Cancer

The Diagnosis Every Woman Dreads - Ovarian Cancer Reported May 21, 2009 SARASOTA, Fla., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- As a health care practitioner, Trina Hammack knew the statistics. So when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she knew her prognosis was bleak. Fortunately, Hammack was familiar with a clinic in Mexico offering effective new treatments … [Read more...]

High Body Weight Linked to Kidney Cancer Risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of developing a type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20, according to the findings from two new European studies. In the first study, Dr. Boukje … [Read more...]

Ovarian Cancer: No Good Test? Reported December 15, 2009 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, more than 20-thousand women find out they have ovarian cancer. For almost two-thirds of them, it's a deadly diagnosis. But unlike other cancers, doctors say yearly screening for ovarian cancer may do more harm than good. The test that was … [Read more...]

Lifestyle Changes may Prevent Disease Reported November 14, 2005  (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Preventing some of the most common causes of death and disability in America may be easier than we think. According to Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, simple dietary and lifestyle changes could do the trick. In a talk … [Read more...]

Racial Disparities in Radiation Therapy Reported December 16, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- After a lumpectomy, black women are far less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer. Led by Grace Li Smith, M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center … [Read more...]

Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK'd by Canadian Cardiologists Reported October 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canadian cardiologists have taken a step toward clearing the drug trastuzumab (herceptin) for use in the fight against breast cancer, even though it can cause serious heart complications in women. A study conducted by Dr. Michael McDonald and colleagues from the Heart … [Read more...]

Smoking: A Genetic AddictionReported November 24, 2008 SALT LAKE CITY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seventy percent of smokers want to quit but often end up reaching for a cigarette within days. Researchers now say smokers may have sealed their fate for nicotine addiction when they were teens. Brandon Smart has smoked for more than half his life. "Oh, I've tried to … [Read more...]

Link Between Nationality And Cervical Cancer In Sweden   Reported September 03, 2008 ScienceDaily (Sep. 3, 2008) — Gynaecological screening tests for cervical cancer have been available to all women in Sweden for almost four decades. Despite this, many immigrant women have a higher risk of developing the disease than … [Read more...]

Therapy Prevents Excess Risk of Cancer in HIV Patients Reported March 18, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- HIV patients are at an increased risk of developing several different types of cancer. Now, a new study shows aggressive antiretroviral therapy may help lower that risk. According to the study, use of highly active … [Read more...]

Medical researchers are warning that the health risks associated with asbestos have been underestimated. A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has indicated that asbestos may be possible for more cancers than previously thought. Diseases like asbestosis, COPD, lung cancer, and mesothelioma have been attributed to asbestos exposure. Now, the IARC has … [Read more...]

Vaccine for Skin Cancer Reported January 21, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The most deadly form of skin cancer -- advanced melanoma -- may be successfully treated by injecting patients with tumor proteins, according to two articles published in the latest Journal of Experimental Medicine. Belgian … [Read more...]

No Benefit with Paclitaxel Consolidation in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Reported September 01, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A paclitaxel consolidation regimen does not improve either disease-free or overall survival in women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer who had complete responses to first-line paclitaxel/platinum-based regimens, according to … [Read more...]

Acrylamide not linked to endometrial cancerReported March 16, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An important cause of neurological impairment in infants -- infection with cytomegalovirus while they are in the womb -- may be curbed with the use of a new vaccine. Most adults have been infected with cytomegalovirus or CMV, usually with negligible consequences. However, when … [Read more...]

Happiness may protect against cancer Reported August 26, 2008 YOUNG women exposed to tragic events may be at a higher risk of breast cancer and being optimistic can help protect against the disease, a study has found.   A team of researchers say they may have found a link between a women’s outlook on life and the risk of breast cancer. … [Read more...]

Better, Faster Treatment for Lymphoma Reported February 3, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new cancer treatment effectively treats a form of lymphoma quicker and more easily than traditional chemotherapy, report investigators from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center … [Read more...]

