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European origin may up Latinas' breast cancer risk
December 4, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among United States Latinas, a greater degree of European genetic ancestry is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study indicate. This could be due to environmental factors, genetic factors, or the interplay of the two, the study team suggests.
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Study sheds light on breast cancer drug failure
December 4, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.
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Cervical cancer chemo easier on black women: study
December 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer tolerate "platinum-based" chemotherapy drugs better than do their white counterparts, according to a pooled data from three studies, researchers report.
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Children with bone cancer at risk for second cancer
December 3, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who survive bone cancer have a modest risk of developing a second "solid organ" cancer elsewhere in the body later in life, a long-term follow-up study confirms.
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Allergic reactions to Gardasil uncommon: study
December 3, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A study of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil found that allergic reactions were uncommon and most young women can tolerate subsequent doses, Australian researchers said on Wednesday.
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Cancer patients' race may affect well-being
December 2, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Emotional and social quality of life reports from cancer patients may be influenced by race and ethnicity, researchers report the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
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U.S. study weighs lifetime risks from CT scans
December 2, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - As many as 7 percent of patients from a large U.S. hospital system had enough radiation exposure from CT scans during their lifetime to slightly raise their risk of cancer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Fibroid growth differs in black and white women
December 1, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Differences in the growth of fibroid tumors may explain why black women typically have more symptoms than white women, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Breast cancer results good for women with implants
December 1, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Using a cancer treatment approach called brachytherapy, the contraction of tissue around breast implants in women with breast cancer augmentation can be avoided.
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Prostate cancer radiotherapy safe for HIV patients
December 1, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of small study suggest that radiotherapy can be safely used to treat prostate cancer in HIV-infected men. Treatment appears to have no long-term effect on CD4+ cell count or viral load.
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Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice
December 1, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - An international research team has identified a tiny piece of genetic material that plays a key role in heart failure and has shown how an experimental compound prevents the condition in mice, scientists reported on Sunday.
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Scientists track genetic changes in leukemia
November 28, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Distinctive genetic changes occur in the cancer cells that trigger relapse in patients with the most common type of childhood cancer, according to a study that may offer new hope for beating the disease.
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Testing for cancer at home
November 28, 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - It might not be pleasant, but it could save your life. A new Canadian campaign advocating home screening for colorectal cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by catching it early, when it is often asymptomatic but also highly curable.
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Tamoxifen easier on the brain than thought: study
November 27, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Concern that treatment with tamoxifen and other "anti-estrogen" therapies in women with breast cancer may contribute to compromised brain function does not appear to be warranted, at least over the short term, according to a report in the medical journal Cancer.
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NHS not providing quality care for terminally ill
November 26, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Many terminally ill patients who want to die at home are being needlessly admitted to hospital, a public spending watchdog said on Wednesday.
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Cancer rates and cancer-related deaths drop in U.S.
November 25, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For the first time ever, the overall cancer incidence and death rates have declined for men and women in the United States, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and other groups.
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Overweight women at risk for advanced breast cancer
November 25, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese women are at increased risk of breast cancer and of being diagnosed with advanced disease, according to results of a large study published Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Less toxic BMT can cure sickle cell disease
November 25, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a small study suggest that it is possible sickle cell disease can be cured with the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells, precursor cells capable of forming into any type of new blood cell, using a reduced-intensity conditioning regimen. In the case of sickle cell anemia, undamaged red blood cells are needed.
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Low birth weight ups risk of infant skin tumors
November 25, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The incidence of reddish skin tumors called infantile hemangiomas has grown in recent years, and low birth weight is the leading risk factor driving the increase, new research suggests.
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Some breast cancers may spontaneously disappear
November 24, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a mammographic screening study suggest that some invasive breast cancers may spontaneously regress over time.
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