Cancer News

New study confirms HRT helps ward off colon cancer Reported April 09, 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cuts a woman's risk of developing colon cancer, new research confirms. Millions of women stopped taking HRT when a Women's Health Initiative study showed in 2002 that the hormones raised the risk of stroke, heart … [Read more...]

CTRC study is testing viral therapy for lung cancerReported April 10, 2010 SAN ANTONIO – A virus that destroys cancer cells but leaves normal cells unharmed may offer hope to those affected by one of the most deadly forms of lung cancer, according to investigators from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center … [Read more...]

Test predicts smokers' lethal lung cancerReported April 08, 2010 Smoking kills. But a new screening technique can predict about three-quarters of the smokers who will develop lethal lung cancers, authors of a groundbreaking study say. What's more, the biochemical signatures captured by the diagnostic screen in most cancer-prone smokers could be blocked by a … [Read more...]

Blood test can detect cancer four times earlierReported April 16, 2010 DUBAI // A blood test that promises to save lives by detecting breast cancer in its early stages could be available in the UAE within six months. The newly developed test, which is initially being used with traditional scans in Britain, can spot signs of the disease three or four times earlier than … [Read more...]

Supplements Reduce Breast Cancer Risk? Reported April 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamins and calcium supplements taken over time may reduce the risk of breast cancer. "It is not an immediate effect," Jaime Matta, Ph.D., professor at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, was quoted as saying. "You don't take a vitamin today and your breast cancer risk is … [Read more...]

Alcohol Raises Risk of Cancer Reported April 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Excessive alcohol use has been linked to the acceleration of deteriorating telomere DNA, found at the end of chromosomes, which researchers say increases the risk of cancer. Researchers say telomeres are an important part of the DNA that genetically stabilizes cells. As people age, … [Read more...]

Kid-Safe Chemo Protects Hearts Reported April 21, 2010 MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Kids are winning the battle against cancer. The survival rate is now 90 percent, but the powerful treatments come at a price. Researchers may have a solution to kick cancer and protect the rest of the child’s growing body. Daniela Leon battles cancer with a style all her own. … [Read more...]

Shadow Diseases Reported April 15, 2010 PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It’s difficult enough to deal with just one chronic disease and then you add another, often more serious one on top of it. Researchers are learning more and more about why two diseases that don’t seem to be related at all travel in pairs. These are some common shadow diseases that … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Clues: Better Biopsies Reported April 16, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers say they have found clues to molecular markers on breast tumors that may predict which cancers will metastasize to the lymph node system. Predicting breast cancer spread from a sentinel lymph node removed during surgery can be a hit or miss affair, and false negatives are … [Read more...]

Cancer Drug Stops Spread in One Punch Reported April 16, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer patients reeling from metastasis may be on the verge of a major victory. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College say new anti-cancer agents may stop metastasis -- or the migration of cancer cells from a tumor to other parts of the body -- dead in its tracks. “More than … [Read more...]

Cancer: From Patient to Doctor Reported March 18, 2010 LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are about 902 million doctors' visits each year in the United States. People come who suffer from everything from a cold to cancer. If you're like me, sometimes you wonder if your doctor understands what you're going through. Well, one oncology doctor we spoke to … [Read more...]

Study: Infertility Increases a Man's Risk for Prostate Cancer Reported March 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Infertile men have a higher risk of developing high grade prostate cancer, which is more likely to grow and spread quickly, according to a new study. Researchers studied the risk for prostate cancer in a group of 22,562 men who were evaluated for … [Read more...]

New Research Aims to Snuff Out Smoking-Related Diseases Reported March 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New preliminary research shows promising results in reducing lung inflammation caused by cigarette smoke. Researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia used mice to show that, by blocking a certain protein, they can reduce lung inflammation associated with … [Read more...]

Immunotherapy to Fight Mesothelioma? Reported March 08, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A vaccine that uses a patient's own cells may be able to fight a rare cancer and increase length of survival. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Asbestos has been banned in the U.S. for decades, but diagnosis of the cancer can take place up to 50 … [Read more...]

Obesity and Colon Cancer a Deadly Combination Reported March 11, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese patients with colon cancer may have a greater chance of dying from the disease compared to those at a normal weight. Every year in the United States, roughly 150,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer. A new study involved 4,381 patients with stage II or II colon … [Read more...]

