Weight control at young age important to low cancer risk
New York Times – 6/23/09 - People who were overweight before their 30s showed an increased risk for pancreatic cancer.
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FDA given greater leverage in tobacco regulation
American Cancer Society – 6/22/09 – A newly approved tobacco law will have a dramatic effect the regulation and marketing of tobacco in the United States.
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Racial disparity between some cancer diagnoses
US News – 6/23/09 – Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone and soft tissue cancer, has been shown to occur more often in white people.
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More evidence towards weight loss effect on lowering cancer risk
Miami Herald – 6/24/09 – For obese women, stomach-stapling surgery was shown to reduce cancer risk by up to 40%, a new study shows.
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Higher BMI correlates with increased cancer risk
Forbes – 6/22/09 – Hormonal imbalance is suspect for new findings that obese women have a greater risk of developing endometrial cancer
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Prostate cancer breakthrough
The Independent – 6/20/09 – Remarkable responses are reported for a clinical trial that combines Ipilimumab with hormone therapy to treat advanced stage prostate cancer.
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New study on green tea and cancer treatment
US News – 6/19/09 – Active compounds in green tea may slow the progression for prostate cancer.
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Insight on genetic causes of neuroblastoma
Reuters – 6/18/09 – DNA involved in nervous system development may give insight into neuroblastoma causes.
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Blood disorder linked to pesticides
Business Week – 6/18/09 – Exposure to pesticides has been found to increase cases of a precancerous blood disorder.
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Genetic screening for colon cancer
Forbes – 6/18/09 – A genetic indicator for colon cancer may improve colon cancer screening methods.
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Need for improved childhood cancer survivor rates
Bloomberg – 6/17/09 – Childhood cancer survivors have are 13 times more likely to die within 30 years than others their age.
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Hope for ovarian cancer vaccine
ABC 7 News – 6/10/09 – Cancer Vaccine Collaborative researcher, Dr. Kunle Odunsi, is lead author of an ovarian cancer study, hoping to improve ovarian cancer screening and outcomes after treatment.
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New non-small cell lung cancer test
CNNMoney – 6/16/09 – No available to physicians and their patients, the test evaluates gene mutations to better-select appropriate treatments.
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With age and illness, colonoscopy risks insrease
US News – 6/15/09 – Overall, colonoscopy risks are low, but some patients’ age and health factors call for less-invasive tests.
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Study for more effective pain relief from cancer
BBC News – 6/13/09 – The biology of how cancer causes pain is unique, and a new study has discovered how certain molecules have a role in the process, possibly leading to new forms of pain relief.
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New Jersey scientists publish new studies on autophagyNew Jersey News – 6/12/09 – Scientists take news steps in studies of autopagy, a process in which cells eliminate toxins and defective proteins.See all headlines >>
Challenges for men with breast cancer
Newsday.com – 6/11/09 – Men are not conditioned the same as women to pay attention to lumps in the breast and to get them screened for cancer.
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Smoking act making positive legislative steps
American Society of Clinical Oncology – 6/11/09 – ASCO president commends senate for passing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
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Possible new era of ovarian cancer treatment
BusinessWeek – 6/10/09 – A two-fold discovery shows the power of DNA sequencing technologies and identifies a single mutation that causes granulosa cancer cells.
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Chinese medicine inspires new autoimmune disease drug
Science Daily – 6/8/09 – Derived from the hydrangea root, the drug show promise in autoimmune disorders by preventing Th17 cell development, says first author and CRI postdoctoral fellow, Mark Sundrud, Ph.D.
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Upturn for colorectal cancer strong in 20s age group
BusinessWeek – 6/8/09 – The well-established dropped in colorectal cancer diagnoses is mainly for people older than 50, while people younger than 50 are seeing a rise in the diagnosis.
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New test could improve accuracy of PSA screening
Los Angeles Times – 6/8/09 – The new PSA testing could spare tens of thousands of men from undergoing prostate biopsy each year if validated in further studies.
