A novel research printed online in the peer-assessed medical journal of the ACS (American Cancer Society) has suggested that factors augmenting breast cancer risk factors in white females had lesser impact on females belonging to Spanish American race. The research suggested that investigation is required for evaluating how breast cancer risk factors vary across ethnic populaces. Breast cancer has greater frequency of occurrence among particular racial populaces, though the true reasons why such disparities exist are still blurred. For investigating this matter, Lisa Hines from the Univ. of Colorado, Colorado Springs, helmed the research which took into consideration how ascertained breast cancer risk factors – inclusive of history (menstrual, family, reproductive), hormonal usage, height,  [...]

Majority of the cases of advanced staging head and neck cancer need chemotherapy employing drug cisplatin which is an inert platinum agent that hampers cancer development. A sizeable populace of patients fails in responding favorably to this form of treatment; however oncologists are not able to give prescription of unconventional agents as they are unaware of which patients would be responding to platinum treatment and which ones would not show any response to it. But, new-fangled study conducted at the Fox Chase Cancer Center indicates that ERCC-1 enzyme levels which aid in restoring cisplastin-linked DNA harm could provide an analytical indicator or marker of survival in case of head and neck cancer cases. The study outcomes could ultimately prove helpful in guiding therapy selection  [...]

Investigators of a study have reported that they are inching nearer to their goal of creating a blood test which could help in earlier and effective breast cancer diagnosis. During the course of this latest study, researchers employed data taken from the large WHI or Women Health Initiative. They uncovered that the levels of marker EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) could shoot up in the blood samples of females before even seventeen months of their breast cancer diagnosis. Epidermal growth factor receptor is a marker that plays a vital role in the development and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Study author, Dr. Christopher Li stated that on its own, epidermal growth factor receptor failed in proving to be beneficial as a marker for breast cancer identification. Dr. Li who  [...]

New-fangled study findings of a Phase I-II of trial drug MDV3100 has shown potential in being a safe and effectual treatment for prostate cancer in patients having an aggressive type of the disease, castration-resistant prostate cancer or CRPC - a hormone refractory condition. Study outcomes demonstrate that MDV3100 could not merely shrivel tumors, but additionally lowered serum levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen), a tumor marker. It also assisted in stabilizing the cancer which had metastasized to bone, soft tissues and diminished the tumor cell count that circulated in the blood. Howard Scher, MD, head of Genitourinary Oncology Service who helmed the study stated that they were buoyant on seeing anti-tumor activity among males in whom prostate cancer had metastasized to other  [...]

Lately, Tennis star Martina Navratilova made a heartening revelation about her on-going fight with DCIS breast cancer type. Having won Wimbledon Singles for 9 times, the champ expressed the reports as a tragedy with as much marring effects as that of the 9/11 attacks. After getting news of her diagnosis with breast cancer type DCIS during February, Navratilova stated that she wept inconsolably. The over fifty year old tennis legend who has taken retirement from competitive tennis just 3 years back was in a state of utter disbelief and the news was nothing short of a bolt from the blue. Navratilova unequivocally spoke about feeling completely inundated with grief and her life being way beyond her control. She stated that in her impressive lengthy tennis career spanning decades, she  [...]

Investigators from Canada have made a denudation of an earlier concealed path to combat leukemia and other cancerous cells. The discovery could make a positive transformation in the manner in which leukemia treatment is carried out. This novel gateway could even benefit patients with other forms of cancers. Dr. Dindial Ramotar, a scientist at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and lead author of the study explained the uncovering of a novel gateway that is present in human-beings which permits cancer-combatant agent like Bleomycin in entering the system so that reaching and attacking the leukemia cells was possible. Dr. Ramotar, prof. at esteemed Université de Montréal started conducting tests on his conjecture nearly ten years back employing baker’s yeast that has astonishing similarity  [...]

The Mayo Clinic campus area has been the site where testing of the latest cohort of virtual biopsy probes employed in colonoscopy are being conducted. Researchers Michael Wallace, prof. of medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Florida (lead author) along with associates showed that it could shortly be feasible to employ such an apparatus for ascertaining if a colon polyp is benignant and not excising it for biopsy purpose. Presently, removal of all colon polyps are done at the time of colonoscopy and forwarded for microscopic evaluation to the pathological laboratory which adjoins time, costing and a certain level of operative risk to the method. Investigators reported that more sophisticated of the duo pieces of equipments, the probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy or pCLE  [...]

Have you ever wondered exactly what causes colon cancer or increases the risk of developing this type of cancer? There are many things that have been determined to either directly cause colon cancer or at the very least contribute to increasing the risk of developing colon cancer. Many of these factors may include things you do on a daily basis and others may include things that have no connection to you whatsoever. Either way it is still important to know what these causes and risk factors are in order to know if you need to make changes within your own life to either prevent developing colon cancer altogether or at least lower your chances of being affected by this disease. Polyps These are formations often referred to as colon polyps that develop within the colon. If you or someone  [...]