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Study examines effectiveness of minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for removing esophagus

Use of a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove superficial, early stage esophageal cancer is as effective as surgery that takes out and rebuilds the esophagus, according to a study by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The research, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, examined national outcomes from endoscopic treatment compared to esophagectomy, surgical removal of the esophagus.

8 Nov 2013

Gladstone-led study sheds light on critical molecular process

One of biology's most fundamental processes is something called transcription. It is just one step of many required to build proteins-and without it life would not exist. However, many aspects of transcription remain shrouded in mystery. But now, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes are shedding light on key aspects of transcription, and in so doing are coming even closer to understanding the importance of this process in the growth and development of cells-as well as what happens when this process goes awry.

8 Nov 2013

Report: Postmastectomy pain rated as most troubling symptom by breast cancer survivors

More than 40 percent of 200,000 U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer every year undergo surgery. Though treatment advances have significantly reduced mortality from breast cancer, a study published in The Journal of Pain reported that persistent postmastectomy pain is rated by survivors as their most troubling symptom. The Journal of Pain is published by the American Pain Society, www.americanpainsociety.org.

8 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: The battle over one woman's medical story; why Mass. didn't see a wave of cancellations; politicians' love of anecdotes

Edie Littlefield Sundby may not have thought she'd ignite a national debate when the stage-4 cancer survivor asked us to publish her Monday op-ed on losing her oncologist due to the Affordable Care Act. But she certainly has, and it's important to understand why. Mrs. Sundby and millions like her must be denied their medical choices if ObamaCare is going to work as its liberal planners intend (11/6).

8 Nov 2013

Cancer research leaders announce the opening of ICGC-TCGA-DREAM SMC Challenge

Cancer research leaders from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks and IBM's DREAM, will announce tomorrow the opening of the ICGC-TCGA-DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling Challenge at the Sixth Annual RECOMB/ISCB conference.

8 Nov 2013

Antibe Founder and Chief Science Officer honored with Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal

Antibe Therapeutics Inc. is proud to announce that Dr. John Wallace, the Corporation's Founder and Chief Science Officer, was awarded the Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal in Ghent, Belgium, today.

8 Nov 2013

Cancer pioneer James Allison wins 2013 Innovations Award for bioscience

For basic science research that opened a completely new approach for treating cancer, The Economist has named James Allison, Ph.D., professor and chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as its 2013 Innovations Award winner in Bioscience.

8 Nov 2013

Discovery could rev up body's immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that disrupting the light-dark cycle of mice increased their susceptibility to inflammatory disease, indicating that the production of a key immune cell is controlled by the body's circadian clock.

8 Nov 2013

Findings raise prospects for new therapies to protect heart from progressive disease

Some of the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of heart failure are beta-blockers and nitrates, which help to relax blood vessels and decrease the heart's workload. The drugs were thought to produce those effects through distinct molecular pathways, but according to a new study led by scientists at Temple University School of Medicine, both types of drugs may help the failing heart by counteracting the effects of an enzyme known as GRK2.

8 Nov 2013

Sebelius says Healthcare.gov fixes coming, rejects calls for delay

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sought to reassure lawmakers in a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday that fixes -- hundreds of them -- are being made to Healthcare.gov, but rejected calls to delay the law or shut the website down.

8 Nov 2013

Cholesterol metabolite promotes tumor growth in breast cancers

A team of researchers at UT Southwestern has found that as cholesterol is metabolized, a potent stimulant of breast cancer is created - one that fuels estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers, and that may also defeat a common treatment strategy for those cancers.

8 Nov 2013

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

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8 Nov 2013

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

Award-winning fashion designer Michael Kors has dedicated his career to designing luxury American sportswear. Now, with a $3 million gift to Weill Cornell Medical College, one of America's most recognized faces in fashion is seeking to significantly help advance human health.

8 Nov 2013

Hologic's Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay gets FDA approval for use on Panther system

Hologic, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay for use on the Company's fully automated Panther system.

From Hologic, Inc. 8 Nov 2013

Online skin cancer detection training course improves physicians skill levels

Primary care physicians who took an online training course about skin cancer detection significantly improved their skill to properly diagnose and manage benign and malignant lesions, according to a national study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

8 Nov 2013

Researchers able to regrow bone, hair, soft tissues and cartilage in mouse model

Young animals are known to repair their tissues effortlessly, but can this capacity be recaptured in adults? A new study from researchers at the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital suggests that it can. By reactivating a dormant gene called Lin28a, which is active in embryonic stem cells, researchers were able to regrow hair and repair cartilage, bone, skin and other soft tissues in a mouse model.

8 Nov 2013

RNA molecule present in the blood could someday be a diagnostic marker for pancreatic cancer

An Indiana University cancer researcher has demonstrated that a particular molecule is present in the blood of most pancreatic cancer patients, suggesting it could someday be a diagnostic marker for the disease.

8 Nov 2013

New computational method quickly orders DNA sequencing information along entire chromosomes

A new computational method has been shown to quickly assign, order and orient DNA sequencing information along entire chromosomes. The method may help overcome a major obstacle that has delayed progress in designing rapid, low-cost -- but still accurate -- ways to assemble genomes from scratch.

8 Nov 2013

Nanoparticles with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells

Nanoparticles filled with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the scientific journal Biomaterials.

8 Nov 2013

Lowa researchers create bio patch that regenerates missing or damaged bone

Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano-sized particle that delivers bone-producing instructions directly into cells.

8 Nov 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study examines effectiveness of minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for removing esophagus

Gladstone-led study sheds light on critical molecular process

Report: Postmastectomy pain rated as most troubling symptom by breast cancer survivors

Viewpoints: The battle over one woman's medical story; why Mass. didn't see a wave of cancellations; politicians' love of anecdotes

Cancer research leaders announce the opening of ICGC-TCGA-DREAM SMC Challenge

Antibe Founder and Chief Science Officer honored with Heymans Foundation Memorial Medal

Cancer pioneer James Allison wins 2013 Innovations Award for bioscience

Discovery could rev up body's immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases

Findings raise prospects for new therapies to protect heart from progressive disease

Sebelius says Healthcare.gov fixes coming, rejects calls for delay

Cholesterol metabolite promotes tumor growth in breast cancers

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

Hologic's Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay gets FDA approval for use on Panther system

Online skin cancer detection training course improves physicians skill levels

Researchers able to regrow bone, hair, soft tissues and cartilage in mouse model

RNA molecule present in the blood could someday be a diagnostic marker for pancreatic cancer

New computational method quickly orders DNA sequencing information along entire chromosomes

Nanoparticles with chemotherapeutic drugs can kill drug-resistant breast cancer cells

Lowa researchers create bio patch that regenerates missing or damaged bone

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