Cancer News

Type of Thyroid Cancer May be More Therapeutically Vulnerable Reported November 22, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Papillary carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid cancer, and about one fourth of these carcinomas have mutations in the BRAF gene. These mutations are most common in high-grade carcinomas, in particular, the ones that resist standard treatments. … [Read more...]

Cellphones don't hike cancer risk: Danish study Reported October 21, 2011 Cellphones do not increase the risk of cancer, according to a large study involving more than 350,000 people by Danish researchers published Friday. The results, released on the British Medical Journal's website, chime with a series of other studies that have reached … [Read more...]

Cancer becomes leading cause of death in every province: StatsCanReported November 1, 2011 (source: Postmedia News) Cancer has become the leading cause of death in every province in Canada for the first time, but doctors say it's nothing new. Cancer accounted for 30 per cent of all deaths in the country in 2008, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The second-biggest … [Read more...]

Deceptive "New Hopes" for Cancer Reported October 15, 2011 DURHAM N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Melanoma – it’s the most common form of cancer in the U.S and it’s one of the deadliest skin cancers. Now, a new kind of imaging could detect melanoma earlier and provide a better roadmap for the surgeon who removes it. Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen… 28-year-old Megan … [Read more...]

Deceptive "New Hopes" for Cancer Reported October 21, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer breakthroughs may be deceptive to the public. A study, published in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology on October 20, questions the reasoning used in many highly cited cancer publications supporting the relevance of animal and test tube experiments to human … [Read more...]

UK watchdog changes mind to back bone cancer drug Reported Wed, Sep 07, 2011 Britain's health costs watchdog NICE has decided to back Japanese drugmaker Takeda's bone cancer drug Mepact after re-assessing the impact of a discount on the medicine for patients in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS). The National Institute for Health … [Read more...]

Lymph Nodes and Colon Cancer Reported September 16, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of lymph nodes evaluated for colon cancer has risen significantly over the past two decades. However, according to a study in the September 14 issue of JAMA, this improvement is not associated with an increase in node-positive cancers. "Among patients surgically treated for … [Read more...]

Fighting Cancer With Spicy Broccoli Reported September 16, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Out of the way, cheese! Broccoli and spice are the new duo! According to a new study, teaming fresh broccoli with a spicy food that contains the enzyme myrosinase significantly enhances each food's individual cancer-fighting power and ensures that absorption takes place in the … [Read more...]

Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Colon Cancer Patients is Cost Effective Reported July 19, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Screening every new colon cancer patient for a particular familial disorder extends lives at a reasonable cost, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers said. The team hopes the results will encourage more medical centers to adopt … [Read more...]

Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Colon Cancer Patients is Cost Effective Reported July 19, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have developed a compound that blocks signaling from a protein implicated in many types of cancer. The investigators examined signaling by receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK). Abnormal RTK signaling is an underlying cause of various … [Read more...]

“Fishy” Clues About Liver Cancer Reported July 6, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. There are many treatment options, but most are unsuccessful because the disease isn’t well understood. This study conducted on fish may reveal new … [Read more...]

Exercise Benefits Brain Cancer Patients Reported June 22, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Brain cancer patients who are able to exercise live significantly longer than sedentary patients, according to this study. "This provides some initial evidence that we need to look at the effects of exercise interventions, not only to ease symptoms but also to impact … [Read more...]

Cutting Off Cancer Than Can't be Cut Out Reported June 15, 2011 NEW ORLEANS, LA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, one and a half million Americans will be diagnosed with some kind of cancer. Treatment often includes chemotherapy or radiation, but in cancers where not all of the tumor can be removed, one big challenge is making sure the cancer doesn’t start … [Read more...]

Gene Discovery to Help Kidney Cancer Reported June 2, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The American Cancer Society estimates that over 58,000 people are living with kidney cancer in the U.S. It killed more than 13,000 people last year alone. Now, a new study uncovered a gene that may be the key to helping kidney cancer patients who don't respond to current therapies. … [Read more...]

Saving A Girl's Leg From Bone Cancer Reported May 27, 2011 CLEVELAND, OH (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- 2,300 cases of bone cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. Although it's relatively rare, treatment for this cancer can involve disfiguring surgery to remove large areas of tissue, and in severe cases, even amputation. Now, a donor bone gave one young … [Read more...]

