Lung Cancer: Advances In Personalized Medicine

Several new studies that may help doctors tailor lung cancer treatment to the characteristics of individual patients and of their tumors were presented at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva. “A major goal of lung cancer treatment is to tailor the treatment to the individual,” says Dr Fiona Blackhall from The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, UK…

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Swallowing Exercises Help Head And Neck Cancer Patients, Short-Term

The April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery reports that patients who undergo chemoradiation therapy (CRT), who perform specific swallowing exercises after their CRT, experience a short-term improvement in swallowing…

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Discovery Of Biomarker Family For Chemo Resistant Breast Cancers

Biomarkers which could help to predict resistance to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients have been identified by researchers from the University of Hull, UK. The researchers found a family of proteins to be twice as prevalent in clinical samples obtained from breast cancer patients who were resistant to chemotherapy than those who were successfully treated…

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Mild Side Effects After HPV Vaccine More Often Reported By Young Girls

Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Journal of Women’s Health…

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Relatives Of Cancer Patients At Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Disease

A current study shows that the risk for coronary heart disease and stroke increases by almost thirty per cent in a person whose partner has cancer. The cause is probably the negative stress to which the cancer patient’s relative is exposed. We know that the relatives of chronically ill patients, especially cancer patients, have an increased risk of mental illness and depression…

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Seeking Clues To Colon Cancer In Newly Identified Stem Cells

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified a new population of intestinal stem cells that may hold clues to the origin of colorectal cancer…

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Growth Rates Of Lung Cancers Found By CT Screening

Growth rates of lung cancers found by annual rounds of computed tomography (CT) screening are important for determining the usefulness and frequency of screening, as well as for determining the treatment…

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What Are The Leading Causes Of Cancer Deaths In India?

According to a study published Online First by The Lancet, breast, cervical and stomach cancers are responsible for the majority of cancer deaths among women in India, while lung, oral and stomach cancers are the leading causes of cancer death in Indian men. The study was conducted by Professor Prabhat Jha, Center for Global Health Research, St…

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In Breast Cancer, Protein ‘Jailbreak’ Helps Cancer Cells Live

If the fight against breast cancer were a criminal investigation, then the proteins survivin, HDAC6, CBP, and CRM1 would be among the shadier figures. In that vein, a study to be published in the March 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry is the police report that reveals a key moment for keeping cancer cells alive: survivin’s jailbreak from the nucleus, aided and abetted by the other proteins…

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Daily Aspirin – More Benefit Than Risk?

Many people take a low dose of aspirin every day to lower their risk of a further heart attack or stroke, or if they have a high risk of either. While the anticipated benefit is a lower chance of vascular disease, taking daily aspirin is not without danger: for instance it raises the risk of internal bleeding…

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