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Researchers find whether natural food has potential for preventing breast cancer in women

Women who have a higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer may be concerned about taking cancer prevention drugs because of some of the associated side effects. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine are conducting a study to find out whether flaxseed, a natural food, has the potential to be a safe and effective alternative for preventing breast cancer in women.

12 Sep 2013

Family Gene Toolkit may help families communicate about mutation, cancer risk and genetic testing

Actress Angelina Jolie made headlines in May when she revealed she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer.

12 Sep 2013

Uninsured residents report improved health with primary care 'home'

A new study shows significant health benefits for uninsured people living under the federal poverty level in the suburbs when they receive access to primary care.

12 Sep 2013

Protein plays important role in process of degradation of tumour cells, say researchers

When tumour cells no longer degrade themselves, cancer may develop. Using black skin cancer as an example, Bern Researchers have now shown that a protein plays an important role in the process of degradation of tumour cells. By reactivating this degradation therapeutically, you can virtually force tumours to digest themselves.

12 Sep 2013

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

While irregular periods are common among teenage girls, an underlying hormonal disorder may be to blame if this problem persists.

12 Sep 2013

ASTRO selects Jean B. Owen as 2013 Honorary Member

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has selected health care researcher Jean B. Owen, PhD, as the 2013 Honorary Member, the highest honor ASTRO bestows on distinguished cancer researchers, scientists and leaders in disciplines other than radiation oncology, radiobiology and radiation physics.

12 Sep 2013

Biomarker analysis of Vectibix for mCRC published in New England Journal of Medicine

Amgen today announced the publication of a biomarker analysis of Vectibix (panitumumab) in combination with FOLFOX, a type of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

12 Sep 2013

arGEN-X generates potent antibody antagonists of Nav1.7 using SIMPLE Antibody technology

arGEN-X, a clinical stage human monoclonal antibody therapeutics company, announces it has successfully generated potent antibody antagonists of Nav1.7, using its proprietary SIMPLE Antibody™ technology.

12 Sep 2013

Dartmouth researchers find that protein cyclin A plays important role in cell division process

In a study to be published in the journal Nature, two Dartmouth researchers have found that the protein cyclin A plays an important but previously unknown role in the cell division process, acting as a master controller to ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell division.

12 Sep 2013

New analysis finds ASCs provide billions of dollars to Medicare program and its beneficiaries

A new analysis by researchers at the prominent University of California-Berkeley Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare finds that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) provide billions of dollars in savings to the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.

12 Sep 2013

Elevated miR-200 boosts survival of lung, ovarian, renal, triple-negative breast cancer patients

A family of microRNAs (miR-200) blocks cancer progression and metastasis by stifling a tumor's ability to weave new blood vessels to support itself, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report today in Nature Communications.

12 Sep 2013

Wiley to grant access to research via patientACCESS

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced it will join patientACCESS, a new program which offers low-cost access to medical and scientific research articles to patients and caregivers.

12 Sep 2013

New Aspen Dental office opens in Venice, FL

A new Aspen Dental office is opening in Venice, FL on Thursday, September 12. Located at 4246 S. Tamiami Trail, the practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

12 Sep 2013

Electroacupuncture treatment improves visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome patients extensively suffer from chronic visceral hypersensitivity, with involvement of all levels of the brain-gut axis, as well as various neurotransmitters.

12 Sep 2013

Study finds low doses of vancomycin to be effective in treating serious C-difficile infection

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) treatment in a hospital setting using low dose oral vancomycin showed similar effectiveness compared to high dose, according to a new study by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

12 Sep 2013

New HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate appears to clear AIDS-causing virus from body

An HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University appears to have the ability to completely clear an AIDS-causing virus from the body.

12 Sep 2013

New antibody could prevent Candida infections in patients who receive central lines

A team of researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has developed an antibody that could prevent Candida infections that often afflict hospitalized patients who receive central lines.

12 Sep 2013

Exposing young girls to ionizing radiation can raise risk of breast cancer later in life

Exposing young women and girls under the age of 20 to ionizing radiation can substantially raise the risk of their developing breast cancer later in life. Scientists may now know why. A collaborative study, in which Berkeley Lab researchers played a pivotal role, points to increased stem cell self-renewal and subsequent mammary stem cell enrichment as the culprits.

12 Sep 2013

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

The technology that peeks underneath clothing at airport security screening check points has great potential for looking underneath human skin to diagnose cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages, a scientist said here today.

12 Sep 2013

New research explains how DNA strands repair themselves

Researchers have discovered the details of how cells repair breaks in both strands of their DNA, a potentially devastating kind of DNA damage.

12 Sep 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers find whether natural food has potential for preventing breast cancer in women

Family Gene Toolkit may help families communicate about mutation, cancer risk and genetic testing

Uninsured residents report improved health with primary care 'home'

Protein plays important role in process of degradation of tumour cells, say researchers

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

ASTRO selects Jean B. Owen as 2013 Honorary Member

Biomarker analysis of Vectibix for mCRC published in New England Journal of Medicine

arGEN-X generates potent antibody antagonists of Nav1.7 using SIMPLE Antibody technology

Dartmouth researchers find that protein cyclin A plays important role in cell division process

New analysis finds ASCs provide billions of dollars to Medicare program and its beneficiaries

Elevated miR-200 boosts survival of lung, ovarian, renal, triple-negative breast cancer patients

Wiley to grant access to research via patientACCESS

New Aspen Dental office opens in Venice, FL

Electroacupuncture treatment improves visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome

Study finds low doses of vancomycin to be effective in treating serious C-difficile infection

New HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate appears to clear AIDS-causing virus from body

New antibody could prevent Candida infections in patients who receive central lines

Exposing young girls to ionizing radiation can raise risk of breast cancer later in life

T-rays are ideal for detecting early signs of melanoma

New research explains how DNA strands repair themselves

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