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Preventive health examinations may provide opportunities for cancer screening

Health plan members who receive preventive health examinations, as opposed to going to a physician only when they are sick, appear more likely to undergo testing for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

3 Apr 2007

Physicians may be obstacles to breast reconstruction

Significant differences in plastic surgery referral practices by general surgeons treating newly diagnosed breast cancer patients partially explain the low rates of breast reconstructive surgery in the United States, according to a new study.

3 Apr 2007

Regular health exams increase likelihood that older adults will get recommended cancer screenings

If you're 50 or older, seeing your doctor every year or two for a checkup may be a good defense against cancer, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Washington, and Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.

2 Apr 2007

Few surgeons routinely refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction

Forty-four percent of surgeons do not refer the majority of their breast cancer patients to a plastic surgeon prior to the initial surgery when the woman is choosing her treatment course, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

2 Apr 2007

New contrast agent selectively targets and highlights malignant micro-calcifications in the breast

Harvard Medical School researchers are working on a new, simpler way to distinguish malignant tumors from non-cancerous masses when screening for breast cancer.

2 Apr 2007

Environmental contamination could affect the evolution of wildlife through changes in mating behavior

Female rats avoid males whose great-grandfathers were exposed to a common fruit crop fungicide, preferring instead males whose ancestors were uncontaminated, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.

2 Apr 2007

Chemists improve antioxidant content of pizza dough

In an effort to improve health, many popular foods are undergoing a more nutritious make-over.

2 Apr 2007

Biopsy may underestimate prostate cancer in overweight men

Obese and overweight men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer by biopsy are more likely than healthy weight men to actually have a more aggressive case of the disease than the biopsy results would indicate, according to a study led by a Duke University Medical Center researcher.

2 Apr 2007

Postmenopausal women encouraged to maintain regular health care

In North America, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer and is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancer.

2 Apr 2007

Triple negative breast cancers more common among women who are African American and Hispanic, under 40 years old

So-called "triple negative" breast cancers, tumors that do not contain any of three significant tumor markers, are aggressive, deadly cancers that affect young, poor minority women, according to a new study.

2 Apr 2007

MIT MEMS device provides precise way to physically arrange cells

Now MIT researchers led by Sangeeta Bhatia, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Brigham and Women's Hospital, have solved the problem with a novel device.

2 Apr 2007

Magnetic system could provide surgery without scars

Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington have collaborated to invent a groundbreaking system that could be key to delivering on the promise of surgery without scars.

2 Apr 2007

Long-term low to moderate doses of aspirin beneficial for women

Women who take low to moderate doses of aspirin have a reduced risk of death from any cause, and especially heart disease related deaths, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

2 Apr 2007

Optical biopsy finds cancers in first tests on human tissue

In its first laboratory tests on human tissue, a light-based probe built by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering almost instantly detected the earliest signs of cancer in cells that line internal organs.

2 Apr 2007

Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and in vivo activity of Ru(II)/Pt(II) complexes

Chemists and biologists at Virginia Tech continuing to design light-activated molecular systems to attack cancer cells have introduced a DNA targeting component.

2 Apr 2007

Lack of Olig1 protein in lung tumors may increase risk of death

A study of human lung tumors indicates that lung cancer patients who lack a particular protein may do more poorly than those with normal levels of that same protein.

2 Apr 2007

Immunity to cancer stem cells may help protect people with a precancerous condition from developing the full-blown disease

Although stem cells hold incredible promise in the fight against certain diseases, in cancer they're anything but helpful. In fact, mounting evidence is showing that a tumor's growth and spread may depend on "cancer stem cells," which comprise only a very small subset of the tumor.

2 Apr 2007

New York progresses HPV vaccine distribution to health providers, school clinics

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Thursday announced that it has distributed 57,810 doses of Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil to city health providers, including school-based health clinics, the New York Post reports.

2 Apr 2007

More women with family breast cancer history inquiring about MRI screening following ACS guidelines

More women with a family history of breast cancer are asking their physicians whether they should undergo breast magnetic resonance imaging scans after American Cancer Society guidelines released on Wednesday recommended the screening for women at high risk of developing the disease, the Baltimore Sun reports.

2 Apr 2007

Conquest of cancer and the next generation

It is never too early to start thinking about what you want to be when you grow up, especially if you want to be a cancer researcher.

2 Apr 2007

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Preventive health examinations may provide opportunities for cancer screening

Physicians may be obstacles to breast reconstruction

Regular health exams increase likelihood that older adults will get recommended cancer screenings

Few surgeons routinely refer breast cancer patients for reconstruction

New contrast agent selectively targets and highlights malignant micro-calcifications in the breast

Environmental contamination could affect the evolution of wildlife through changes in mating behavior

Chemists improve antioxidant content of pizza dough

Biopsy may underestimate prostate cancer in overweight men

Postmenopausal women encouraged to maintain regular health care

Triple negative breast cancers more common among women who are African American and Hispanic, under 40 years old

MIT MEMS device provides precise way to physically arrange cells

Magnetic system could provide surgery without scars

Long-term low to moderate doses of aspirin beneficial for women

Optical biopsy finds cancers in first tests on human tissue

Synthesis, characterization, DNA binding and in vivo activity of Ru(II)/Pt(II) complexes

Lack of Olig1 protein in lung tumors may increase risk of death

Immunity to cancer stem cells may help protect people with a precancerous condition from developing the full-blown disease

New York progresses HPV vaccine distribution to health providers, school clinics

More women with family breast cancer history inquiring about MRI screening following ACS guidelines

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