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Breast Health Center receives three-year accreditation from NAPBC

The Breast Health Center at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

3 Mar 2011

Study: Men who consume non-steroidals more likely to have erectile dysfunction

Men who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for more than three months are 2.4 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction compared to men who do not take those drugs regularly, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in The Journal of Urology.

3 Mar 2011

New microfluidic device may help clinicians to improve cancer therapy

Manipulation of cells by a new microfluidic device may help clinicians improve a promising cancer therapy that harnesses the body's own immune cells to fight such diseases as metastatic melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and neuroblastoma.

3 Mar 2011

Women smokers over 50 at increased risk of breast cancer

Compared to women who had never smoked, breast cancer risk increased by nine percent among former smokers and by 16 percent among current smokers according to research by Karen Margolis, MD, a senior clinical investigator with the HealthPartners Research Foundation and her collaborators in a study that was published today in the British Medical Journal.

3 Mar 2011

Night shift work may reduce risk of skin cancer in women

Melatonin is known to have cancer-protective properties, and shift work can induce desynchrony of the circadian system, reducing melatonin production. Shift work has been thought to have important health impacts, with evidence linking shift work to an increased risk of several cancers including breast, endometrial, prostate, and colorectal, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

2 Mar 2011

ASU receives W. M. Keck $1 million grant to build next-generation 3D imaging microscope

The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded Arizona State University a $1 million grant to the team of scientists led by Deirdre Meldrum, Ph.D., at the Biodesign Institute.

2 Mar 2011

TOF positron emission tomography scans can improve cancer detection

For the first time, quantitative-not qualitative-data analysis has demonstrated that time-of-flight positron emission tomography scans can improve cancer detection.

2 Mar 2011

BigThink.com launches breakthroughs: Discussion highlighting cutting-edge cancer research

Everyone knows someone that has been touched by cancer. Over one and a half million Americans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2011, and more than 560,000 will die from the disease, accounting for 1 out of every 5 deaths.

2 Mar 2011

Genetic variants determine severity of HCV-related graft disease and antiviral treatment response

German researchers have found a significant association of IL28B genotypes to interferon-based antiviral treatment outcome, and to graft inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study determined that the presence of G-allele serves as a marker for severe HCV-induced graft inflammation, as well as a predictor for unsuccessful treatment. Study findings—the largest to report on the role IL28B variants in a transplant cohort with recurrent HCV—are published in the March issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

2 Mar 2011

Viruses that are natural part of human genome may retrovirus culprit

A retrovirus that inserted itself into the human genome thousands of years ago may be responsible for some cases of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gherig’s disease. The finding, made by Johns Hopkins scientists, may eventually give researchers a new way to attack this universally fatal condition.

2 Mar 2011

Research: Blocking two cell DNA repair routes at once can provide new way to treat bowel cancer

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that blocking two cell DNA repair routes at once could provide a completely new way to treat bowel cancer and potentially other cancers, according to research published in Cancer Research, today.

2 Mar 2011

Level 3, ALA sign agreement to provide DIA, voice services to improve lung health awareness

Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with the American Lung Association of the Midland States, a non-profit healthcare organization serving Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, to provide dedicated Internet access and voice services in support of its mission to improve lung health awareness.

2 Mar 2011

Cord Blood America purchases all UCB samples and related lab equipment from RGI

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company, focused on bringing the life saving potential of cord blood stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, announced today that it has purchased all the umbilical cord blood samples and the related laboratory equipment from Reproductive Genetics Institute, Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois.

2 Mar 2011

Ipsen, Gtx terminate collaboration for development and commercialization of toremifene

GTx, Inc. today announced that the company and Ipsen have mutually agreed to terminate their collaboration for the development and commercialization of toremifene.

2 Mar 2011

New national public awareness campaign for colon cancer prevention and screening

Almost 40 percent of Americans at risk for colon cancer are not getting screened. StopColonCancerNow.com, a national public awareness campaign for colon cancer prevention and screening, is working to improve that statistic by urging anyone 50 and older to get screened during National Colon Cancer Awareness Month in March.

2 Mar 2011

UH Ahuja Medical Center officially opens its doors to patients on March 2

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center – the first new stand-alone hospital in Cuyahoga County in 30 years –officially opens its doors to patients on March 2.

2 Mar 2011

Prevention and early screening can prevent colorectal cancer in the U.S.: New report

A new report from the American Cancer Society says a large proportion of the 141,000 cases and 49,000 deaths from colorectal cancer expected in the United States this year could be prevented by increasing the use of established screening tests and by applying existing knowledge about colorectal cancer prevention.

2 Mar 2011

Ipsen 2010 total revenues increase 5.2% to €1,170.3 million

In 2010, Group drug sales grew 5.1% year-on-year - at constant currency - exceeding the objective set a year ago of 3.0% to 5.0%, fuelled notably by the sales of Specialty Care products throughout all the geographical regions where the Group operates.

2 Mar 2011

Inter Press Service explores how Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Act, possible EU-India free trade agreement could scale back access to affordable medications

Inter Press Service examines how legislation in Kenya targeting counterfeit medications and a possible EU-India Free Trade Agreement could scale back access to affordable and safe generic medications widely used in developing countries.

2 Mar 2011

New colon cancer screening campaign initiative in New York City

In honor of National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, Katie Couric, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, WCBS-TV and The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced the launch of the "Make That Call" for colon cancer screening campaign.

2 Mar 2011

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Breast Health Center receives three-year accreditation from NAPBC

Study: Men who consume non-steroidals more likely to have erectile dysfunction

New microfluidic device may help clinicians to improve cancer therapy

Women smokers over 50 at increased risk of breast cancer

Night shift work may reduce risk of skin cancer in women

ASU receives W. M. Keck $1 million grant to build next-generation 3D imaging microscope

TOF positron emission tomography scans can improve cancer detection

BigThink.com launches breakthroughs: Discussion highlighting cutting-edge cancer research

Genetic variants determine severity of HCV-related graft disease and antiviral treatment response

Viruses that are natural part of human genome may retrovirus culprit

Research: Blocking two cell DNA repair routes at once can provide new way to treat bowel cancer

Level 3, ALA sign agreement to provide DIA, voice services to improve lung health awareness

Cord Blood America purchases all UCB samples and related lab equipment from RGI

Ipsen, Gtx terminate collaboration for development and commercialization of toremifene

New national public awareness campaign for colon cancer prevention and screening

UH Ahuja Medical Center officially opens its doors to patients on March 2

Prevention and early screening can prevent colorectal cancer in the U.S.: New report

Ipsen 2010 total revenues increase 5.2% to €1,170.3 million

Inter Press Service explores how Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Act, possible EU-India free trade agreement could scale back access to affordable medications

New colon cancer screening campaign initiative in New York City

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