Clinical Oncology Week articles from April 2004

Clinical Oncology Week archives from April 2004

Novel marker may lead to earlier diagnosis and fewer repeat biopsies.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New findings indicate that prostate cancer could be detected as many as 5 years earlier than it is currently being diagnosed by testing for a protein in tissue that indicates the presence of early...

Breast biopsy specimens can be evaluated with proteomic analysis.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers introduce a method of analyzing breast biopsy specimens using proteomic techniques. "Analysis of tumor samples by a proteomic technology, which combines two-dimensional gel...

Electric pulses show promise for healing or killing unhealthy cells.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new technology that uses electric fields to alter the "guts" of a cell may lead to improved methods of treating diseases such as cancer and leukemia, according to researchers in the University of...

Cancer patients benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for older patients with cancer promotes interdisciplinary care and improved quality of life, researchers say. "A growing and diverse aging...

Drinking well water is associated with bladder cancer in Argentina.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that the incidence of bladder cancer associated with arsenic in drinking water is lower than thought, but intake of well water long before the study was associated with an increased...

Tumor suppressor genes predict bladder cancer future.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The presence of two mutated genes in bladder cancer tumors indicates there is a high risk that the cancer will continue grow and spread, says a Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) researcher in a new...

Counseling and education can increase anxiety in some breast cancer patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In general, counseling for women attending a familial breast cancer clinic lessened anxiety and depression and helped them have realistic expectations of the disease. According to a study from...

Epirubicin, vinorelbine, and cisplatin are effective in advanced breast cancer.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combined epirubicin, vinorelbine, and cisplatin resulted in an 84% objective response rate for patients with advanced breast cancer. "Our objective was to evaluate the activity and safety of the...

First large-scale trial of genetically personalized treatment to start soon.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first large-scale independent trial to study the role of molecular tumor signatures in breast cancer will get underway in the coming year, scientists announced on March 19, 2004, at the 4th European...

Lamivudine helps keep HBV at bay during cancer chemotherapy.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered a way to help prevent the reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) in women who are being treated with chemotherapy for breast cancer. Winnie Yeo, an...

Letrozole extends time to tumor progression in mouse model.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a mouse model of human breast cancer, the drug letrozole more effectively extends time to tumor progression than tamoxifen or various combinations and dosing schedules of tamoxifen plus letrozole....

Mammography may not be appropriate for some cognitively impaired women.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Degree of cognitive impairment, comorbidity, and lifespan should be considered when contemplating mammography in older women, researchers say. According to published research from the United States,...

Multidisciplinary approach to care might reduce time between diagnosis, therapy.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Canada on the elapsed time from breast cancer detection to first adjuvant therapy may help minimize intervals between steps in disease treatment. Daniel Rayson, MD, Division of Medical...

New type of breast tumor might respond to prostate cancer drugs.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have discovered a new type of breast tumor that possibly could be treated with drugs similar to the ones used against prostate cancer, the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference heard March...

Oncologist calls for new guidelines on early reporting from clinical trials.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A prominent breast cancer doctor is urging researchers to consider changing the guidelines that govern whether clinical trials should be stopped prematurely. She believes that current practice could...

Patients unhappy with follow-up visits to oncologists.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have been treated for breast cancer find follow-up visits to their oncologists unsatisfactory and not reassuring, according to research carried out in Sweden. Ingrid Kossler, president of...

Pre-operative chemotherapy boosts breast conservation by up to 30%.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The increasing use of pre-operative chemotherapy means that 15% to 30% more breast cancer patients may now be suitable for breast conservation surgery than 10 years ago, according to a cancer...

Preoperative treatment with anastrozole reduces need for extensive surgery.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data presented at EBCC 2004 indicate that preoperative (neoadjuvant) treatment with anastrozole (Arimidex; AstraZeneca) results in clinically beneficial reductions in tumor volume, extending the...

Prospective trial shows modest benefit of tamoxifen after adjuvant chemotherapy.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A long-running international trial of treating breast cancer patients with tamoxifen after adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy has shown that there seems to be a modest benefit. The researchers...

Radiotherapy increases CVD risk but to lesser degree with improvements.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A large study in The Netherlands of breast cancer patients has confirmed that radiotherapy does increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, but it has also provided some reassuring findings...

