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A tissue marker of poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

The search for molecular markers that further advance our knowledge of the biology of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and assist in evaluating the diagnosis and prognosis of patients remains the subject of intense investigation.

20 Aug 2006

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network on Tuesday released seven quality guidelines for breast and colorectal cancer care, CQ Today reports.

20 Aug 2006

Teen wins right to refuse chemo

A teenager in the U.S. who has Hodgkins' Disease, has won a court battle which aimed to order the boy to undergo a second course of intensive chemotherapy.

20 Aug 2006

Chinese men harming wives by smoking too much

Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week's British Medical Journal.

17 Aug 2006

Cases of HIV infections with multiple strains more common than previously thought

Cases in which an HIV-positive person is infected with more than one strain of the virus are more common than previously believed, Canadian and U.S. scientists said Monday at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, CanWest News Service/Vancouver Sun reports.

17 Aug 2006

Intermittent androgen deprivation in biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radiotherapy

Intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) is commonly used in the treatment of CaP, which theoretically may delay the development of hormone resistance.

17 Aug 2006

Pomegranate juice may decrease PSA progression in patients with cancer recurrence after treatment

Because of their high content of antioxidants, pomegranate juice is frequently recommended for cancer prevention and overall wellness. While small studies have suggested a role against prostate carcinogenesis, no organized trials have been published until now.

17 Aug 2006

Appointee to head National Cancer Institute discusses research funding cuts

John Niederhuber, a surgeon whom President Bush on Tuesday appointed as National Cancer Institute director, on Wednesday said that he hopes to find new nontoxic cancer medications but added that the agency likely will have to eliminate some programs because of budgetary issues, the New York Times reports.

17 Aug 2006

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Researchers believe that the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer are probably higher than thought.

16 Aug 2006

Natural HIV immunity

An international, multi-institutional research consortium is seeking to discover how a few HIV-infected individuals are naturally able to suppress replication of the virus.

16 Aug 2006

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Women with breast cancer ages 64 and younger experience three to four times more serious side effects from chemotherapy than previously hypothesized, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

16 Aug 2006

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation achieves Federal appropriations for asbestos-cancer research

The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) has announced two historic victories in federal research funding to combat the deadly asbestos-related cancer.

16 Aug 2006

Genotoxic bacteria in the digestive tract

Escherichia coli is a commensal bacterium, which lives peacefully in our digestive tract. However, certain strains are pathogenic and are frequently incriminated in a broad spectrum of infections, affecting both farmed animals and humans (diarrhoea, urinary tract infections, food poisoning, septicaemia, neonatal meningitis, etc.).

16 Aug 2006

When a patient is diagnosed with prostate cancer, what determines whether he will receive early androgen ablation?

While the benefits of androgen ablation therapy have been well documented in patients with locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer, there is a paucity of evidence its role in patients with low-grade, low-stage disease.

16 Aug 2006

Trying to improve on the activity of Interferon-Alpha in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Interferon-alpha (IFN) has been a mainstay in the systemic treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) for decades, with response rates ranging from 3-15%.

16 Aug 2006

Findings shed new light on BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast-cancer gene mutations in older and African-American women

Clearest picture yet of the prevalence and predictors of mutations in the breast-cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 among women in the general population.

15 Aug 2006

Watch and wait the best option for low-risk prostate cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, 234,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and 27,350 will die from it, but researchers say that as many as half of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or radiation therapy unnecessarily.

15 Aug 2006

Cancer patient receives first proton therapy treatment

A Cocoa Beach man with prostate cancer has become the first patient to undergo treatment at the new University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, the first time the most advanced form of radiation therapy available has been offered in the Southeast.

15 Aug 2006

The role of transurethral resection of the prostate and biopsy of the peripheral zone after pepeated negative biopsies in the diagnosis of prostate cancer examined

Persistent suspicion of prostate cancer despite repeated negative prostate biopsies is a common problem in urologic practice.

15 Aug 2006

Major new research grant to develop new technology for delivering cell-by-cell medical treatments

Scientists from the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews have won a major new research grant to develop a completely new technology for delivering cell-by-cell medical treatments.

15 Aug 2006

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

A tissue marker of poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

Teen wins right to refuse chemo

Chinese men harming wives by smoking too much

Cases of HIV infections with multiple strains more common than previously thought

Intermittent androgen deprivation in biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radiotherapy

Pomegranate juice may decrease PSA progression in patients with cancer recurrence after treatment

Appointee to head National Cancer Institute discusses research funding cuts

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Natural HIV immunity

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation achieves Federal appropriations for asbestos-cancer research

Genotoxic bacteria in the digestive tract

When a patient is diagnosed with prostate cancer, what determines whether he will receive early androgen ablation?

Trying to improve on the activity of Interferon-Alpha in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

Findings shed new light on BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast-cancer gene mutations in older and African-American women

Watch and wait the best option for low-risk prostate cancer

Cancer patient receives first proton therapy treatment

The role of transurethral resection of the prostate and biopsy of the peripheral zone after pepeated negative biopsies in the diagnosis of prostate cancer examined

Major new research grant to develop new technology for delivering cell-by-cell medical treatments

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