Latest Cancer Research Stories
Healthier Choices and a Bit of Prep Can Reduce Carcinogens and Increase Flavor WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In time for the start of grilling season, experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), an organization that studies the impact of lifestyle on cancer risk, issued a warning about the hidden health hazards of cookouts and campfires. "Research now shows that diets high in red and processed meat increase risk for colon cancer," said AICR...
Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain tumor research and advocacy, comments on an article discussing a new finding that may help in diagnosing and treating certain pediatric brain tumor cases. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 On May 3, Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC), an organization dedicated to brain tumor research and advocacy, comments on an article discussing a new finding that may help doctors in classifying and treating certain pediatric brain tumors....
Findings Demonstrate Utility of Oncotype DX® to Guide Radiation Treatment Decision for DCIS Patients and Support Expanded Access and Reimbursement REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and PHILADELPHIA, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) and the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group announced today that the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published positive results from their clinical validation study of the Oncotype DX® DCIS Score in patients with ductal...
MAY IS MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Bloomingdale's and Clarins announces the Here Comes The Sun program to support skin cancer research at the John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica in honor of Melanoma Awareness Month. Bloomingdale's Santa Monica, Beverly Center, Century City, Sherman Oaks, Newport Beach, South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa) and Fashion Valley (San Diego)...
Smoking increased the risk for developing colon cancer, and female smokers may have a greater risk than male smokers, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Globally, during the last 50 years, the number of new colon cancer cases per year has exploded for both men and women," said Inger Torhild Gram, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of...
-Determining a breast-cancer patient’s prognosis can be difficult because breast tumors contain many genetic differences and there are many subtypes; -This study combined and analyzed large masses of data from 466 cases of the most common type of breast cancer; -The study identified a small group of molecules that might predict breast-cancer prognosis across many subtypes of the disease and at its early stages; -For the first time a prognostic signature in cancer is composed of both mRNA...
Over 500 technology innovators, philanthropists, government officials, healthcare executives, clinicians and members of the media will gather at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, in Washington, DC to focus on the future of women’s health where technology facilitates patient interaction, and philanthropy and industry partner to accelerate technology breakthroughs. Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 Tonight, the Society for Women’s Health Research will host IMAGINE IT, their Annual Gala...
Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC) responds to an article posted by Cancer Research UK detailing key cancer research New York, NY (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 On April 26, Voices Against Brain Cancer (VABC) responds to an article posted by Cancer Research UK detailing how researchers may have discovered a new tactic that will help predict whether or not cases of breast cancer will spread to the brain. The Cancer Research UK article states that a team of researchers based at Baylor College of...
LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is proud to unveil the second public service announcement (PSA) to feature Ambassador Heidi Klum, which will make its debut in PEOPLE magazine's World's Most Beautiful issue on newsstands now. In the print PSA photographed by Rankin, Klum lends her signature style to the fight against cancer, posing in a white SU2C tank top and black leather pants. The PSA will also be featured over a number of billboards in Times...
Sweeping study of cancer metabolism identifies hundreds of alterations and potential drug targets to starve tumors A massive study analyzing gene expression data from 22 tumor types has identified multiple metabolic expression changes associated with cancer. The analysis, conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, also identified hundreds of potential drug targets that could cut off a tumor's fuel supply or interfere with its ability to synthesize essential building...