Rates of conservation surgery vary widely among countries.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The rates of conservation surgery for breast cancer vary hugely among countries, data show. In France, for example, 72% of patients had breast conservation surgery (BCS), but in Poland it was only...

Results of comparison study favor exemestane for advanced disease.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first results from the only Phase III trial to compare tamoxifen with the newer hormone treatment exemestane in advanced breast cancer shows that exemestane is safe, superior, and lengthens...

Study confirms conservation surgery is safe for BRCA cancers.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who carry the BRCA breast cancer genes can safely be offered breast conservation surgery with radiotherapy provided they are followed up for the rest of their lives. That is the conclusion of...

Study demonstrates clear survival benefit of treatment in clinical trials.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study from Canada has found that breast cancer patients who were treated according to accepted standards of care or who took part in clinical trials were from 30% to 60% less likely to die from...

Survival rates same for conservation treatment or mastectomy for recurrent DCIS.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have a type of early breast cancer that is confined to the milk ducts have an equally good chance of successful recovery if the cancer recurs, regardless of how they were treated initially,...

Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ varies widely in United States.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a group of abnormal cells confined to the breast ducts, varies widely in the United States. Treatment ranges from potential...

Tumor characteristics may help predict survival.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An 11-year study of breast cancer patients who had tumors removed but had no evidence of cancer in their lymph nodes has confirmed that certain factors may predict cancer recurrence, and help physicians...

Younger survivors suffer more long-term after effects.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There's a growing need for special programs to be tailored to the needs of long-term cancer survivors. Younger women who survive breast cancer have particular problems in coping with the physical...

Scripps Research Institute plans Florida research hospital.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Scripps Research Institute plans to bring a 200-bed research hospital to northern Palm Beach County, Florida, to speed the process of turning research into new treatments for cancer, heart disease,...

Breast cancer gene carriers not at greater risk of relapse.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Carrying the highly aggressive BRCA breast cancer genes does not appear to be a risk factor for local relapse after treatment. This is puzzling, Suzette Delaloge, an assistant professor in the...

Diagnostic tool enables analysis of molecular characteristics of breast tumors.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Significant progress towards identifying the genetic make-up of individual tumors, hence allowing treatment choices to be made based on personalized information, was announced at the 4th European Breast...

Metastases share similar genetic profile to primary breast cancer tumor.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Work by scientists in The Netherlands contradicts the notion that breast cancer metastases behave differently than their primary tumors. Doctoral student Britta Weigelt told the meeting of the 4th...

Angiogenic cytokine and endostatin levels are linked in breast cancer patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiogenic cytokine and endostatin levels are linked in breast cancer patients. According to recent research from the Peoples Republic of China, "serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and...

Pharmaceutical plant workers have no excess mortality.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of pharmaceutical plant employees found no pattern of excess mortality over a 50-year period. "An historical cohort study was conducted of workers at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant....

The Behavioral Oncology Interest Group reports on their annual meeting.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Behavioral approaches to cancer prevention are important but future efforts need to develop more integrative conceptual models, researchers say. According to published research from the United...

Radiation after prostate cancer recurrence benefits high-risk patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recurrence of cancer after a diseased prostate is removed is not necessarily as dire as doctors once believed, and radiation could save the lives of many men with such a condition, a study found. ...

'Young'-type breast tissue in older women can thwart breast cancer detection.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many of today's generation of postmenopausal women have breast tissue more akin to that of younger women. This makes it harder for mammograms to pick up tumors or early signs of breast cancer in some...

Nurses recognize and try to meet psychological needs of chemotherapy patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nurses find that patients need more psychological support at the beginning and end of chemotherapy treatment. "This study explored the perceptions of a group of registered oncology nurses about the...

Researcher developing tumor identification system for surgery.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When removing a cancer tumor, doctors often must cut into healthy tissue to make sure they have removed all of the cancerous cells. While this is acceptable when a tumor is lodged in a leg, tumors that...

Study evaluates the 2-week wait rule for cancer referral in the U.K.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- General practitioners in the UK are mostly satisfied with the 2-week wait rule for cancer referral, but some had problems with the different forms required for referral. According to recent...

XR5967 alters tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis in vitro.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- XR5967 alters tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis in vitro. According to a study from England, "recent reports suggest that elevated levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 may...

