibly prevent cancer tumours

LUME-Lung 1 shows QoL, symptoms benefits

MET amplified in NSCLC irrespective of type, genetic background

Rare, complex EGFR mutations adversely affect EGFR–TKI treatment outcomes

Kinex Pharmaceuticals doses first actinic keratosis patient with KX2-391 ointment

Johnson & Johnson announces sales of $18.3 billion for Q4 2014

Celator Pharmaceuticals' CPX-351 receives FDA Fast Track designation for secondary AML treatment

St. Luke’s offers Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery for treatment of brain tumors

FDA removes partial clinical hold on CytRx's aldoxorubicin clinical trials

Caris Life Sciences launches Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network

Researchers turn clinical experience in multiple myeloma treatment into instructive review for physicians

Controlling acute and chronic pain in women

Research opens door to potential new cancer biomarkers

Prolonged sitting associated with higher risk of disease, death

Couples who decide to get healthy together have more successful outcomes

CSHL researchers describe new pathway that controls fear memories in the mouse brain

Tiny lumps of calcium phosphate may trigger age-related macular degeneration

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