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Researchers discover potential new therapeutic target for controlling high blood sugar

A UT Southwestern Medical Center study has identified a new potential therapeutic target for controlling high blood sugar, a finding that could help the estimated 25 million Americans with type 2 diabetes.

19 Mar 2014

Real-time cervical cancer diagnostics: an interview with Sameer Kothari, Chief Executive of Zilico

Cervical cancer diagnosis is a two-step process. In developed countries, women are invited for a smear test which mainly uses LBC (liquid-based cytology), where a sample of cells are taken from the cervix and sent to a cytopathology lab for analysis.

From Zilico 19 Mar 2014

Lymphatic invasion indicates prognosis for lung cancer patients

The presence of lymphatic invasion indicates a worse prognosis for patients with pathologically node-positive lung adenocarcinoma, compared with its absence, indicate Japanese study findings.

19 Mar 2014

Renal mass biopsy rates increasing in kidney cancer

Rates of renal mass biopsy have been historically low in patients with kidney cancer, but are steadily rising, shows an analysis of Medicare data.

19 Mar 2014

Systemic stem cell therapy reduces malignant mesothelioma growth

Systemic delivery of stem cells expressing an apoptosis-inducing protein can successfully incorporate into malignant pleural mesothelioma cells and subsequently induce their death, according to preclinical study findings.

19 Mar 2014

Hint of survival benefit with bevacizumabpemetrexed maintenance for NSCLC

Updated data from the phase III AVAPERL trial hint that there might be an overall survival benefit of using bevacizumab in combination with pemetrexed as maintenance therapy in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer.

19 Mar 2014

Genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for human cancers

Using genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for humans with cancer, according to a proof-of-concept study led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

19 Mar 2014

First Edition: March 19, 2014

Today's headlines include various stories about health law politics in the run up to the midterm elections.

19 Mar 2014

Celgene reiterates commitment to increase awareness and understanding of pancreatic cancer

With pancreatic cancer poised to become the third leading cause of cancer death in Europe, Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, has today reiterated its commitment to patients and their families with the announcement that it will focus significant resources to increase awareness and understanding of the disease.

19 Mar 2014

Daylight Solutions launches world's first laser-based infrared microscopy platform

Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of molecular detection and imaging solutions in the mid-infrared, today announced the launch of the world's first commercially available laser-based infrared microscopy platform.

From Daylight Solutions Inc 19 Mar 2014

Researchers use "big data" analytics to predict triple-negative breast cancer and other cancers with 95% accuracy

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and colleagues used "big data" analytics to predict if a patient is suffering from aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, slower-moving cancers or non-cancerous lesions with 95 percent accuracy.

19 Mar 2014

Researchers evaluate exposure to snuff smoke in nonsmokers after launch of second law

Researchers of the Tobaco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) evaluated exposure to snuff smoke in nonsmokers before the entry into force of the first Spanish smoking ban and after the launch of the second law (2011 ) in the city of Barcelona.

19 Mar 2014

USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery to integrate genome data with patient care

The USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery is partnering with California based Omicia, Inc, to make analyzing a patient's genome as routine as performing a blood test.

19 Mar 2014

RaySearch signs distribution agreement with AlphaXRT for RayStation

RaySearch Laboratories AB has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with AlphaXRT (formerly CMS Alphatech) based in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. The agreement means that AlphaXRT will be fully responsible for marketing, sales and service of RaySearch's proprietary treatment planning system RayStation in Australia and New Zealand from April 1, 2014.

19 Mar 2014

States highlights: N.C. Medicaid overhaul; Conn. 'aid in dying' bill; Calif. Medical expenses crowdfunding

North Carolina health officials said Monday that their long-awaited proposal to overhaul how Medicaid operates in North Carolina is "realistic" and "achievable" and will make state budgets more predictable.

19 Mar 2014

Sea lions exposed to toxin in algae develop form of epilepsy that is similar to humans

California sea lions exposed to a toxin in algae develop a form of epilepsy that is similar to one in humans, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.

19 Mar 2014

Study suggests that screening children for retinoblastoma may not improve outcomes for majority of patients

For the most common form of childhood eye cancer, unilateral retinoblastoma, shortening the time from the first appearance of symptoms to diagnosis of disease has no bearing on survival or stage of the disease, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with the Hospital Infantil de Mexico.

19 Mar 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers discover potential new therapeutic target for controlling high blood sugar

Real-time cervical cancer diagnostics: an interview with Sameer Kothari, Chief Executive of Zilico

Lymphatic invasion indicates prognosis for lung cancer patients

Renal mass biopsy rates increasing in kidney cancer

Systemic stem cell therapy reduces malignant mesothelioma growth

Hint of survival benefit with bevacizumabpemetrexed maintenance for NSCLC

Genomic analysis to study cancer in dogs can help develop new therapies for human cancers

First Edition: March 19, 2014

Celgene reiterates commitment to increase awareness and understanding of pancreatic cancer

Daylight Solutions launches world's first laser-based infrared microscopy platform

Researchers use "big data" analytics to predict triple-negative breast cancer and other cancers with 95% accuracy

Researchers evaluate exposure to snuff smoke in nonsmokers after launch of second law

USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery to integrate genome data with patient care

RaySearch signs distribution agreement with AlphaXRT for RayStation

States highlights: N.C. Medicaid overhaul; Conn. 'aid in dying' bill; Calif. Medical expenses crowdfunding

Sea lions exposed to toxin in algae develop form of epilepsy that is similar to humans

Study suggests that screening children for retinoblastoma may not improve outcomes for majority of patients

Lung cancer cells use novel mechanism to block detection by natural killer cell

Datamonitor Healthcare: Over half a million prostate cancer incident cases to be diagnosed this year

Biologists discover WBC moves to inflamed sites by walking in a stepwise manner

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