Parents of young adults with cancer need to interact with health professionals.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents of young adults with cancer need to be involved with health professionals caring for their children. A study from England, "examines the relationship between medical professionals and...

"Switched-off" genes put first chink in colon cell's antitumor armor.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have identified a switched-off family of genes that may prove to be a significant and early dent in a colon cell's anticancer armor. The inactivated genes,...

New guidelines for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer are released.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidelines developed from an international workshop on hereditary nonpoliposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) improve its clinical understanding. "Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also...

Quality of life after rectal surgery needs to be assessed in clinical trials.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers say that prospective clinical trials are needed to obtain data about patients' quality of life after rectal surgery. According to recent research from Germany, "During recent years,...

Alternative medicines can pose risks for cancer patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthcare professionals should question their patients about their use of complementary and alternative medicines. "Many cancer patients use complementary alternative medicines (CAMs) but may not...

Expert: CAMs have palliative, but not therapeutic, role in breast cancer care.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) may have a role to play in palliation for cancer patients, but there is little evidence of their usefulness in the prevention or treatment of breast...

More breast cancer patients seeking little-understood CAM therapies.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More and more women are turning to complementary and alternative therapies during and after treatment for breast cancer, yet few of these therapies have been adequately evaluated and some may be...

Study identifies characteristics of breast cancer patients who use CAM.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) is widespread among cancer patients, and their use appears to be increasing in Europe, according to a report presented at the 4th European...

Few cancer patients with major depression are treated.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that few cancer patients with major depression are identified and receive treatment. According to recent research from Scotland, "A screening program designed to identify cases of Major...

Tumor measurement with 3-D ultrasound is affected by ultrasound focus.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report that phantom ham tumors appeared bigger when they were deeper below the transducer. "Factors influencing volumetric tumor measurement using 3-D ultrasound (US) were investigated....

2'-Benzoyl-oxycinnamaldehyde is a strong cancer treatment candidate.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 2'-Benzoyl-oxycinnamaldehyde is a strong cancer treatment candidate. "2'-Hydroxycinnamaldehyde (HCA) has been shown to have inhibitory effects on farnesyl protein transferase in vitro,...

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors should stall cancer growth.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors should stall cancer growth. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, "in cancer cells,...

Study suggests arsenic exposure alters estrogen signaling.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure of pregnant mice to arsenic results in the development of a range of tumor types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in their adult offspring that are similar to those induced in adult...

Barrett esophagus leads to an increased incidence of esophageal carcinoma.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Esophageal carcinoma is increasing, and strategies for screening are needed, researchers say. According to recent research from the United States, "Adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus is rising...

Tissue donation should balance patients' rights and researchers' needs.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and scientists should be more aware of the need for informed consent to be given when tissue is donated, a pharmaceutical industry lawyer says. Speaking at the 4th European Breast Cancer...

Surgical resection for pT2 gallbladder carcinomas yields good 5-year survival.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgical resection for pT2 gallbladder carcinoma (GB) is safe and effective, and a second operation can increase the chance of cure, researchers say. "This retrospective study was designed to...

Microarray distinguishes the molecular signatures of hepatocellular carcinomas.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microarray distinguishes the molecular signatures of hepatocellular carcinomas. According to a study from Japan, "chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus (HBV or HCV) is the most clearly...

Pioglitazone prevents hepatic steatosis in animal models.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pioglitazone prevents hepatic steatosis in animal models. According to a study from Japan, "non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may progress to liver cirrhosis, and NASH patients with liver...

Bcl-2 small interfering RNA halts human tumor cell growth.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bcl-2 small interfering RNA halts human tumor cell growth. "A T7 promoter driven siRNA expression vector system (Bcl-2/T7) that targets Bcl-2 mRNA in MCF-7 human cancer cells was designed in the...

Ovarian cancer treatment in elderly patients is often suboptimal.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers believe that new guidelines are need for the treatment ovarian cancer in elderly patients. According to published research from Italy, "In Europe 58% of all female cancers occur in...

Tumor cell p53 function mediates endothelial cell radiosensitivity.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumor cell p53 function mediates endothelial cell radiosensitivity. "We performed expressional profiling of isogenic glioblastoma cell lines U87-Lux8 and U87-175.4. These cell lines differ in that...

