Cancer

New Sources for Cancer DrugsReported December 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research could change the way scientists make cancer drugs. Researchers discovered many more cancer target inhibiting agents could be clinically effective than previously thought. Traditionally, scientists did not utilize kinase inhibitor agents with short half-lives because it … [Read more...]

HPV Vaccine To Reduce Cervical Cancer 17 November 2004  Writing in this week's issue of The Lancet, Dr. Diane Harper, of Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Medical School, said a new vaccine has the potential to greatly reduce deaths from cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide. The … [Read more...]

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Shows Promise Reported October 25, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer may soon have a new option. A new study out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., shows good results for a treatment combining the anti-cancer drugs flavopiridol and cisplatin. The combination therapy … [Read more...]

Preventing Breast Cancer Reported October 12, 2007 TORONTO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Statistics say one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Chances are, you or someone you love has already been handed the diagnosis. New treatments for breast cancer get a lot of press and, while that's always good news, … [Read more...]

Radiation for Breast Cancer?Reported September 23, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Radiation therapy for some breast cancer patients may be causing more harm than good, according to a new study. Currently, women who have a mastectomy but whose lymph nodes are negative are urged to undergo radiation therapy to the chest wall and the surrounding lymph nodes. The radiation can … [Read more...]

Smoking a Risk for Pancreatic CancerReported November 11, 2004  (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Tobacco may trigger early onset of pancreatic cancer in those with a genetic predisposition to the disease, according to a new study.Researchers from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., studied 826 patients with pancreatic cancer. Thirty of these patients had … [Read more...]

Spying On Cancer Reported December 23, 2009 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Spotting cancer in the bile duct has traditionally been a major feat for doctors. This is an area of the body that is buried deep within major organs, so it's hard to see what's going on. Now, a tiny camera could mean a quicker diagnosis and better treatment for … [Read more...]

Study: Radiation Increases Risk of Stroke Reported June 22, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Radiation to the neck and mediastinum was associated with increased risk, … [Read more...]

PAHO - Cervical cancer kills almost a quarter-million women worldwide each year Monday, 20-Dec-2004 ThePan American Health Organization(A regional office of the World Health Organization), as a member of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), has issued a new publication and reported that cervical cancer—while largely preventable—kills … [Read more...]