Cancer

Prostate Cancer Treatment in a Virus? Reported March 10, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common respiratory virus, called a reovirus, may provide a new, safe approach to treating prostate cancer. The reovirus is a non-attenuated, environmental virus that has oncolytic potential -- the ability to cause cancer cell death -- against many types of cancer, specifically … [Read more...]

Immunotherapy to Fight Mesothelioma? Reported March 08, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A vaccine that uses a patient's own cells may be able to fight a rare cancer and increase length of survival. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Asbestos has been banned in the U.S. for decades, but diagnosis of the cancer can take place up to 50 … [Read more...]

Obesity and Colon Cancer a Deadly Combination Reported March 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese patients with colon cancer may have a greater chance of dying from the disease compared to those at a normal weight. Every year in the United States, roughly 150,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer. A new study involved 4,381 patients with stage II or II colon … [Read more...]

Surviving The Deadliest Cancer Reported March 04, 2010 WASINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It kills about 160,000 people in the United States every year. One of the biggest problems is that one quarter of lung cancer patients are too sick, too old or too weak to survive surgery. Until recently, there were few options, but now doctors are finding ways to help … [Read more...]

HRT increases lung cancer riskReported March 04, 2010 Women aged 50 to 76 who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study has found. Researchers said that although the risk is ‘duration-dependent,’ with women taking HRT for 10-plus years at greatest risk of developing lung … [Read more...]

Aging Hormone Linked to Cancer Deaths Reported March 04, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death that is independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history. IGF-I is a protein hormone similar in structure to insulin and is regulated in the body by growth hormone … [Read more...]

Risky Surgery for Deadly Cancers Reported March 05, 2010 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer is never an easy diagnosis to accept -- but when it spreads, the prognosis gets worse. Most patients whose cancer spreads throughout the stomach are given less than a year to live. There is a group of surgeons taking on what most consider impossible cases and performing … [Read more...]

Study: Race Determines How we View Cancer? Reported February 26, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds preconceived notions of lung cancer could interfere with prevention and treatment. Investigators of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute examined results from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), which surveyed … [Read more...]

Pre-cancer diet a factor in survival Reported March 02, 2010 CHICAGO, March 2 (UPI) -- What a woman ate three to five years prior to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer can impact her chances of survival, U.S. researchers found. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago found women who ate higher totals of fruit and vegetables -- and higher vegetable … [Read more...]

Frying steak on gas hob 'may increase risk of cancer' Reported February 18, 2010 Using a gas hob appeared to be worse and created more of the harmful particles than using an electric one, the study conducted in Norway found. The researchers said exposure to the fumes should be kept to a minimum and added that professional chefs were at … [Read more...]

Viagra and Cialis Do More Than Arouse Reported February 25, 2010 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 30 million men take them for erectile dysfunction, but the drugs marketed to treat male impotence are now being investigated for the treatment of more than a dozen diseases and health problems. Researchers say ED drugs like Viagra could … [Read more...]

Glioblastoma: A New Treatment Target? Reported February 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have identified a protein that is highly expressed in a subgroup of glioblastoma brain tumor cells and show that depletion of this protein increases the survival of mice with these tumors. Recent studies have increased our understanding of … [Read more...]

Prostate Cancer Survivors: A New Battle Reported February 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many men who survive cancer have another struggle after treatment ends. New research shows that male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after treatment may have an impaired quality of life and decreased energy levels. Testosterone … [Read more...]

Lung-cancer risk Less For Non-Smokers and Soy Consumers Reported February 07, 2010 A new study indicates that the non-smokers and consumers of soy have a lower risk of lung cancer. Researchers stated in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that soy has isoflavones, identically functional as hormone estrogen … [Read more...]

Might Medical Radiation Damage More Than DNA?Reported February 04, 2010 As scientists wrangle over how significantly low-dose radiation from X-rays and CT scans might increase cancer risks, a radiologist wonders if they have neglected another possible danger: adverse epigenetic effects. Large blasts of ionizing radiation are known to scramble cellular DNA, creating … [Read more...]

Treatment hope for cancer patients   Reported February 07, 2010 Women with breast cancer could be spared unnecessary treatments after experts discovered fewer, larger, doses of radiotherapy were just as effective in battling the disease. A lower overall course of treatment delivered as fewer, larger, doses also resulted in fewer skin … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Drug Thwarted by Protein Reported February 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overexpression of certain forms of the protein cyclin E renders the drug letrozole ineffective among women with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers. Cyclin E is one of the proteins that regulates the cell cycle, influencing how rapidly a cell … [Read more...]

Eye Cancer: Saving Kids’ Eyes Reported February 12, 2010 HOUSTON (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's a devastating cancer that leads children into a world of darkness. When kids survive retinoblastoma -- a cancer that develops in the retina – 97 percent live with a moderate to severe visual impairment. A new effort is focused on finding treatments that … [Read more...]

Lung Cancer Survival Affected by Age, Gender Reported February 15, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The biology of lung cancer differs from one patient to the next, depending on age and gender, which may help explain why certain groups of patients do better than others even though they appear to have the same disease. Senior author Anil Potti, M.D., … [Read more...]

Digital Mammograms Deliver Less Radiation Reported January 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the largest mammography trials in history shows that the radiation dose associated with digital mammography is significantly lower than conventional film mammography. Researchers found that digital mammography delivered 22 percent less … [Read more...]

Genes May Affect Breast Cancer Treatment Success Reported January 26, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A genetic signature may help predict which breast cancer patients are resistant to chemotherapy drugs, something that may guide treatment choices. The genes were discovered by a group at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who examined breast … [Read more...]

Lung Disease Impacts Heart Early On Reported January 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study found the heart's ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with a common lung disease, even if they don't have symptoms. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the US, and is strongly … [Read more...]

Therapy Targets Resistant Lung Cancer Reported January 20, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Combination therapy may produce longer remissions for patients with non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer that is unresponsive to treatment. Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center found some patients with … [Read more...]

Will Childhood Trauma Lead to Lung Cancer? Reported January 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Adverse events in childhood have been linked to an increase in the likelihood of developing lung cancer later in life. The link is partly explained by raised rates of cigarette smoking in victims of childhood trauma, but researchers note that other factors … [Read more...]

Pancreatic Cancer's Family Ties Reported January 18, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have a family member under 50 who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, you may have a greater risk of developing it yourself. Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, claiming the lives of more than 34,000 Americans each year. Now … [Read more...]

Heated Chemotherapy Drugs may Help Some With Difficult Cancers Reported March 8, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For some cancers, chemotherapy and conventional therapy attempts are not successful. However, surgery involving the insertion of heated chemotherapy drugs directly into the abdomen may help improve survival rates … [Read more...]

Chocolates could counter cancer!April 16, 2005 A new study by researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, has shown that an ingredient found in chocolates exerts anti-cancer properties and might be used one day to stop cancer cell cycles. According to the study published in the April issue of … [Read more...]

Germany, Italy Recommend Girls Receive HPV Vaccine Gardasil July 22, 2007 Germany and Italy have recommended that girls receive Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, Sanofi Pasteur, a joint company of Merck and Sanofi-Aventis, announced on Monday, Reuters reports (Reuters, 3/26). Gardasil in clinical trials has been shown to be … [Read more...]

Japanese women have lower recurrence of breast cancer 07 August, 2007 Early-stage breast cancer patients of Japanese descent that are treated with a lumpectomy and radiation therapy are more likely to be cured of their cancer than women of other ancestries, according to a new study published in the May 2005 … [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...]