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Study Finds Broad Support For Rationing Of Some Types Of Cancer Care

The majority of cancer doctors, patients, and members of the general public support cutting health care costs by refusing to pay for drugs that don’t improve survival or quality of life, according to results of a new study that will be presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania during the annual meeting of the American Societ…

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Skin cancer linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease

People who have non-melanoma skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to research carried out by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (home to the Albert Einstein Cancer Center). Their findings were published in the May 15, 2013 online issue of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Data Addressing Patient And Physician Barriers To Clinical Trials To Be Presented By Experts

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s (UHCMC) Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, OH, will present findings from two studies evaluating new technologies designed to address common barriers to patient enrollment in clinical trials…

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In Preclinical Studies, New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment For Brain Cancer

A novel drug may help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for the most deadly form of brain cancer, report scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. In mouse models of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the new drug helped significantly extend survival when used in combination with radiation therapy…

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Study identifies possible new acute leukemia marker treatment target

A study has identified microRNA-155 as a new independent prognostic marker and treatment target in patients with acute myeloid leukemia that has normal-looking chromosomes under the microscope (that is, cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia, or CN-AML). The study was led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James).

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Signs Of Tobacco Smoke Still Found In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms

Non-smoking hotel rooms with a partial smoking ban do not fully protect guests from harmful exposure to third-hand smoke, according to new research. The study was conducted by experts from San Diego State University (SDSU) and was published in the journal Tobacco Control…

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Link Suggested Between Tumor Suppressors And Starvation Survival

A particular tumor suppressor gene* that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division — the hallmark of the disease — it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says a University of Colorado Boulder study…

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60 Years Of Data Suggest A Link Between Obesity And Height In Childhood And Endometrial Cancer In Adulthood

New research presented at the European Congress in Liverpool (ECO) beginning today (Sunday 12 May) shows a possible link between obesity and height in childhood and endometrial cancer in adulthood. The research* is by Julie Aarestrup, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues…

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Egg Genome Is Reprogrammed To Match Sperm’s With Or Without A Paternal Genome

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have discovered that while the genes provided by the father arrive at fertilization pre-programmed to the state needed by the embryo, the genes provided by the mother are in a different state and must be reprogrammed to match. The findings have important implications for both developmental biology and cancer biology…

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Dr. Janos Tanyi Describes a Novel Two-Step Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer

Janos L. Tanyi, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, discu…

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