Genomic Health says test guides cancer treatmentReported December 13, 2007 LOS ANGELES, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Genomic Health Inc (GHDX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday its genetic test can help predict when chemotherapy is likely to benefit women with breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. Genomic Health's Oncotype DX test measures the activity of … [Read more...]

Disease Markers Special Edition Focuses On Ovarian CancerReported November 30, 2007 With the genomic revolution radical improvement has been made in methods of detection of ovarian cancer. This is of the utmost importance, since the chances of successful treatment are strongly enhanced with early detection. In a special issue of Disease Markers, published by IOS Press, … [Read more...]

Cervical cancer risk rises during pill useReported November 09, 2007 Women who take the birth control pill for 10 years have nearly double the normal risk of developing cervical cancer, but the risk begins falling as soon as they stop and returns to near normal within 10 years, according to a study released Thursday. The study confirms previous research linking the pill … [Read more...]

Tumor genome analysis unveils new insights into lung cancerReported November 04, 2007 HOUSTON -- (November 4, 2007) -- An international consortium of scientists today in an advanced online publication in the journal Nature revealed a comprehensive view of the altered genetic background of the type of lung cancer that is the most common cause of cancer deaths in humans. … [Read more...]

Screening Is Key To Cervical Cancer PreventionReported December 09, 2007 Natasha Spradley, a young mother of three, always thought she was healthy. For years, she assumed there was no reason for routine gynecological checkups. That was before she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. January is National Cervical Cancer Screening Awareness Month, and Dr. Tri Dinh, a … [Read more...]

Ovarian cancer survival linked to two key proteinsReported December 17, 2008 The chances of surviving ovarian cancer appear to vary dramatically depending on the levels of two tumor proteins, suggesting that this type of cancer may have a more nuanced outlook than the grim statistics indicate. Women who had ovarian tumors with high levels of the two proteins survived for a … [Read more...]

Open access program speeds up colorectal cancer screening processReported March 13, 2009 HOUSTON -- Screening regularly for colorectal cancer is critical for early diagnosis and treatment of the disease, but can be time consuming and a low health priority for men and women. Now, patients have access to a program that is helping speed up this process. The gastroenterology … [Read more...]

Effort targets immigrant cervical cancerReported January 31, 2008 HOUSTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Two Texas hospitals are expanding an effort to lower the risks of cervical cancer among Mexican women in U.S. border areas. Lead investigator Theresa Byrd said that the National Cancer Institute says that although cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have declined by 50 … [Read more...]

Survivor's Cancer Advice: Don't Be AfraidReported November 22, 2007 Women should stop being afraid and get themselves diagnosed for breast caner, said a survivor of the disease from Ireland who was in Dubai to take part in the first UAE initiative of the "Global Connection Ribbon" to battle breast cancer. "Global Connection Ribbon" is a worldwide campaign to combat breast … [Read more...]

Cervical cancer is preventable through vaccination and screeningReported December 25, 2007 (ArabMedicare.com) Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), a global research-driven pharmaceutical company, will launch a countrywide educational campaign to educate UAE women about the importance of its newly-introduced vaccine, Gardasil, to prevent the incidence of cervical cancer. Dr. … [Read more...]

Body fat works to raise cancer riskReported August 27, 2007 (Dubai Health & News) New research findings show that extra body fat doesn't just weigh you down. Scientists now have evidence that too many fat cells prompt ongoing reactions in the body that may increase cancer risk. If Elizabeth Platz, Sc.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, … [Read more...]

Distressed marriage harms cancer recoveryReported December 09, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Women with breast cancer who have a poor relationship with their spouses may face a more difficult road to recovery, U.S. researchers said. Study co-author Hae-Chung Yang of Ohio State University of Columbus found that, over five years, patients in distressed marriages had … [Read more...]

Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for rectal-- but not colon--cancerReported November 14, 2007 The evidence linking cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent. Electra Paskett, Ph.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus and colleagues investigated the association between smoking history and colorectal cancer among nearly 147,000 participants … [Read more...]

