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Tumors May Respond to Extreme and Moderate Heat

March 10, 2010

DEAD SEA, Jordan — Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option,...

Scientists Identify MicroRNA as Possible Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance

March 10, 2010

DEAD SEA, Jordan — Scientists may have uncovered a mechanism for resistance to paclitaxel in ovarian cancer, microRNA-31, suggesting a possible...

Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled

March 10, 2010

DEAD SEA, Jordan — Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to...

Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Treatment

March 10, 2010

• Treatment resulted in signs of cell death.• Lymphoma tends to respond poorly to chemotherapy. DEAD SEA, Jordan —...

Reovirus may be a Novel Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment

March 9, 2010

PHILADELPHIA — Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the...

Obesity Linked to Poor Colon Cancer Prognosis

March 9, 2010

• Many people are unaware of obesity’s effect on cancer risk.• Effect is stronger in men than in women. PHILADELPHIA –...

The AACR to Host Second Cancer Research Conference in Jordan

March 4, 2010

PHILADELPHIA — The second American Association for Cancer Research Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the...

Bitter Melon Extract Decreased Breast Cancer Cell Growth

February 23, 2010

PHILADELPHIA — Bitter melon extract, a common dietary supplement, exerts a significant effect against breast cancer cell growth and may...

Arsenic Exposure Activates an Oncogenic Signaling Pathway; Leads to Increased Cancer Risk

February 23, 2010

PHILADELPHIA - Researchers have found a new oncogenic signaling pathway by which the environmental toxin arsenic may lead to adverse health effects,...

Few Women Take Tamoxifen to Prevent Breast Cancer

February 8, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – Researchers with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that the prevalence of tamoxifen use for the prevention of...

More Smokers than Non-smokers Accept HPV Vaccination for Their Daughters

February 8, 2010

PHILADELPHIA – A parent’s existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have...

Soft Drink Consumption May Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

February 8, 2010

• Increased sugar intake may stimulate tumor growth through effects of insulin.• Pancreatic cancer rates increased nearly twofold...

AACR to Host 101st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

February 4, 2010

Affecting one in two men and one in three women, cancer remains a leading cause of death around the world. This year, in the nation’s capital,...

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant Awarded to Johns Hopkins Early-career Investigator

January 19, 2010

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for Cancer Research have awarded Zeshaan A. Rasheed, M.D., Ph.D., the 2010...

Lung Cancer Conference Leaders Honor Paul A. Bunn Jr., M.D.

January 13, 2010

CORONADO, Calif. — The American Association for Cancer Research and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...

Gene Testing Identifies Lung Cancer Patients Who Benefit from ALK-Inhibitor Drug

January 12, 2010

• ALK gene rearrangements occur in about 3 to 5 percent of cases.• Lung cancer is recognized as different diseases at a molecular...

Green Tea Could Modify the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer Risk

January 12, 2010

• Green tea reduced the risk of lung cancer in smokers.• Benefit was also seen in non-smokers. CORONADO, Calif. — Drinking green...

Drug with Unique Disruption of Tumor Blood Flow Shows Promise

January 12, 2010

• ASA404 effective and well tolerated, regardless of histology.• Possible use for targeted therapy for this patient group. CORONADO,...

Novel Growth Pattern Classification Predictive of Outcome in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

January 12, 2010

• Researchers divided tumors into three types of growth patterns.• Independent predictive value for survival found in these patients.•...

EGFR Gene Signature Predicts Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Prognosis

January 12, 2010

• 93-gene signature developed that correlates with EGFR mutation.• Testing also being conducted in head and neck, colorectal and breast...

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