Cancer News » university http://Cancernewsdigest.com Lastest Cancer News: Mesothelioma Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Skin Cancer, Prostate Cancer & Ovarian Cervical Cancer Sat, 18 May 2013 04:35:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Skin cancer linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/skin-cancer-linked-to-reduced-risk-for-alzheimers-disease/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/skin-cancer-linked-to-reduced-risk-for-alzheimers-disease/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:13 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/skin-cancer-linked-to-reduced-risk-for-alzheimers-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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/skin-cancer-linked-to-reduced-risk-for-alzheimers-disease/feed/ 0 Data Addressing Patient And Physician Barriers To Clinical Trials To Be Presented By Experts http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/data-addressing-patient-and-physician-barriers-to-clinical-trials-to-be-presented-by-experts/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/data-addressing-patient-and-physician-barriers-to-clinical-trials-to-be-presented-by-experts/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:48 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/data-addressing-patient-and-physician-barriers-to-clinical-trials-to-be-presented-by-experts/feed/ 0 In Preclinical Studies, New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment For Brain Cancer http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/in-preclinical-studies-new-drug-enhances-radiation-treatment-for-brain-cancer/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/in-preclinical-studies-new-drug-enhances-radiation-treatment-for-brain-cancer/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:25 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/in-preclinical-studies-new-drug-enhances-radiation-treatment-for-brain-cancer/feed/ 0 Study identifies possible new acute leukemia marker treatment target http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/study-identifies-possible-new-acute-leukemia-marker-treatment-target/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/study-identifies-possible-new-acute-leukemia-marker-treatment-target/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:31:23 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/study-identifies-possible-new-acute-leukemia-marker-treatment-target/feed/ 0 Signs Of Tobacco Smoke Still Found In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/signs-of-tobacco-smoke-still-found-in-non-smoking-hotel-rooms/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/signs-of-tobacco-smoke-still-found-in-non-smoking-hotel-rooms/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:30:52 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/signs-of-tobacco-smoke-still-found-in-non-smoking-hotel-rooms/feed/ 0 Link Suggested Between Tumor Suppressors And Starvation Survival http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/link-suggested-between-tumor-suppressors-and-starvation-survival/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/link-suggested-between-tumor-suppressors-and-starvation-survival/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:32:04 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/link-suggested-between-tumor-suppressors-and-starvation-survival/feed/ 0 60 Years Of Data Suggest A Link Between Obesity And Height In Childhood And Endometrial Cancer In Adulthood http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/60-years-of-data-suggest-a-link-between-obesity-and-height-in-childhood-and-endometrial-cancer-in-adulthood/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/60-years-of-data-suggest-a-link-between-obesity-and-height-in-childhood-and-endometrial-cancer-in-adulthood/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 10:32:02 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/60-years-of-data-suggest-a-link-between-obesity-and-height-in-childhood-and-endometrial-cancer-in-adulthood/feed/ 0 Egg Genome Is Reprogrammed To Match Sperm’s With Or Without A Paternal Genome http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/egg-genome-is-reprogrammed-to-match-sperms-with-or-without-a-paternal-genome/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/egg-genome-is-reprogrammed-to-match-sperms-with-or-without-a-paternal-genome/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:31:41 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/egg-genome-is-reprogrammed-to-match-sperms-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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/egg-genome-is-reprogrammed-to-match-sperms-with-or-without-a-paternal-genome/feed/ 0 Dr. Janos Tanyi Describes a Novel Two-Step Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer http://Cancernewsdigest.com/ovarian-cervical-uterine-cancer/dr-janos-tanyi-describes-a-novel-two-step-immunotherapy-in-ovarian-cancer/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/ovarian-cervical-uterine-cancer/dr-janos-tanyi-describes-a-novel-two-step-immunotherapy-in-ovarian-cancer/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:39:48 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/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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]]> http://Cancernewsdigest.com/ovarian-cervical-uterine-cancer/dr-janos-tanyi-describes-a-novel-two-step-immunotherapy-in-ovarian-cancer/feed/ 0 Rita Trewick diagnosed with cancer while pregnant http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/rita-trewick-diagnosed-with-cancer-while-pregnant/ http://Cancernewsdigest.com/general-cancer/rita-trewick-diagnosed-with-cancer-while-pregnant/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 04:31:05 +0000 http://Cancernewsdigest.com/uncategorized/rita-trewick-diagnosed-with-cancer-while-pregnant/

At 34, Rita Trewick was a busy mother of two young boys and was going to the University of D.C. full-time, but then came two surprises.

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