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Study finds miRNAs inhibits prostate cancer metastasis

A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate cancer stem cells. A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in an advance online publication at Nature Medicine.

18 Jan 2011

New magnetic pill system can serve as drug delivery tool in patients with cancer, diabetes

A new magnetic pill system developed by Brown University researchers could solve the problem by safely holding a pill in place in the intestine wherever it needs to be.

18 Jan 2011

Researchers find kidney-specific gene defects may increase risk of heart failure

Scientists have identified the first DNA sequence variant common in the population that is not only associated with an increased risk of heart failure, but appears to play a role in causing it.

18 Jan 2011

Diamyd commences NP2 Enkephalin Phase II trial to reduce cancer pain

Diamyd has dosed the first subject in a Phase II clinical trial in the United States evaluating the ability of the candidate drug NP2 Enkephalin to reduce cancer pain.

17 Jan 2011

Health Canada approves GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis device

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. today announced it has received approval from Health Canada for the Removable GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis.

17 Jan 2011

Milk may reduce risk of bowel cancer: Study

Research by Associate Professor Brian Cox and Dr Mary Jane Sneyd of the Otago University’s Hugh Adam cancer epidemiology unit has shown that New Zealand schoolchildren who drank milk daily significantly reduced their chances of getting bowel cancer as adults.

17 Jan 2011

Smoking harms DNA within minutes: Study

According to the latest research in the US, smoking tobacco damages the body in minutes rather than years. The study was published in the Chemical Research in Toxicology revealed that the chemicals which cause cancer form rapidly after smoking.

16 Jan 2011

Home dialysis as effective as hospital dialysis for patients with kidney transplant failure

Patients who must return to dialysis after a kidney transplant failure survive just as well on home dialysis as hospital dialysis, but few choose that option, according to new research by Dr. Jeffrey Perl, a nephrologist at St. Michael's Hospital.

14 Jan 2011

Advaxis receives DSMB approval to complete dosing in first leg of ADXS11-001 cervical dysplasia clinical trial

The science team from Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, met with the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), an independent group of medical experts, yesterday and received approval to dose all remaining patients in the initial forty (40) patient leg of the 120-patient, cervical dysplasia clinical trial being conducted in the United States.

14 Jan 2011

14 foods that deliver research-documented benefits to health

With the start of a new year, many of us resolve to better our habits by trying to incorporate more nutritious foods into our diets. An article in the January issue of Food Technology magazine lists 14 foods that deliver research-documented benefits to health.

14 Jan 2011

Research roundup: Racial disparities in cancer and other care, nursing home closures, extending drugmakers' exclusivity

Journal of the National Cancer Institute: Projections Of The Cost Of Cancer Care In The United States: 2010-2020 - "By combining cancer prevalence with average annual costs of cancer care by phase of care and tumor site for 13 cancers in men and 16 cancers in women" and "all cancer sites combined," the authors project there will be just over 18 million cancer survivors in 2020 compared to 13.8 million survivors in 2010.

14 Jan 2011

University of Illinois receives Friends of Mel Foundation support grant for Bone Marrow Transplant Program

The University of Illinois is set to receive a grant from the Friends of Mel Foundation (FOM) in support of their Bone Marrow Transplant Program. The program was selected as the recipient of the Mel's Magic award for January 2011. Mel's Magic was created by FOM in May 2009 to familiarize their supporters with other organizations that work tirelessly to make a difference in the cancer community.

14 Jan 2011

Cancer Research UK and CRT select 4 research groups to unravel role of cancer stem cells

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm Cancer Research Technology (CRT), have established a team of scientists with expertise in cancer stem cell research to identify new targets to detect, monitor and treat cancer.

14 Jan 2011

Noninvasive radiofrequency fields and targeted gold nanoparticles effective in controlling pancreatic tumors

Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation announces research conducted in the Kanzius/Curley Lab at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has been published in the December 2010 issue of the American Association of Cancer Research's Clinical Cancer Research journal.

14 Jan 2011

CINJ clinical trial explores anti-malaria drug against melanoma

Building upon recent laboratory discoveries on resistance by cancer cells to therapies that attempt to starve cancer, scientists at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) are conducting a clinical trial that further explores how to prevent that action.

14 Jan 2011

Banned chemicals found in pregnant women

The bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and personal care products, according to a new study from UCSF. The study marks the first time that the number of chemicals to which pregnant women are exposed has been counted.

14 Jan 2011

MGH researchers discover massive overexpression of DNA sequences in cancer cells

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center researchers have discovered a previously unknown feature of common tumor cells - massive overexpression of certain DNA sequences that do not code for proteins.

14 Jan 2011

Orexo, Invida enter exclusive licensing and distribution agreement for Abstral in Asia Pacific

Orexo AB and Invida Group Private Limited today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement, covering the Asia Pacific region for Abstral™, Orexo's product for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain.

14 Jan 2011

Scientists demonstrate mechanism that explains why PSA levels promote prostate cancer

Researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute who have been studying prostate cancer cells for decades now think they know why PSA levels reflect cancer progression.

14 Jan 2011

Study highlights role of SIRT1 protein as tumor suppressor in prostate cancer

Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson and two other institutions have discovered new evidence that suggests the "longevity" protein SIRT1, known for its life-spanning effects in different species, can inhibit the development of a known precursor to prostate cancer, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

14 Jan 2011

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Study finds miRNAs inhibits prostate cancer metastasis

New magnetic pill system can serve as drug delivery tool in patients with cancer, diabetes

Researchers find kidney-specific gene defects may increase risk of heart failure

Diamyd commences NP2 Enkephalin Phase II trial to reduce cancer pain

Health Canada approves GORE VIABIL Biliary Endoprosthesis device

Milk may reduce risk of bowel cancer: Study

Smoking harms DNA within minutes: Study

Home dialysis as effective as hospital dialysis for patients with kidney transplant failure

Advaxis receives DSMB approval to complete dosing in first leg of ADXS11-001 cervical dysplasia clinical trial

14 foods that deliver research-documented benefits to health

Research roundup: Racial disparities in cancer and other care, nursing home closures, extending drugmakers' exclusivity

University of Illinois receives Friends of Mel Foundation support grant for Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Cancer Research UK and CRT select 4 research groups to unravel role of cancer stem cells

Noninvasive radiofrequency fields and targeted gold nanoparticles effective in controlling pancreatic tumors

CINJ clinical trial explores anti-malaria drug against melanoma

Banned chemicals found in pregnant women

MGH researchers discover massive overexpression of DNA sequences in cancer cells

Orexo, Invida enter exclusive licensing and distribution agreement for Abstral in Asia Pacific

Scientists demonstrate mechanism that explains why PSA levels promote prostate cancer

Study highlights role of SIRT1 protein as tumor suppressor in prostate cancer

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