Cancer treatment that saved teacher's life approved by FDAReported December 18, 2007 A Canal Winchester woman has a very personal connection to a recently approved form of cancer therapy: It helped send her own cancer into remission. Amy Baker, a Winchester resident and retired Gahanna teacher, has been undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia -- or CML -- with … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Liver CancerReported April 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Approved for use in kidney cancer and tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, sunitinib (Sutent) has also shown good results in slowing the spread of a particularly deadly form of liver cancer. The type of cancer is called hepatocellular carcinoma and the prognosis is very poor for people who have … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Prostate Cancer Reported December 24, 2004 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Patients with advanced prostate cancer usually must undergo standard chemotherapy, but there's a new combination of drugs that's giving some patients a whole new outlook on life. Fourteen years ago, Carl Visoky received … [Read more...]

New Hope for Liver Cancer Reported November 4, 2005   By Julie Marks, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Liver cancer is one of the toughest cancers to treat. Now, a new therapy may extend the lives of patients with this deadly disease. Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues from University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor are the only … [Read more...]

Living Longer With Liver Cancer Reported June 27, 2005 OKLAHOMA CITY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A cocktail using popyseed oil is being used to target cancer cells in the liver. That's a first in the United States. Nearly 19,000 cases of liver cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. "It is one of the more common tumors in the world ... in the United States … [Read more...]

Link Between Severe Acne and Prostate Cancer Reported January 29, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A higher risk of prostate cancer may be linked to severe acne. New research from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore finds men who took tetracycline -- an antibiotic used to treat severe acne -- for … [Read more...]

Less Treatment is Better for Kidney Cancer Reported January 11, 2008 ((Ivanhoe Newswire) – Patients with kidney tumors often have surgery to remove the tumors or the entire kidney. A new study finds those who have just the tumors removed and leave the kidney in tact have a better overall survival. The research was headed … [Read more...]

Laser Treatment Effective in Treating Liver Tumors Reported November 30, 2005   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Laser ablation with magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is as effective as traditional surgery in the treatment of liver tumors in some patients, according to a large-scale, 12-year study conducted by researchers from the University of Frankfurt in Germany. Investigators … [Read more...]

Laser Detects Breast CancerReported April 8, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A novel laser device could help prevent breast cancer from spreading to other parts of the body by detecting cancer cells before they form into tumors. Researchers are using tiny particles of gold -- nanoparticles -- to mark circulating breast cancer cells in a blood sample. When a … [Read more...]

Lab Research: Lose the MiceReported January 1, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Laboratory mice have played a huge rule in many of medicines most important breakthroughs. But a new era may be dawning in the world of lab research, one that may mean fewer mice and more humans. Immunologist Mark Davis, Ph.D., a researcher at Stanford University, says the time has come … [Read more...]

Thyroid Cancer Becoming More Common in Korea December 28, 2007 Thyroid cancer is the number one cancer afflicting Korean women and it has displaced liver cancer to become the fourth most common cancer in Korea. Since 2000 the number of patients suffering from thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer has … [Read more...]

Large sample study finds high sugar risk in cancer development 12/01/2005 High blood sugar levels could be a risk factor in developing several types of cancer, suggest researchers that tracked over 1 million Koreans for a decade.Publishing their findings today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the … [Read more...]

Korean breakthrough on stomach cancerMonday, December 6, 2004 SEOUL, Dec 04, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The South Koreas Food and Drug Administration says it has proof nimesulide, a material that represses cyclooxygenase-2, or COX-2, prevents stomach cancer. A germ known as Helicobacter pylori that survives on mucosas in the stomach … [Read more...]

Joint Steps urged Against Cervical Cancer Virus   Reported June 02, 2009 Developed countries should take more responsibility in helping women in less developed countries get proper vaccinations against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer and many other diseases, world health experts said Monday. At the … [Read more...]

High Sugar Levels Increase Cancer and Mortality Risk 12 Jan 2005 Elevated blood sugar levels and diabetes are risk factors for developing several types of cancer and mortality, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. The researchers followed over 1.2 million … [Read more...]

Glucose Intolerance Linked To Cancer Risk In WomenJuly 10, 2007 High blood glucose levels -- even before they reach the level needed for a diagnosis of diabetes -- may signal an increased risk for cancer in women, according to a new study being published in the March issue of Diabetes Care. The March journal also includes a … [Read more...]

'Chip Plants Related to Blood Cancer' Reported January 05, 2009 Female workers at semiconductor manufacturing plants operated by Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor are five times as likely to get non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the government said Monday. However, the alleged direct relation between these work environments and the disease has … [Read more...]