HPV vaccine reduces abnormal pap test results
Public release date: 10-Mar-2008 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A significant drop in abnormal Pap test results happened after girls and women were given a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, according…
Postoperative chemotherapy does not improve survival in gastric cancer patients
Public release date: 11-Mar-2008 The use of combination chemotherapy following surgery did not improve survival in patients with gastric cancer, according to a randomized clinical trial published online March…
Legal exposure to asbestos-like material linked to lung damage 25 years later
Public release date: 14-Mar-2008 Men and women who worked in a plant that processed vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers that originated from a mine in Libby, Montana, show high prevalence…
Anti-cancer drug damages brain vessels – Avastin
Public release date: 11-Feb-2008 The cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) is used to treat advanced bowel cancer in combination with chemotherapy. This drug targets a protein called VEGF…
Study finds patients with complex fibroadenomas can avoid surgery
Public release date: 11-Feb-2008 Complex fibroadenomas have a low incidence of malignancy, so women with this condition can be more conservatively treated and avoid surgical biopsy, according to…
A compound extracted from olives inhibits cancer cells growth and prevents their appearance
Public release date: 13-Feb-2008 A research group of the University of Granada has found out that maslinic acid, a compound present in the leaf and the olive skin wax extracted…
Cell phone-cancer link found by Tel Aviv University scientist
Public release date: 14-Feb-2008 An Israeli scientist, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, has found a link between cell phone usage and the development of tumors. Dr. Sadetzki, a physician, epidemiologist and…
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Sex hormones unrelated to prostate cancer risk
Public release date: 29-Jan-2008 Sex hormones circulating in the blood do not appear to be associated with prostate cancer risk, according to data from 18 prior studies. The analysis…
Study finds widespread vitamin and mineral use among cancer survivors
Public release date: 31-Jan-2008 SEATTLE – Use of vitamin and mineral supplements among cancer survivors is widespread, despite inconclusive evidence that such use is beneficial, according to a comprehensive review…
New, non-invasive prostate cancer test beats PSA in detecting prostate cancer, researchers report
Public Release: 1-Feb-2008 Simple urine test leads to more accurate diagnoses, fewer false-positive results PHILADELPHIA - An experimental biomarker test developed by researchers at the University of…
New statistical technique shows more informative picture of survival
Public release date: 8-Jan-2008 Researchers have developed a new method for presenting clinical trial survival data that includes data from all trial participants unlike the standard method, according to a…
Stem cells make bone marrow cancer resistant to treatment
Public release date: 11-Jan-2008 Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma share many properties with normal stem…
Combined HRT increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just 3 years of use
Public release date: 15-Jan-2008 SEATTLE – Postmenopausal women who take combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular…
Indian medicinal plant Acanthus ilicifolius may combat liver cancer
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world with a poor prognosis. About three quarters of the cases of liver cancer…
Newly discovered virus linked to deadly skin cancer
Public release date: 17-Jan-2008 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17 – A new strategy to hunt for human viruses described in this week’s issue of the journal Science by the husband-and-wife team who…
Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients ( vitamin C converts to hydrogen peroxide )
Public release date: 2-Jan-2008 PHILADELPHIA) - Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose…
American women are more likely to choose overly aggressive treatments for breast cancer
Public release date: 8-Jan-2008 Despite a 1990 consensus recommendation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that lumpectomy plus radiation was the treatment of choice for early stage…
Natural ingredient preserves meat quality in pre-cooked supermarket offerings – Grape-seed extract
Public release date: 28-Nov-2007 Grape-seed extract is a viable natural alternative to synthetic ingredients that preserve meat quality in pre-cooked, frozen and refrigerated ready-to-eat meals, such as individual diet entrees…
Chemopreventative effects of a topically applied black raspberry gel on oral premalignant tumors. Abstract no. B35:
Public release date: 6-Dec-2007 Oral squamous cell carcinoma is a deadly cancer that, even when treated successfully, often leaves patients permanently disfigured. Other than radical surgery, there are few known…
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