Gene may predict if further cancer treatments are needed
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are developing a new predictive tool that could help patients with breast cancer and certain lung cancers decide whether follow-up … Read more
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Use of mood-stabilizing drug linked with reduced risk of developing head and neck cancer
A new study indicates that a commonly used mood stabilizing drug may help prevent head and neck cancer. The study is published early online in Cancer, … Read more
Quick dose of radiation can prevent cancer in other breast
Survivors of breast cancer have a one in six chance of developing breast cancer in the other breast. But a study conducted in mice, and … Read more
Drug shows good results in treating most common form of lung cancer
An experimental cancer drug that has shown promise in the treatment of melanoma has also shown early potential as an effective treatment for patients with … Read more
Walking can reduce breast cancer risk
Postmenopausal women who were very active or walked for at least seven hours a week had a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a … Read more
Florida seaweed good for what ails you?
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast … Read more
How Red Hair May Increase Melanoma Risk
A person’s skin pigment, which determines hair color and skin tone, is influenced by the melanocortin-1 (MC1R) gene receptor. For the population’s 1 to 2 … Read more
Thalidomide plus curry spice kills cancer cells
In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from … Read more
Researchers Target ‘Cell Sleep’ to Lower Chances of Cancer Recurrence
An international research team led by University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) scientists discovered that by preventing cancer cells from entering a state of cellular … Read more
African-Americans with blood cancer do not live as long as Caucasians, despite equal care
A new analysis has found that among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, African Americans more commonly present with advanced disease, and they tend to have … Read more
Patients with severe type of muscular dystrophy at increased risk of cancer
Compared to the general population, patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD; a form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face, feet, hands and neck) are at increased risk of canc…
