News tagged with cancer control

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA interference drug stops head and neck cancer growth

(Phys.org) -- A nanoparticle drug delivery vehicle for small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA), that is already being tested in human clinical trials, now shows promise for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Dong Shin, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stress-induced genomic instability facilitates rapid cellular adaption in yeast

Cells trying to keep pace with constantly changing environmental conditions need to strike a fine balance between maintaining their genomic integrity and allowing enough genetic flexibility to adapt to inhospitable conditions. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sea squirt cells shed light on cancer development

Specialized structures used by cancer cells to invade tissues could also help them escape protection mechanisms aimed at eliminating them, a UA-led research team has discovered.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Docs overtesting for cervical cancer virus

(AP) -- Too many doctors are testing the wrong women, or using the wrong test, for a virus that causes cervical cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Annual report to the nation focuses on brain tumors

Lung cancer death rates in women have fallen for the first time in four decades, according to an annual report on the status of cancer published online March 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The drop c ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US cancer death rates in decline, national report finds

A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2003 and 2007. The findings come from the latest Annual Report ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ranks of cancer survivors growing fast, CDC says

(AP) -- The number of cancer survivors in the United States is increasing by hundreds of thousands a year, and now includes roughly one in 20 adults, health officials said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued

The air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games – if continued – would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the area's residents ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Behavioral therapy program reduces incontinence following radical prostatectomy

For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioral training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategies and fluid management, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefit of brachytherapy in patients with early-stage prostate cancer is still unclear

It remains an unresolved issue as to whether interstitial brachytherapy has advantages compared to other therapy options in men with localized prostate cancer, nor do newer studies provide proof in this respect. This is the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New treatment for lung cancer shows promise

A new inhalable dry powder treatment for lung cancer shows a significant increase in survival rates and is far less invasive than current treatment options, which frequently include radiation and surgery. This research is ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statins did not reduce colorectal cancer in WHI analysis

The use of statins among a group of postmenopausal women did not reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to the results of a prospective analysis of data from the large population-based Women's Health Initiative ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find mortality rates from liver diseases underestimated

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rank mortality related to chronic liver disease and cirrhosis as the 12th most common cause of death in adults in the U.S. Using a modified definition that ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The gold standard in cancer staging now as Web tool

Springer is launching the AJCC e-Staging Tool, a web-based application which will improve the way cancer is staged. Designed to meet the needs of the entire multidisciplinary team in any facility that deals with cancer, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Memory impairment common in people with a history of cancer

People with a history of cancer have a 40 percent greater likelihood of experiencing memory problems that interfere with daily functioning, compared with those who have not had cancer, according to results of a new, large ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0