Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

New approach to treating hepatitis C virus

Last year Peter Sarnow, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, identified a previously unknown mechanism that the hepatitis C virus uses to replicate, yielding a promising new approach to combating the disease-causing virus.

10 Apr 2006

Protein loss linked to colon polyp risk from growth hormone

The use of growth hormone therapy has been linked in some people to the development of colon polyps, a possible precursor to colorectal cancer - but medical researchers have debated the extent of a cancer risk.

10 Apr 2006

Risk of invasive breast carcinoma among women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ and lobular carcinoma in situ

A new study of women with early stage, localized breast cancer identifies new patterns and risk factors for invasive disease that may influence how patients are treated.

10 Apr 2006

Discovery of new human retrovirus

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new retrovirus in humans that is closely related to a cancer-causing virus found in mice. Their findings describe the first documented cases of human infection with a retrovirus that is native to rodents.

10 Apr 2006

Proteins could help predict whether moles will progress into melanoma

For the first time, researchers studying patients with abnormal moles have identified proteins that could help predict whether such moles will progress into melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

7 Apr 2006

Photodynamic therapy may become the first line of treatment for Barrett's esophagus

When you think of heartburn, you probably think of greasy food, not cancer. You may not know that chronic heartburn is linked to esophageal cancer.

7 Apr 2006

Device for testing breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer

One of the biggest problems in fighting breast cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools.

7 Apr 2006

Abdominal fat more significant than overall weight in exercise-induced shortness of breath

When it comes to being short of breath during exercise, how fat is distributed on the body is a more significant factor than overall body fatness or lung function

7 Apr 2006

Study of predictors of vitamin D status and cancer incidence and mortality in men

Low levels of vitamin D may be associated with increased total cancer incidence and mortality in men, particularly for cancers of the digestive system, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

7 Apr 2006

Chemicals used in sunscreens may disturb production of thyroid hormone

UV-absorbing chemicals used in sunscreens may disturb production of thyroid hormone, according to new work presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Glasgow.

6 Apr 2006

More than a billion may suffer from vitamin D deficiency

More than a billion may suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Consequences may be more severe than thought. Prominent clinician calls for action.

6 Apr 2006

Newly discovered testosterone effect may act on prostate cancer

A newly-discovered mode of action of testosterone is showing great promise in the fight against prostate cancer, with tests showing a 60% reduction in tumor size in mice.

6 Apr 2006

A genomic signature of 254 genes predicting clinical outcome in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma identified

EORTC Melanoma Group researchers have identified a genomic signature predicting clinical outcome in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma, after patients having undergone standard treatment.

6 Apr 2006

Cervical cancer vaccine gives women 4 years protection

Researchers say a vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years.

6 Apr 2006

MIT look at how cells make life-or-death decisions

The biological processes underlying diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer are fundamentally linked, and should be linked in how they are treated with drugs, a series of MIT studies indicates.

6 Apr 2006

Researchers aim to develop instrument to help physicians estimate risk for developing lung cancer

Physicians have little to help them predict development of lung cancer in their patients - even a history of heavy smoking doesn't really help, since only a small fraction of lifetime smokers develops the cancer.

6 Apr 2006

Ginger causes ovarian cancer cells to die

Ginger is known to ease nausea and control inflammation. But researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are investigating a new use for this age-old remedy: treating ovarian cancer.

6 Apr 2006

Inflammation cuts both ways

Inflammation cuts both ways. When invaded by an infectious agent, for example, the body calls on the forces of inflammation to fight and defeat the intruder.

6 Apr 2006

Vegetables slow growth of prostate cancer in mice

Chemicals in cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, watercress, cabbage and cauliflower, appear to stop human prostate cancer cells from growing in mice by affecting the expression of proteins, says a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute study

6 Apr 2006

Ingredient in red peppers inhibits prostate cancer in laboratory studies

Capsaicin is the pungent ingredient in red peppers and is presently used as a topical pain reliever. Now, a new study shows it may be justified to evaluate capsaicin for inhibiting prostate cancer (CaP) in patients.

5 Apr 2006