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Salivary IL-6 could predict recurrence after surgery in mouth cancer patients

Salivary levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 could be a useful predictor for locoregional recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients who are treated surgically, report researchers.

23 Aug 2012

Fizzy tablet is best method to receive fentanyl for cancer pain

Results of a mixed treatment comparison show that fentanyl in the form of an effervescent buccal tablet can better relieve the intensity of breakthrough cancer pain in the first 60 minutes after dosing compared with other fentanyl formulations.

23 Aug 2012

Lung cells not affected by tiny fibres: Study

Health risks posed to people who work with tiny fibres used in manufacturing industries could be reduced, thanks to new research.

23 Aug 2012

Diabetes risk may be higher in childhood cancer survivors who received radiotherapy

Childhood cancer survivors who underwent radiotherapy treatment that exposed their pancreas to radiation may be at higher risk of developing diabetes in later life, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology.

23 Aug 2012

Scientists report discovery of strong oral cavity carcinogen in smokeless tobacco

Scientists today reported identification of the first substance in smokeless tobacco that is a strong oral carcinogen ― a health risk for the 9 million users of chewing tobacco, snuff and related products in the U.S. ― and called upon the federal government to regulate or ban the substance.

23 Aug 2012

Six common myths about prostate cancer

When it comes to prostate cancer, there's a lot of confusion about how to prevent it, find it early and the best way - or even whether - to treat it. Below are six common prostate cancer myths along with research-based information from scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to help men separate fact from fiction.

23 Aug 2012

Article describes immune-related adverse events with newly approved melanoma drug

An internationally recognized melanoma researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of Kiel in Germany, including Axel Hauschild, M.D. and Katharina C. K-hler, M.D., have published an article in the current issue of The Journal of Clinical Oncology that describes immune-related adverse events for patients receiving either tremelimumab or ipilimumab, the latter a drug approved last year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating metastatic melanoma and other cancers.

23 Aug 2012

New results describe development of DC cancer vaccine with enhanced immunogenic potential

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, and collaborators at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands announced today that they have published new pre-clinical results in the journal Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy describing the development of a dendritic cell (DC) cancer vaccine with enhanced immunogenic potential.

23 Aug 2012

Epigallocatechin gallate can shrink cancerous tumours

A compound found in green tea could be a weapon in treatments for tackling cancer, according to newly-published research at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

23 Aug 2012

NIH awards $100,000 STTR Phase I Grant to Transgenomic for pancreatic cancer research

Transgenomic, Inc. today announced it has been awarded a $100,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Phase I Grant by the National Institutes of Health's National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences.

23 Aug 2012

One blog examines GAVI Alliance's efforts to accelerate introduction of hepatitis B vaccines in developing countries

"I am looking forward to participating in the 2012 World Cancer Leaders' Summit, to be held in Montreal, Canada on August 27," GAVI Alliance Deputy CEO Helen Evans writes in this post in the One Blog.

23 Aug 2012

TREM-1 gene disrupts inflammatory process implicated in liver cancer

Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center have identified a gene that disrupts the inflammatory process implicated in liver cancer.

23 Aug 2012

Views on Akin and women's health: 'A debate the GOP had hoped to avoid;' Views harkening back to colonial times

Commentators examine the repercussions of the Missouri Senate candidate's comments about rape and abortion.

23 Aug 2012

Life-quality concerns for multiple myeloma survivors

Care of patients with multiple myeloma should not end with the achievement of long-term survival, suggests research indicating many experience poor health-related quality of life in the decade after diagnosis.

22 Aug 2012

Common diabetes treatment may cause bladder cancer

A commonly used diabetes treatment may increase patients’ risk for bladder cancer, show US study findings.

22 Aug 2012

‘Sitting service’ at end of life may improve chances of dying at home

Individuals at the end of their life who use a sitting service to avoid being alone while dying or to give respite to family members who are caring for them, are significantly more likely to die at home than those who do not use such a service, report researchers.

22 Aug 2012

Blood cells returned to stem cell state by Johns Hopkins researchers

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a reliable method to turn the clock back on blood cells, restoring them to a primitive stem cell state from which they can then develop into any other type of cell in the body.

22 Aug 2012

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

Particle physicists have developed a new medical technology that combines PET and MRI in one. Benefit: Improved image quality and less radiation.

22 Aug 2012

ASPS launches campaign to educate women about available breast reconstruction options

A new survey released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows that 89 percent of women want to see what breast reconstruction surgery results would look like before undergoing treatment for breast cancer, prompting the world's largest group of board-certified plastic surgeons to launch a landmark show-and-tell event as part of Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day USA, October 17, 2012 in New Orleans.

22 Aug 2012

RNA switches can better equip and regulate viruses for many therapeutic applications

Numerous viruses are used in the service of science today. They serve as gene taxis to transfer therapeutic genes into body cells or as therapeutic viruses targeted to infect and destroy cancer cells. For such applications, the viruses are often equipped with additional genes, such as for immune mediators or for proteins inducing programmed cell death. However, these gene products can harm the body if they are released at the wrong moment or at excessive levels.

22 Aug 2012

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Salivary IL-6 could predict recurrence after surgery in mouth cancer patients

Fizzy tablet is best method to receive fentanyl for cancer pain

Lung cells not affected by tiny fibres: Study

Diabetes risk may be higher in childhood cancer survivors who received radiotherapy

Scientists report discovery of strong oral cavity carcinogen in smokeless tobacco

Six common myths about prostate cancer

Article describes immune-related adverse events with newly approved melanoma drug

New results describe development of DC cancer vaccine with enhanced immunogenic potential

Epigallocatechin gallate can shrink cancerous tumours

NIH awards $100,000 STTR Phase I Grant to Transgenomic for pancreatic cancer research

One blog examines GAVI Alliance's efforts to accelerate introduction of hepatitis B vaccines in developing countries

TREM-1 gene disrupts inflammatory process implicated in liver cancer

Views on Akin and women's health: 'A debate the GOP had hoped to avoid;' Views harkening back to colonial times

Life-quality concerns for multiple myeloma survivors

Common diabetes treatment may cause bladder cancer

‘Sitting service’ at end of life may improve chances of dying at home

Blood cells returned to stem cell state by Johns Hopkins researchers

New medical technology improves image quality and reduces radiation

ASPS launches campaign to educate women about available breast reconstruction options

RNA switches can better equip and regulate viruses for many therapeutic applications

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