Archive for October, 2007
« Previous EntriesTopic Reduced Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Linked To Low Fat Diet
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007A new US study has suggested that reduced risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women could be linked to a low fat diet high in fruit and vegetables and grains. The 8 year study also suggested the risk probably gets lower the longer the diet is sustained. However, the study found no significant link […]
Current University Of Leicester Cancer Researchers Investigate ’smoking Gun’ Trail, Uk
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007The University of Leicester has been selected as the hub of a worldwide network of researchers to investigate one of the causes of cancer.The study into the ’smoking gun’ trail of devastation caused to the body by substances known as ‘free radicals’ will also impact on our understanding of heart disease, neurodegenerative disease and arthritis. […]
Updated Study Finds Education Program Leads To Lasting Improvement Of Cancer Knowledge In African Americans
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007Disparities in access to health care and education hinder minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations from receiving needed cancer services and often lead to delayed cancer diagnoses. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Topic Potential New Medications For Smokers Trying To Quit
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Today, Scripps research study reveals mechanism behind nicotine dependency. The research is being published the week of October 1, 2007, in an advance, online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). [click link for full article] (Link)
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Subject Charities Welcome Drug Company Move On Lung Cancer Treatment, Uk
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007NICE have announced that they will reconsider the guidance on the use of the lung cancer drug Tarceva (Erlotinib) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. This upheld a joint appeal by Cancerbackup and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation against their original decision in March not to approve the drug. [click link for […]
Comments Requested Highest Risk Factor For Colorectal Cancer Among Women Is Obesity
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology found that obesity, among other important risk factors, was the strongest risk factor for colorectal cancer in women.Joseph C. Anderson, MD of Stony Brook University in New York (and the University of Connecticut) and his colleagues examined data from 1,252 women […]
Comments Requested Choosing Most Effective Treatment Using Genomic Profiling Of Lung Tumors
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Today, Determining the genetic profile of a particular lung tumor can help clinicians make the crucial decision about which chemotherapy treatment to try first.A new study led by researchers from the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) found distinct differences in the susceptibility different tumors have […]
Topic Misdiagnosis Of Pancreatic Cancer Can Be Caused By A Tumor Marker Ca 19-9 In Diabetics
Monday, October 29th, 2007Diabetes is increasing all over the world along with the increase of obesity and associated diseases and is a well-known risk factor for pancreatic cancer. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is also increasing and has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Join The Fight Against Cancer Merck Serono: Stimuvax® Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine - Phase Ii Data Highlight Three-year Survival Results For Lung Cancer Patients
Monday, October 29th, 2007Merck Serono announced three year survival results from a randomized Phase II trial for the Stimuvax MUC-1 vaccine in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Congress in Seoul, South Korea. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Your Comments? Our Youth Still Exposed To Smokeless Tobacco Ads Despite Settlement
Sunday, October 28th, 2007A 1998 settlement designed to limit the marketing of smokeless tobacco to youth hasn’t been effective, according to a new University of Georgia study published in the early online edition of the American Journal of Public Health.”Exposure rates are significant and have been very stable over the past 10 years,” said study co-author Dean Krugman, […]