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Oncomine Again Key To Prostate Cancer Discovery

Compendia Bioscience the leading provider of cancer profiling data and analysis tools, today announced the central role of their flagship product Oncomine in the discovery and identification of SPINK1 as a key new therapeutic target and biomarker for prostate cancer. Oncomine is a rapidly growing compendium of nearly 26,000 gene expression and DNA copy number [...]

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Fastest Ever Treatment For Cancer Patients

New figures published today show that cancer patients in Wales are receiving treatment faster than ever before. Statistics for the first quarter of 2008 show that 98 per cent of patients referred by their GP as urgent suspected cancer cases started treatment within two months. They also show that 99 per cent of patients referred [...]

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NeoRecormon Safe In Treating Anaemia In Cancer Patients

A new meta-analysis of all 12 prospective, randomised, controlled studies in 2,301 cancer patients shows that treating anaemia with NeoRecormon (epoetin beta) has no negative impact on survival, tumour progression or deaths caused by blood clots, when used within its approved indications. These encouraging results reported in the British Journal of Cancer, June 2008, showed [...]

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Radiotherapy Can Cut Bowel Cancer Treatment Time

Modulated radiotherapy can cut treatment time for cancer of the rectum without increasing toxicity. Application of modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of bowel cancer can enhance the results obtained by means of other conventional therapies. The technique has managed to apply the radiation in a way most adapted to the tumoral volume and risk areas, [...]

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Low Melatonin Associated With Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have shown in a new study that low melatonin levels are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Melatonin is primarily secreted during the dark hours of a light-dark cycle and has been shown to be low in some night workers. Previous research has found [...]

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Exelixis, FDA Agree On XL184 Cancer Treatment Trial

Exelixis plans a late-stage clinical trial for the dtug XL184 for thyroid cancer treatment and the company has reached agreement with FDA about the trial design. The company and FDA agreed on safety and effectiveness assessments of the drug to be considered in the trial, to minimize possible risks. Exelixis is planning to involve 315 [...]

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Researchers Discover Traits Of Prostate Cancer Aggressive Form

Researchers led by a team at the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology University of Michigan Health System have identified traits of an aggressive type of prostate cancer that occurs in about 10 percent of men who have the disease. They hope the discovery could lead, possibly within the next few years, to a simple urine [...]

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CT Lung Cancer Screening No Cure-All For Smokers

Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won’t protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology. %26quot;Our study suggests that screening may be one way [...]

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Avoiding Infections Helps Keep Cancer Patients Healthy

Infections are a major cause of illness and death in cancer patients, but simple steps and common sense can help keep patients healthy and improve their chances of a good recovery. An important first step is to reduce their risk of developing infections, which can be due to the cancer itself or to the therapy [...]

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Enhanced Chickens, Eggs, May Prevent Breast Cancer

Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center are studying whether adding a component of cotton plants to chicken feed might result in anti-cancer eggs and chicken meat. The researchers are studying a substance called gossypol that can be added to chicken feed made of cottonseed meal. The substance is a natural pigment and [...]

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Estrogen Regulatory Elements Discovered For Breast Cancer Drugs

Bionovo announced results on the role of estrogen regulatory elements important in developing drugs for breast cancer and osteoporosis. The data, which were presented at the Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting, showed that the new regulatory elements are essential for the differentiation of the estrogenic pharmacological activity exerted by different compounds. %26quot;Selective estrogen receptor modulators [...]

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Radiation With Surgery Improves Survival For Head, Neck Cancer Patients

Adding radiation therapy to surgery significantly improves overall survival in patients diagnosed with node-positive head and neck cancer when compared to treating with surgery alone, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Radiation therapy is [...]

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