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Antioxidants can prevent effective treatment in breast cancer patients
CNN – 6/9/09 – Evidence shows that antioxidants can be harmful towards breast cancer patients undergoing treatment, yet many patients still take them, a study shows.
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Failed-trial data still useful to cancer research
Forbes – 6/2/09 – Much data presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting were from failed trials, however, this does not mean the data isn’t just as useful as successful trials.
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New screening method for gastrointestinal cancers
Reuters – 6/2/09 – Using just a stool sample, doctors can now test for colon and other cancers of the digestive tract, easing detection difficulties for these types of cancer.
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Medical innovation takes more than lab work
Wall Street Journal – 6/1/09 – Scientific discoveries are affected by more than hard work and resources. Political and governmental influences also have an effect on which way science will go.
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Hopeful results from small melanoma clinical trial
Forbes – 6/1/09 – A drug that targets a gene mutation found in about half of all melanoma cases showed “unprecedented” response rates.
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HPV vaccine effectiveness expanded to older women
Los Angeles Times Blog – 6/1/09 – Normally recommended to girls from ages 9 to 26, the HPV vaccine may also protect against women from ages 25 to 45 that have not already been infected.
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Positive results in Sanofi-Aventis breast cancer study
Bloomberg – 5/31/09 – Patients treated with the drug, which stops a tumor cell from healing itself, could live 60 percent longer, the study says.
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Follicular lymphoma patients get custom-made vaccine
USA Today – 5/31/09 – Initial studies show that proteins collected from a the patients’ own tumors can boost the immune system and improve length of remission.
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ASCO conference reports progress
Miami Herald – 5/31/09 – Researchers discuss discoveries and breakthroughs presented at the annual American Cancer Society Conference.
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Herceptin effective in stomach cancer treatment
CNN Money – 5/31/09 – A subset of stomach cancers were found to be effectively treated by the drug Herceptin, usually used for breast cancer treatment, a new study says.
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A call for reform in cancer patient health care
Washington Post – 5/31/09 – Cancer care has become depersonalized and patients are finding it harder to get the appropriate medical attention, and even to get in touch with their own doctor.
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2009 Grace & Coley Award Winners Announced
Cancer Research Institute – 5/29/09 – Schering-Plough's Fred Hassan will receive the 2009 Grace Award, while Leiden University Medical Center's Cornelis J.M. Melief will receive the Coley Award for tumor immunology, and Immune Disease Institute/Harvard Medical School's Frederick Alt and Klaus Rajewsky will jointly receive the Coley Award for basic immunology.
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Vaccine Shows Therapeutic Promise Against Advanced Melanoma
Newswise – 5/29/09 – A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has shown improved response rates and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug, Interleukin-2, according to researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Slow decline shown in cancer death rate
Washington Post – 5/27/09 – Cancer death rates dropped in 2006, a phenomenon attributed to better treatment, earlier detection, and a decline in smoking, a new analysis says.
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Inflammation markers help predict breast cancer survival
The Boston Globe – 5/27/09 – Women were two to three times more likely to die of breast cancer or suffer a recurrence if they tested for high levels of two inflammation markers, a study said.
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New biomarker for endometrial cancer
US News – 5/27/09 – A new genetic marker for endometrial cancer could lead to more targeted treatments.
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Indicator for progression of breast cancer found
US News – 5/22/09 – Researchers have found a protein that can help predict a patient’s prognosis and lead to future therapies.
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Prostate cancer survival rates change with age
US News – 5/22/09 – Men that are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at a younger age are more likely to die of the disease than older men with the same diagnosis.
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Personalized Anti-Cancer Vaccine Pivotal Phase III Results to be Presented at ASCO Plenary Session
TradingMarket.com – 5/20/09 – Biovest's personalized anti-cancer vaccine targeting B-cell blood cancers will be featured in an oral presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.
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Down Syndrome Opens New Window on Cancer
USA Today – 5/20/09 – People with Down syndrome confront a wide range of health challenges, including mental retardation, congenital heart disease and hearing loss. Yet doctors have long wondered why this community is protected from one of the most devastating illnesses: cancer.