Study: Enlarged prostate shown not cancer warningReported May 26, 2011 Despite the recommendations of some health groups, the symptoms of an enlarged prostate are not associated with the risk of prostate cancer, according to new data from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, a decade-long study of almost 19,000 men. The data suggest that men and their physicians … [Read more...]

Personalized Cancer Therapy on the Horizon Reported April 20, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer survival rates could drastically improve with whole-genome sequencing. A recently published study offers examples of the power that genomic data holds for patients with a cancer diagnosis. Whole-genome sequencing is a high-tech process that fundamentally maps a … [Read more...]

New Chemo for Elderly Patients Reported April 11, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Lymphoma is often difficult to treat in elderly patients because they cannot always tolerate chemotherapy. Now, a new study reveals a modified treatment approach may be an option for these patients. The new approach uses a decreased dose of conventional chemotherapy combined with … [Read more...]

Decoding DNA for Breast Cancer Reported April 5, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have sequenced the entire genomes of tumors from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the matched DNA of the same patients’ healthy cells. This was the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date where comparison allowed researchers to find … [Read more...]

Breast Milk: Key to Predicting Cancer? Reported April 6, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Breast cancer risk can be assessed by examining the epithelial cells found in breast milk, according to a new study. This screening method has the potential to provide a personalized assessment of breast cancer risk, said lead researcher Kathleen F. Arcaro, Ph.D., associate … [Read more...]

Strawberries Slow Cancer? Reported April 8, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Simply eating strawberries may be a way for people at risk of esophageal cancer to protect themselves, according to new research. Esophageal cancer is the third most common gastrointestinal cancer and the sixth most frequent cause of cancer death in the world, according to the … [Read more...]

Hope For Delaying The Spread and Growth of Breast Cancer Reported April 1, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Breast cancer, the second leading cancer to cause death in American women, may have met its match. Researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. have identified a promising new treatment that may … [Read more...]

Hope For Delaying The Spread and Growth of Breast Cancer Reported March 15, 2011 Reported April 1, 2011 Photos stir up memories for Paulette Johnson and her aunt… some better than others. In three generations of Johnson women, only two have never gotten breast cancer. "My aunt, and she was diagnosed twice, then my middle sister, and she was diagnosed … [Read more...]

Tamoxifen And Breast Cancer Reported March 15, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Tamoxifen, taken by women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, sufficiently compensates for its side effects in post-menopausal women under the age of 55 years, according to this study. Research has shown that tamoxifen can protect against breast cancer for years after … [Read more...]

Folic acid may increase cancer risk, study showsReported November 17, 2009 More questions are being raised about the safety of folic acid supplementation after new research has found links between the B vitamin and increased cancer risk. Researchers in Norway found that heart-disease patients treated with a combination of folic acid and vitamin B12 had an increased risk of … [Read more...]

Fewer smoking, but lung cancer still on rise Reported April 23, 2010 The numbers seem contradictory: Despite a year-by-year drop in the percentage of smokers in Japan, the number of people who die of lung cancer is increasing. But according to experts, it will just be a matter of time before the numbers work themselves … [Read more...]

Five minutes that could save your life   Reported April 28, 2010 Beating bowel cancer could be simpler, quicker and cheaper in the future, says Lesley Dobson   Cancer is a word that frightens most of us. So news of a five-minute, once-in-a-lifetime test that can detect early signs of cancer, and remove them instantly, is a good reason to hang … [Read more...]

Novel Blood Test Detects Ovarian CancerReported November 06, 2007 (HealthNewsDigest.com) - COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pilot study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a novel blood test that screens for microRNAs can reliably detect ovarian cancer, even among patients who test negative … [Read more...]

Cancer Risk Similar Across Transplant Drug Regimens   Reported May 01, 2010 Widely-used immunosuppressive regimens for kidney transplant appear to carry similar long-term cancer risks, Australian researchers found. Skin cancer and other cancers did not occur any sooner whether patients got azathioprine (Azasan, Imuran) and prednisolone or … [Read more...]

Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk Reported November 17, 2009 TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Although folic acid fortification of foods can prevent many birth defects, it may also increase the risk for developing cancer, Norwegian researchers report. Since 1998, many countries have mandated folic acid (vitamin B9) fortification of … [Read more...]