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Respiratory movement during radiotherapy makes it difficult to hit the right treatment target and this in turn can lead to an under-dose of radiation to the tumour, or a potentially toxic over-dose to the surrounding healthy tissue… View full post on Breast Cancer News From Medical . . . → Read More: How To Hit The Treatment Target And Breathe Without Causing Collateral Damage During Radiotherapy Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease and, in most cases, avoids the need for hysterectomies, according to research presented at the World Congress of Brachytherapy [1 & 2]… View full post on Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical . . . → Read More: Hysterectomies May Be Avoided For Cervical Cancer Patients Using 3-D Image Guided Brachytherapy A new study published Online First in The Lancet Oncology reveals that from 7.5 million cancer deaths in 2008, about 1.5 million were due to infections that could have either been prevented or treated… View full post on Cancer / Oncology News From Medical . . . → Read More: Infections Cause Many Cancers Globally A study in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that physical activity is linked to lower rates of breast and colon cancer deaths. However, there is not enough evidence to link physical activity to other types of cancer… View full post on Colorectal Cancer News From Medical . . . → Read More: Exercise Reduces Breast And Colon Cancer Death Rates Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death throughout the world. Standard treatment methods do not usually result in long-term recovery. In addition to the proliferation of the tumour cells, the growth of blood vessels controls tumors development. The blood vessel growth is controlled by several signalling molecules… View full post on Lung Cancer News From Medical . . . → Read More: Scientists Aim To Starve Lung Tumours Researchers at The Wistar Institute announce the discovery of small molecules that kill cancer cells caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Their results, in both cell and mouse models, demonstrate that the small molecule inhibitors protect a tumor-suppressing protein targeted by viral proteins, thus killing the infected tumor cells… View full post on Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical . . . → Read More: HPV-Infected Cancer Cells Killed By Small Molecular Bodyguards A new class of cancer drug which targets a faulty gene might be effective in treating some aggressive pancreatic cancers, researchers from Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research Institute and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute reported in the journal Nature. Pancreatic cancer kills approximately 37,000 people in the USA and 8,000 in the UK every year… View full post on Cancer / Oncology News From Medical . . . → Read More: Pancreatic Cancer – Drug May Target Faulty Gene In 15% Of Patients New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis… View full post on Breast Cancer News From Medical . . . → Read More: Optimal Nutrition, Physical Activity Recommended After Cancer Diagnosis New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung and bowel cancer. The study was carried out at Lund University in Sweden… View full post on Colorectal Cancer News From Medical . . . → Read More: Possible New Cancer Treatment Identified Research led by Lauren Cole, a public health graduate student, and Dr. Edward Peters, Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Epidemiology Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the incidence of head and neck cancer has risen at sites associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men… View full post on Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical . . . → Read More: HPV-Related Head & Neck Cancers Rising, Highest In Middle-Aged White Men |
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