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Students from St. Louis win 2014 national Script Your Future Award

The marathon quest to hold 28 health education events in 28 days earns a team of student pharmacists, physicians, nurses and therapists a national award.

13 May 2014

University of Chicago receives $3.9M award to serve as Lead Academic Participating Site for NCTN

A team from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a five-year, $3.9-million award from the National Cancer Institute to serve as a Lead Academic Participating Site for the newly created National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).

13 May 2014

Research team identifies specific genes that may lead to improved survival of glioblastoma

A Henry Ford Hospital research team has identified specific genes that may lead to improved survival of glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of cancerous brain tumor.

13 May 2014

Researchers use molecular diagnostic methods to detect cancer

The ABC Medical Center, located in Mexico City, implemented various molecular diagnostic methods that can detect the genetic alterations in several types of cancer, so they can select a personalized therapy for each patient and direct it against the mutated genes that cause disease.

13 May 2014

People who consume diet rich in resveratrol are likely to develop cardiovascular disease

A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound found in red wine, dark chocolate and berries — finds they live no longer than and are just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer as those who eat or drink smaller amounts of the antioxidant.

13 May 2014

People with mental health conditions more likely to use nicotine-delivery devices, says study

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that people living with depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions are twice as likely to have tried e-cigarettes and three times as likely to be current users of the controversial battery-powered nicotine-delivery devices, as people without mental health disorders.

13 May 2014

Treating older men with early-stage prostate cancer does not help live longer

Treating older men with early-stage prostate cancer who also have other serious underlying health problems with aggressive therapies such as surgery or radiation therapy does not help them live longer and, in fact, can be detrimental, according to a study by UCLA researchers.

13 May 2014

Novel molecule prevents symptoms linked with allergen-induced asthma

A new study carried out by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (Germany), the Free University of Berlin (Germany), UC San Diego, and Shinshu University (Japan) has identified a novel molecule that prevents T-cells from orchestrating asthma brought on by allergens.

13 May 2014

2 genes work together to drive most lethal forms of prostate cancer

Two genes work together to drive the most lethal forms of prostate cancer, according to new research from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

13 May 2014

Beaumont Children's Hospital wins grant from CureSearch Children's Cancer to help fund therapeutic clinical trials

CureSearch for Children's Cancer has awarded a $20,000 grant to Beaumont Children's Hospital to help fund therapeutic clinical trials.

13 May 2014

Amrubicin promise for etoposide-naïve SCLC patients

Patients with chemotherapy-refractory small-cell lung cancer may benefit from treatment with the topoisomerase II inhibitor amrubicin, research from Japan suggests.

12 May 2014

PhotoMedex revenues decrease 12% to $50.1 million in first quarter 2014

PhotoMedex, Inc. reports financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and announces LCA-Vision stockholder approval of PhotoMedex's previously announced acquisition of all outstanding shares of LCA-Vision, a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand.

12 May 2014

Sports Authority, MRA partner to educate public about melanoma

Sports Authority, one of the nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers, today announced that they have partnered with the Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest private funder of melanoma research, to inform the public about this deadly form of skin cancer and to raise funds to support studies aimed at its treatment and cure. This is the fourth consecutive year Sports Authority has participated in and supported the effort.

12 May 2014

Foundation Medicine obtains CE mark for FoundationOne

Foundation Medicine, Inc. today announced that it has obtained a CE mark for FoundationOne®. The CE mark allows FoundationOne to be placed on the market in the European Economic Area.

12 May 2014

Verastem announces expansion of ongoing COMMAND study in Japan

Verastem, Inc., focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by the targeted killing of cancer stem cells, today announced the expansion of its ongoing COMMAND study to include clinical trial sites in Japan.

12 May 2014

NSHOA and Caris Life Sciences collaborate to establish personalized cancer care program

North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates and Caris Life Sciences today announced a collaboration to establish a personalized cancer care program for patients in the greater Long Island area.

12 May 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports total revenue of $2.4 million for first quarter 2014

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

12 May 2014

Biochemists identify protein that can slow down growth of brain tumors in mice

Much like using dimmer switches to brighten or darken rooms, biochemists have identified a protein that can be used to slow down or speed up the growth of brain tumors in mice.

12 May 2014

Anti-cancer drug delivery method smuggles drug into cancer cell before triggering release

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed an anti-cancer drug delivery method that essentially smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release.

12 May 2014

Cervical cancer rates in US higher than previously believed, particularly among older women

Cervical cancer rates in the United States are higher than previously believed, particularly among 65- to 69-year-old women and African-American women, according to a study led by a researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine published in the journal Cancer.

12 May 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Students from St. Louis win 2014 national Script Your Future Award

University of Chicago receives $3.9M award to serve as Lead Academic Participating Site for NCTN

Research team identifies specific genes that may lead to improved survival of glioblastoma

Researchers use molecular diagnostic methods to detect cancer

People who consume diet rich in resveratrol are likely to develop cardiovascular disease

People with mental health conditions more likely to use nicotine-delivery devices, says study

Treating older men with early-stage prostate cancer does not help live longer

Novel molecule prevents symptoms linked with allergen-induced asthma

2 genes work together to drive most lethal forms of prostate cancer

Beaumont Children's Hospital wins grant from CureSearch Children's Cancer to help fund therapeutic clinical trials

Amrubicin promise for etoposide-naïve SCLC patients

PhotoMedex revenues decrease 12% to $50.1 million in first quarter 2014

Sports Authority, MRA partner to educate public about melanoma

Foundation Medicine obtains CE mark for FoundationOne

Verastem announces expansion of ongoing COMMAND study in Japan

NSHOA and Caris Life Sciences collaborate to establish personalized cancer care program

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports total revenue of $2.4 million for first quarter 2014

Biochemists identify protein that can slow down growth of brain tumors in mice

Anti-cancer drug delivery method smuggles drug into cancer cell before triggering release

Cervical cancer rates in US higher than previously believed, particularly among older women

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