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Seasons have little to do with cancer survival
Reuters – 5/19/09 – The phenomenon of better patient survival when diagnosed in the summer months did not factor in general population mortality trends.
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Specialized stem cells show promising results
Business Week – 5/19/09 – Genetically engineered stem cells successfully killed cancer cells and spared healthy cell, new study says.
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Survival at risk when women skip cancer drugs
US News – 5/18/09 - Nearly 40% of poor women recovering from breast cancer do not take the recommended preventative drugs.
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Today’s cigarette design more harmful
The Washington Post – 5/18/09 – The call for lower-tar cigarettes in the 1960s has brought a riskier design and more cases of lung cancer.
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Improvements to prostate cancer treatment
US News – 5/15/09 – Four predictive risk factors help doctors to customize treatment plans for prostate cancer patients.
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Lymph node biopsy needed for melanoma patients
Oncology Nursing News – 5/18/09 – More than 50% of skin cancer patients do not receive lymph node evaluation, a beneficial aide to melanoma treatment decisions.
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Patent on breast/ovarian cancer gene challenged
New York Times – 5/12/09 – Patients are unable to get a second opinion on genetic tests for cancer risk when a gene patent is involved.
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More evidence links common chemical to cancer
USA Today – 5/12/09 – Higher “peak” exposures to Formaldehyde, a chemical found in many common products, suggest links to cancer cases.
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Diet and exercise improve condition of cancer survivors
Business Week – 5/12/09 – In older and overweight cancer survivors, functional declined is lessened with a home-based health program.
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Tendency for decline in breast cancer screenings
Washington Post – 5/12/09 – Almost every state is showing a decline in the number of women having annual mammograms, causing worry among breast cancer experts.
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Underactive thyroid affects cancer risk
Reuters – 5/11/09 – Women with hypothyroidism show an increased risk for liver cancer, more studies to follow.
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How much folic acid do we need?
Los Angeles Times – 5/11/09 – Originally perceived as a wonder vitamin, new studies with folic acid shows that too much of the supplement may actually promote some cancers, rather than prevent them.
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Blurred lines in research credibility
U.S. News – 5/11/09 – Potential conflicts of interest between researchers and industry companies have been discovered in a new analysis of cancer studies.
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Same-day breast cancer diagnoses
Globe and Mail – 5/7/09 – Canada’s largest cancer hospital plans to reduce patient stress anxiety by reducing the wait for a breast cancer diagnosis from 37 days to the same day.
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Gynecologic health exams could decline
CNBC – 5/6/09 – Due to economic factors, more than 52 percent of women say they may skip or delay the important exams, a new study says.
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Defined cancer diagnoses cause less patient distress
Yahoo – 5/6/09 – Diagnoses of cancers of unknown primary origin cause patients to have greater stress that those with known diagnoses.
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Campaign against cigarettes and smoking
New York Times – 5/5/09 – Well-known pulmonologist, Dr. David Burns, is presenting new information on tobacco and the risk of lung cancer with the Senate just weeks away from a landmark vote on tobacco regulation.
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Breast cancer test enhances meaningful treatment decisions
CNN Money – 5/5/09 – A new breast cancer test can categorize risk levels and improve patients’ critical treatment decisions.
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Advances in screening for prostate cancer
Business Week – 5/5/09 – Three new biomarkers may help discern between the aggressiveness of therapies needed for various prostate cancer tumors.
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Thyroid cancer cases increase due to unknown reasons
American University – 5/4/09 – In the last ten years, cases of thyroid cancer have increased at a faster rate than any other cancers, including melanoma.
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Tips on avoiding skin cancer
CNN – 5/4/09 – A skin cancer veteran discusses her experiences with skin cancer and how to protect the skin from similar fates.
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Great caution in recommending certain drugs for cancer patients
Business Week – 5/1/09 – Growing concern for anemia drugs is caused by their link to a rise in death rates in cancer patients.
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Kidney disease linked to cancer
Forbes – 5/1/09 – Older men who suffer from chronic kidney disease are shown to have an increased risk for lung and/or urinary cancer.
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