Cancer News and Research

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Vitamin E supplements and selenium may increase prostate cancer risk

In a large clinical trial testing dietary supplements for prostate cancer (PCa) prevention, baseline selenium (Se) status (measured by toenail Se concentration), in the absence of supplementation, was not associated with prostate cancer (PCa) risk.

24 Feb 2014

Blocking mechanisms for DNA repair may help to potentiate chemotherapy, says study

Chemotherapies are cancer treatments that work by inducing lesions in the DNA of tumour cells in order to inhibit their proliferation. However, the body naturally tries to repair these lesions, and thus reduces the efficacy of chemotherapy.

24 Feb 2014

Scientists discover how viral DNA of HBV can be degraded in cell nucleus

Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München have discovered how the viral DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be degraded in the cell nucleus of liver cells, consequently allowing the virus to be eliminated.

24 Feb 2014

Research explains how cells behave when placed in low oxygen environment

Research at the University of Liverpool has explained how cells behave when placed in a low oxygen environment, a development that could have implications for cancer patients and other serious illnesses.

24 Feb 2014

Research indicates that premature babies benefit from being exposed to adult talk

Research led by a team at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University has been published in the February 10, 2014 online edition of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

24 Feb 2014

Cell therapy: A powerful treatment for cancer patients

Investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have reported more encouraging news about one of the most exciting methods of cancer treatment today. The largest clinical study ever conducted to date of patients with advanced leukemia found that 88 percent achieved complete remissions after being treated with genetically modified versions of their own immune cells.

24 Feb 2014

New innovative technique can carry chemotherapy safely and release inside cancer cells

Researchers from the cancer nanotechnology and signal transduction and therapeutics programs of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have developed an innovative technique that can carry chemotherapy safely and release it inside cancer cells when triggered by two-photon laser in the infrared red wave length.

24 Feb 2014

LJPC completes dosing in Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for treatment of chronic kidney disease

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ: LJPC) (the "Company" or "La Jolla"), a biotechnology company developing therapeutics targeting significant unmet, life-threatening diseases today announced that it has completed dosing of its Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for the treatment of chronic kidney disease ("CKD") and has collected the final data for evaluation of the primary endpoint.

23 Feb 2014

Advanced age should not preclude sunitinib use for mRCC

Elderly kidney cancer patients benefit from sunitinib therapy just as much as their younger counterparts, a retrospective analysis of six clinical trials shows.

21 Feb 2014

Non-coding RNAs linked to cancer and cancer survival

Several scientists, including one at Simon Fraser University, have made a discovery that strongly links a little understood molecule, which is similar to DNA, to cancer and cancer survival.

21 Feb 2014

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician.

21 Feb 2014

Dreams and delusions are associated with faulty "reality testing", shows research

New research from the University of Adelaide has delved into the reasons why some people are unable to break free of their delusions, despite overwhelming evidence explaining the delusion isn't real.

21 Feb 2014

This winter, protect your family from radon gas

This time of year might feel too late for making New Year's resolutions, or too early for spring cleaning, but it's just the right time for taking an important step to protect the health your family: testing your home for radon, the second-leading cause of lung cancer.

21 Feb 2014

Chewable drug candidate BTI320 can potentially prevent added sugar intake

It's official: sugar is not so sweet—for our health, that is. The new study "Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults," published in JAMA Internal Medicine, examines the intake of "added sugars," and the results suggest that sugar is now an independent risk factor for heart disease and other chronic diseases.

21 Feb 2014

Oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with CRT show decrease in voice and speech quality

Oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy reported a decrease in their voice and speech quality (VSQ) for up to one year after the completion of treatment, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

21 Feb 2014

Study: Recurrence of SCCOP may differ in HPV-positive and HPV-negative patients

Patients with HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCCOP) had a longer time to development of distant metastasis (DM) after initial treatment, and had more metastatic sites in more atypical locations compared to HPV-negative patients, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

21 Feb 2014

MATH biomarker with HPV status may provide improved outcomes in HNSCC patients

Evaluating next-generation sequencing (NGS) data and associated clinical records of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients from several institutions, made available through The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), showed that combining Mutant-Allele Tumor Heterogeneity (MATH) as a biomarker with the patient's HPV status provides an effective indicator of improved patient outcome, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

21 Feb 2014

Humidification of mouth during radiotherapy reduces hospital stay, mucositis in head, neck cancer patients

Patients who received daily humidification of the mouth and throat region beginning from day one of radiation therapy treatment spent nearly 50 percent fewer days in the hospital to manage their side effects, according to research presented today at the 2014 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium.

21 Feb 2014

University of Texas researchers reveal ancient mysteries behind leprosy

Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is finally unearthing some of the ancient mysteries behind leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, which has plagued mankind throughout history.

21 Feb 2014

HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients show longer survival pattern than those related to smoking

People with late-stage cancer at the back of the mouth or throat that recurs after chemotherapy and radiation treatment are twice as likely to be alive two years later if their cancer is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), new research led by a Johns Hopkins scientist suggests.

21 Feb 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Vitamin E supplements and selenium may increase prostate cancer risk

Blocking mechanisms for DNA repair may help to potentiate chemotherapy, says study

Scientists discover how viral DNA of HBV can be degraded in cell nucleus

Research explains how cells behave when placed in low oxygen environment

Research indicates that premature babies benefit from being exposed to adult talk

Cell therapy: A powerful treatment for cancer patients

New innovative technique can carry chemotherapy safely and release inside cancer cells

LJPC completes dosing in Phase 2 clinical trial of GCS-100 for treatment of chronic kidney disease

Advanced age should not preclude sunitinib use for mRCC

Non-coding RNAs linked to cancer and cancer survival

Longer looks: Doctor training for ADHD, Obamacare and epilepsy, clues in a drop of blood

Dreams and delusions are associated with faulty "reality testing", shows research

This winter, protect your family from radon gas

Chewable drug candidate BTI320 can potentially prevent added sugar intake

Oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with CRT show decrease in voice and speech quality

Study: Recurrence of SCCOP may differ in HPV-positive and HPV-negative patients

MATH biomarker with HPV status may provide improved outcomes in HNSCC patients

Humidification of mouth during radiotherapy reduces hospital stay, mucositis in head, neck cancer patients

University of Texas researchers reveal ancient mysteries behind leprosy

HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients show longer survival pattern than those related to smoking

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