Prostate Cancer Treatment in a Virus? Reported March 10, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common respiratory virus, called a reovirus, may provide a new, safe approach to treating prostate cancer. The reovirus is a non-attenuated, environmental virus that has oncolytic potential -- the ability to cause cancer cell death -- against many types of cancer, specifically … [Read more...]

Risky Surgery for Deadly Cancers Reported March 05, 2010 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Cancer is never an easy diagnosis to accept -- but when it spreads, the prognosis gets worse. Most patients whose cancer spreads throughout the stomach are given less than a year to live. There is a group of surgeons taking on what most consider impossible cases and performing … [Read more...]

Surviving The Deadliest Cancer Reported March 04, 2010 WASINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It kills about 160,000 people in the United States every year. One of the biggest problems is that one quarter of lung cancer patients are too sick, too old or too weak to survive surgery. Until recently, there were few options, but now doctors are finding ways to help … [Read more...]

HRT increases lung cancer riskReported March 04, 2010 Women aged 50 to 76 who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study has found. Researchers said that although the risk is ‘duration-dependent,’ with women taking HRT for 10-plus years at greatest risk of developing lung … [Read more...]

Aging Hormone Linked to Cancer Deaths Reported March 04, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death that is independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history. IGF-I is a protein hormone similar in structure to insulin and is regulated in the body by growth hormone … [Read more...]

Pre-cancer diet a factor in survival Reported March 02, 2010 CHICAGO, March 2 (UPI) -- What a woman ate three to five years prior to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer can impact her chances of survival, U.S. researchers found. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago found women who ate higher totals of fruit and vegetables -- and higher vegetable … [Read more...]

Study: Race Determines How we View Cancer? Reported February 26, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds preconceived notions of lung cancer could interfere with prevention and treatment. Investigators of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute examined results from the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), which surveyed … [Read more...]

Frying steak on gas hob 'may increase risk of cancer' Reported February 18, 2010 Using a gas hob appeared to be worse and created more of the harmful particles than using an electric one, the study conducted in Norway found. The researchers said exposure to the fumes should be kept to a minimum and added that professional chefs were at … [Read more...]

Viagra and Cialis Do More Than Arouse Reported February 25, 2010 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 30 million men take them for erectile dysfunction, but the drugs marketed to treat male impotence are now being investigated for the treatment of more than a dozen diseases and health problems. Researchers say ED drugs like Viagra could … [Read more...]

Glioblastoma: A New Treatment Target? Reported February 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have identified a protein that is highly expressed in a subgroup of glioblastoma brain tumor cells and show that depletion of this protein increases the survival of mice with these tumors. Recent studies have increased our understanding of … [Read more...]

Prostate Cancer Survivors: A New Battle Reported February 25, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many men who survive cancer have another struggle after treatment ends. New research shows that male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after treatment may have an impaired quality of life and decreased energy levels. Testosterone … [Read more...]

Might Medical Radiation Damage More Than DNA?Reported February 04, 2010 As scientists wrangle over how significantly low-dose radiation from X-rays and CT scans might increase cancer risks, a radiologist wonders if they have neglected another possible danger: adverse epigenetic effects. Large blasts of ionizing radiation are known to scramble cellular DNA, creating … [Read more...]

Lung-cancer risk Less For Non-Smokers and Soy Consumers Reported February 07, 2010 A new study indicates that the non-smokers and consumers of soy have a lower risk of lung cancer. Researchers stated in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that soy has isoflavones, identically functional as hormone estrogen … [Read more...]

Treatment hope for cancer patients   Reported February 07, 2010 Women with breast cancer could be spared unnecessary treatments after experts discovered fewer, larger, doses of radiotherapy were just as effective in battling the disease. A lower overall course of treatment delivered as fewer, larger, doses also resulted in fewer skin … [Read more...]

Lung Cancer Survival Affected by Age, Gender Reported February 15, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The biology of lung cancer differs from one patient to the next, depending on age and gender, which may help explain why certain groups of patients do better than others even though they appear to have the same disease. Senior author Anil Potti, M.D., … [Read more...]