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Gap continues to grow between urban and rural residents in life expectancy

Reducing health inequalities and increasing life expectancy in the United States have both been primary goals of the national health initiative, Healthy People 2020. Unfortunately, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, over a 40-year period, rural residents have experienced smaller gains in life expectancy than their urban counterparts and the gap continues to grow.

24 Jan 2014

Physical activity actively enhances longevity among cancer survivors

Physical activity significantly extends the lives of male cancer survivors, a new study of 1,021 men has found.

24 Jan 2014

Prostate cancer patients treated with ADT experience mental, emotional well-being during treatment

A new study published in the Journal of Urology- reports that prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) experienced changes in mental and emotional well-being during treatment, although there was no meaningful decline in emotional quality of life two years after treatment.

24 Jan 2014

Rival proteins’ relative expression levels in cancer cells could be biomarkers for prognosis, treatment

Consider two drivers, each with a key that fits the same car. Driver 1 wants simply to turn on the ignition and leave the vehicle idling, ready and waiting to roll. Driver 2 wants to take it on a destructive joy ride.

24 Jan 2014

SCCA Proton Therapy ProCure Center achieves milestone of treating 100 adult and pediatric cancer patients

Past and present patients, families, friends, staff and physicians of SCCA Proton Therapy, A ProCure Center gathered this week to commemorate the milestone of treating 100 adult and pediatric cancer patients.

24 Jan 2014

Statistical methods improve biological single-cell analyses

Each cell in our body is unique. Even cells of the same tissue type that look identical under the microscope differ slightly from each other.

24 Jan 2014

Use of twice-daily pill could turn deadly blood cancer into highly treatable disease

Use of a twice-daily pill could turn a deadly blood cancer into a highly treatable disease, according to scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College who led a multinational research team.

24 Jan 2014

Investigators develop human iPSCs capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue in mice

Investigators at Johns Hopkins report they have developed human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue in mice. The stem cells, derived from human umbilical cord-blood and coaxed into an embryonic-like state, were grown without the conventional use of viruses, which can mutate genes and initiate cancers, according to the scientists.

24 Jan 2014

Scientists develop mathematical model to predict tumor behavior and personalized therapies

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have developed a mathematical model to predict how a patient's tumor is likely to behave and which of several possible treatments is most likely to be effective.

24 Jan 2014

USF Health and FORCE receive award from PCORI to develop and expand health data network

A team led by the University of South Florida (USF Health) Morsani College of Medicine and the leading national hereditary breast and ovarian cancer advocacy organization, FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), has received a $960,026 award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop and expand a health data network that will be part of PCORnet: the National Patient-Centered National Clinical Research Network.

24 Jan 2014

Scientists map genetic changes that drive tumors pediatric soft-tissue cancer

Scientists have mapped the genetic changes that drive tumors in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric soft-tissue cancer, and found that the disease is characterized by two distinct genotypes.

24 Jan 2014

Scientists receive $10M grant to continue development of Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group

Duke University and the University of Colorado schools of medicine have received a $10 million grant from the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue the development of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC) over the next five years.

24 Jan 2014

USF Health receives $2.1M grant to study on new factors required for growth of malaria-related parasites

Animal cells similar to those of humans contain a "control room," called the centrosome, which regulates cell replication. Disrupt this core hub and you kill cell division.

24 Jan 2014

Etoposide plus cisplatin remains best for limited-stage SCLC

Etoposide plus cisplatin, given alongside accelerated hyperfractionated thoracic radiotherapy, remains the gold standard regimen for patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer, Japanese researchers say.

23 Jan 2014

Many internists feel ill-equipped to care for childhood cancer survivors

A recent study shows that many internists feel ill-equipped to care for adult patients who are childhood cancer survivors. Eugene Suh, MD, assistant professor in the division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, was the first author on the study that was conducted at the University of Chicago with Tara Henderson, MD, MPH.

23 Jan 2014

OBGYN.net to present new research and topics related to cervical health

UBM Medica US announces that OBGYN.net, a leading online community for medical professionals specializing in women's health, will present new research and topics over the coming weeks related to cervical cancer and cervical health in honor of January being Cervical Health Awareness Month.

23 Jan 2014

CUMC researchers identify gene that appears to play major role in motor neuron degeneration in ALS

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified a gene, called matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), that appears to play a major role in motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings, made in mice, explain why most but not all motor neurons are affected by the disease and identify a potential therapeutic target for this still-incurable neurodegenerative disease. The study was published today in the online edition of the journal Neuron.

23 Jan 2014

CytRx initiates aldoxorubicin Phase 2 trial in HIV-infected patients with Kaposi's sarcoma

CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today announced it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial to determine preliminary efficacy and safety of aldoxorubicin for HIV-infected patients with Kaposi's sarcoma.

23 Jan 2014

Covidien officially opens first training and education center in Mumbai, India

Further developing its capabilities in a key emerging market, Covidien has officially opened its first training and education center in India. The Covidien Center of Innovation India, located in Mumbai, offers clinicians training on advanced procedures and techniques using leading equipment and technology.

23 Jan 2014

Melatonin may influence prostate cancer stage

A man’s risk of developing advanced stage prostate cancer may depend on how much melatonin he produces while he is asleep, suggest researchers.

23 Jan 2014

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Gap continues to grow between urban and rural residents in life expectancy

Physical activity actively enhances longevity among cancer survivors

Prostate cancer patients treated with ADT experience mental, emotional well-being during treatment

Rival proteins’ relative expression levels in cancer cells could be biomarkers for prognosis, treatment

SCCA Proton Therapy ProCure Center achieves milestone of treating 100 adult and pediatric cancer patients

Statistical methods improve biological single-cell analyses

Use of twice-daily pill could turn deadly blood cancer into highly treatable disease

Investigators develop human iPSCs capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue in mice

Scientists develop mathematical model to predict tumor behavior and personalized therapies

USF Health and FORCE receive award from PCORI to develop and expand health data network

Scientists map genetic changes that drive tumors pediatric soft-tissue cancer

Scientists receive $10M grant to continue development of Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group

USF Health receives $2.1M grant to study on new factors required for growth of malaria-related parasites

Etoposide plus cisplatin remains best for limited-stage SCLC

Many internists feel ill-equipped to care for childhood cancer survivors

OBGYN.net to present new research and topics related to cervical health

CUMC researchers identify gene that appears to play major role in motor neuron degeneration in ALS

CytRx initiates aldoxorubicin Phase 2 trial in HIV-infected patients with Kaposi's sarcoma

Covidien officially opens first training and education center in Mumbai, India

Melatonin may influence prostate cancer stage

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