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Loyola colorectal surgeon receives 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award

Dana Hayden, MD, colorectal surgeon at Loyola University Health System accepted the 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award from the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

13 Sep 2013

GWCI awarded $2.1M cooperative agreement to support Comprehensive Cancer Control programs

The George Washington University Cancer Institute has been awarded a $2.1 million cooperative agreement to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to design and implement a comprehensive technical assistance plan to support CDC-funded Comprehensive Cancer Control programs.

13 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative drug-delivery system in which tiny particles called nanodiamonds are used to carry chemotherapy drugs directly into brain tumors.

13 Sep 2013

Three-gene biomarker can help determine treatment option for early prostate cancer

The level of expression of three genes associated with aging can be used to predict whether seemingly low-risk prostate cancer will remain slow-growing, according to researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center.

13 Sep 2013

Wistar Institute receives $1.5M grant to prepare potential new prostate cancer drug for clinical use

To prepare a potential new prostate cancer drug, called Gamitrinib, for trial in humans, The Wistar Institute has received a $1.5 million grant from the US Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.

13 Sep 2013

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world's first antibody-based AIDS vaccine was published today by researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology.

13 Sep 2013

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Taking a page from Chinese herbal medicine, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today initiated the first-in-human clinical trial for pancreatic cancer patients using a compound derived from a plant known as "Thunder God vine."

13 Sep 2013

Microbiologist finds breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for common human fungal pathogen

A Kansas State University microbiologist has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people.

13 Sep 2013

LA BioMed researchers to explore influence of maternal obesity, BPA in fetal development

While much of the obesity prevention efforts today focus on diet and exercise, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center researchers are going even further back in time to explore what happens during development in the womb that could lead to overeating and obesity later in life.

13 Sep 2013

Research: Treatment with antioxidants may help reduce behavioral issues linked to NF1

New research in mouse models suggests that treatment with antioxidants may help reduce behavioral issues linked to the genetic nervous system disorder Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) and an associated condition called Costello syndrome.

12 Sep 2013

Global Industry Analysis Report on Companion Diagnostics Market

New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database Companion Diagnostics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019

12 Sep 2013

New study to reduce unwanted side-effects of radiotherapy

Scientists from The University of Manchester are leading a new European study to come up with methods to reduce the unwanted side-effects of radiotherapy and improve cancer treatment.

From The University of Manchester 12 Sep 2013

New open access Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology from Elsevier

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new open access research publication - Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology (JCTE).

12 Sep 2013

Merlin and Hippo proteins interact to begin chain of events that control tissue growth

Johns Hopkins researchers have figured out the specific job of a protein long implicated in tumors of the nervous system. Reporting on a new study described in the Sept. 12 issue of the journal Cell, they detail what they call the "matchmaking" activities of a fruit fly protein called Merlin, whose human counterpart, NF2, is a tumor suppressor protein known to cause neurofibromatosis type II when mutated.

12 Sep 2013

IOM’s ‘Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care’ report praised by ASTRO

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) praises the "Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a News Course for a System in Crisis" report, issued earlier today by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.

12 Sep 2013

Surgeons must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care

Like a juggler keeping multiple plates in the air, a surgeon in academic medicine must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care. Charles Bellows, MD, FACS, relishes the challenge. Dr. Bellows, a University of New Mexico Professor of General Surgery, recently assumed the role of Chief of the Division of General Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the UNM School of Medicine.

12 Sep 2013

Current criteria for ALK positive lung cancer needs to be redefined

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Cancer shows that the current criteria used to match lung cancers with the drug crizotinib may miss some patients who could benefit from the drug. The findings suggest that doctors should look closer at borderline or atypical ALK-negative cases, and could widen the population of lung cancer patients offered treatment with crizotinib or other ALK-inhibitor drugs.

12 Sep 2013

HoneyBaked Ham to replace gold foil with pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Known for the world's best ham, HoneyBaked Ham will replace its iconic gold foil with pink for the first time ever this October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Customers are invited to help "foil" breast cancer by assisting HoneyBaked in its support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) in its mission to provide free mammograms and diagnostic breast cancer services to underserved women.

12 Sep 2013

High resolution of U‐SPECT/CT system helps perform kinetic analyses of viral spread in vivo

The ability to visualize and analyze the spread of viral infections in primary and metastatic tumors is an essential component in characterizing the therapeutic efficacy of oncolytic viruses.

12 Sep 2013

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

Since September 11, 2001, more than 2.5 million U.S. troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and hundreds of thousands of service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, due to IEDs, combat related incidents and training activities.

12 Sep 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Loyola colorectal surgeon receives 2013 Robert M. Beart, MD, Impact Paper of the Year Award

GWCI awarded $2.1M cooperative agreement to support Comprehensive Cancer Control programs

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Three-gene biomarker can help determine treatment option for early prostate cancer

Wistar Institute receives $1.5M grant to prepare potential new prostate cancer drug for clinical use

Helper T cells important for AIDS vaccine development

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Microbiologist finds breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for common human fungal pathogen

LA BioMed researchers to explore influence of maternal obesity, BPA in fetal development

Research: Treatment with antioxidants may help reduce behavioral issues linked to NF1

Global Industry Analysis Report on Companion Diagnostics Market

New study to reduce unwanted side-effects of radiotherapy

New open access Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology from Elsevier

Merlin and Hippo proteins interact to begin chain of events that control tissue growth

IOM’s ‘Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care’ report praised by ASTRO

Surgeons must balance research and medical training with outstanding patient care

Current criteria for ALK positive lung cancer needs to be redefined

HoneyBaked Ham to replace gold foil with pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

High resolution of U‐SPECT/CT system helps perform kinetic analyses of viral spread in vivo

IFHF dedicates new $11 million centre to provide crucial treatment of TBI and PTS to returning veterans

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