Brain Surgery Through the Nose Reported December 04, 2009 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a brain tumor. A new 3-D tool is giving surgeons a new pathway to the brain that avoids cutting open the skull. Patients are wheeled out of the operating room with a scar as small as a band-aid. Real estate … [Read more...]

Canadian Inuit have top rate of lung cancer Reported December 08, 2008 Canada's Inuit population has the highest rates of lung cancer in the world, new research has found. Although Inuit once had a low incidence of lung cancer, they are succumbing to this modern scourge as more of them take up the deadly habit of smoking. The research, being presented this week, found the … [Read more...]

Cancer Survival Rates Affected By Race and HPV Reported August 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Imagine having a disease that would actually be beneficial to your survival of a certain type of skin cancer? A recent study in Cancer Prevention Research shows the human papillomavirus, or HPV, actually improves the survival in a form of skin cancer known as … [Read more...]

Closer Look at Colorectal Cancer Screening Reported January 19, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows a single office-based stool blood test is a poor, but often used, screening test for colorectal cancer. Current recommendations suggest adults over age 50 take a six-sample fecal occult blood test at home and return the stool … [Read more...]

Detecting Disease Through the Eyes Reported June 26, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- From diabetes to cancer -- it can all be spotted by taking a closer look at your eyes. A new laser scan is helping doctors find major health problems sooner. "February of last year I started to notice flashes," Christa Dodge told Ivanhoe. Those flashes turned … [Read more...]

A pill a day Regular doses of baby aspirin may help prevent colorectal polyps, a precursor to cancer, previous studies have shown. But, because aspirin can have dangerous side effects, most notably gastrointestinal bleeding, researchers at the Harvard Medical School used data from the Nurses' Health Study, the world's longest-running … [Read more...]

Emotions Don’t Matter When Treating Cancer Reported October 23, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The power of a positive attitude may not be powerful enough to fight cancer. A new study reveals emotional well-being is not a factor affecting the outcome for patients with head and neck cancer. Researchers from the … [Read more...]

Female Frequent Drinkers Have Higher Cancer Risk Reported September 10, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Postmenopausal women may double their risk of endometrial cancer if they drink two or more alcoholic beverages each day. In previous studies, alcohol consumption has been linked to higher levels of estrogen in postmenopausal women, a possible explanation for the association … [Read more...]

Drug companies attempting cervical cancer breakthrough Tuesday, January 11, 2005 Researchers and drug companies believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough against cervical cancer, a disease that kills more than a quarter million women a year despite significant progress made against it in recent decades. Two new … [Read more...]

Gender Matters in Lung CancerReported May 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – When it comes to lung cancer, it makes a difference whether you are a man or woman. Two new studies suggest the disease strikes the genders differently. In the first, Swiss researchers looked at 683 lung cancer patients, finding women tended to be younger than men at diagnosis and developed the … [Read more...]

Genetic Twist in Breast Cancer Treatment StudyReported March 10, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A breast cancer patient's genetic makeup could influence the way she reacts to treatment options. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Researchers discovered women whose cells harbor … [Read more...]

Growing Up With MagnetsReported May 18, 2009 TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Almost 1,000 people find out they have bone cancer every year, and the majority of them are children. The disease makes growing up a painful experience, with dozens of surgeries. Now magnets are helping kids keep their limbs and grow up without pain. He swings, slides and kicks just like any … [Read more...]

Hope for Advanced Liver CancerReported July 25, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be new hope for those suffering with advanced liver cancer, a disease with no effective treatment. Results of a new study show a drug called sorafenib (Nexavar) significantly extended the lives of patients. Sorafenib is already approved for the treatment of kidney cancer. Testing of the … [Read more...]

Test best bet to catch cervical cancerReported September 14, 2009 BANGALORE: One of the deadlier forms of cancer, cervical cancer, can be kept at bay by a simple test or pap smear. But in India, which has the highest number of cases, there is little awareness and no intervention in the form of screening. Globally, cervical cancer kills 3 lakh women a year -- 4/5th of cases … [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...]