Brain cancer gene identified.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified a gene that may be involved in the development of certain aggressive brain tumors. Gliomas are the most common type of brain tumor. Around 1500 new cases are diagnosed...

Chemotherapy and HAART feasible for HIV-NHL patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Simultaneous chemotherapy and HAART regimens are feasible for HIV patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Researchers in Italy "evaluated replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the...

Lymphohematopoietic cancer may be related to Alachlor exposure.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find an increased trend for lymphohematopoietic cancer among agricultural workers exposed to alachlor. According to a study from the United States, "The authors evaluated the incidence...

Fewer, but more advanced, colon cancers occur in postmenopausal women on HRT.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Get a routine colonoscopy whether or not you are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after menopause. That's the primary message women should take away from the latest study from the Women's...

CpG oligonucleotides elicit antitumor responses in melanoma models.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CpG oligonucleotides elicit antitumor responses in melanoma models. "For patients with advanced malignant melanoma, the 5 year survival rate with current treatment modalities is low. There is an...

Combo of two natural toxins may be novel treatment for blood cancer.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have discovered why arsenic has long been a successful way to treat certain leukemias, and in the process have shown that a combination of the poison and a...

Failure of DNA repair mechanism precedes final stage of deadly leukemia.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that the last stage of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is preceded by the unique blocking action of...

Rare metastatic brain lesions can arise from hepatocellular carcinoma.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rare metastatic brain lesions can arise from hepatocellular carcinoma. "Brain metastases from hepatocarcinoma (HCC) are exceptional and only a few cases have been reported in the literature, mainly...

Research aims to create lung cancer blood tests.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers from the Wistar Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded $3.4 million to pursue development of a blood test for lung cancer. The...

Research explains why anticancer treatment effective for some, not others.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new anticancer agent, gefinitib (Iressa), recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after a series of clinical...

Adding drug to standard chemo improves treatment.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The drug rapamycin may prove to be a useful adjunct to chemotherapy, new research suggests. The combined approach prevents some tumors from building up resistance to standard anticancer medicines....

Cutaneous malignant melanoma is increasing worldwide.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers assess the trends in melanoma incidence, with emphasis on possible etiologic factors. According to a study from England, "During the past several decades, there has been a substantial...

Busulphan-cyclophosphamide conditioning safe, effective for auto-SCT.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A myeloablative busulphan-cyclophosphamide conditioning regimen is safe and effective before stem-cell autotransplantation. According to recent research from the United States, both "single and...

Double-ablated adenovirus has an affinity with tumor targets.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Double-ablated adenovirus has an affinity with tumor targets. "To create tumor-targeted adenovirus (Ad) vectors, ablation of native CAR and integrin receptor binding is crucial to enhance the...

Interleukin-15 enhances the antitumor efficacy of CD8+ T Cells.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-15 enhances the antitumor efficacy of CD8+ T Cells. "Interleukin (IL)-15 and IL-2 possess similar properties, including the ability to induce T cell proliferation. However, whereas IL-2...

Interleukin-18 associates with a poor prognosis in multiple myeloma patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-18 associates with a poor prognosis in multiple myeloma patients. According to recent research published in the journal Leukemia Research, "interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a role in the...

Sp1 causes Bcl-2 to modulate urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sp1 causes Bcl-2 to modulate urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels. According to scientists in Italy, "we have previously demonstrated that Bcl-2 overexpression in human breast carcinoma...

Chemotherapy offers hope for pancreatic cancer patients.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemotherapy after surgery more than doubles survival rates for pancreatic cancer according to new research. U.K. Scientists from the University of Birmingham and the University of Liverpool have...

Environmental elements cause neuroblastoma to self-destruct.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Environmental elements cause neuroblastoma to self-destruct. According to published research from the United States, "heterogeneous oxygen tension and access to metabolites in solid tumors may...

Can a plant that acts like poison ivy cure prostate cancer?
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A shrub found in Southeast Asia can give you a rash like poison ivy; but it may also stop prostate cancer. The croton plant, long known to oriental herbalists and homeopaths as a purgative, has an...

IMRT and image-guided tumor localization improve radiotherapy in prostate cancer.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New radiotherapy targeting technology allows prostate cancer treatments to spare the rectum. According to recent research from Germany, "Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with...

Obesity drug inhibits prostate tumor growth.
April 5, 2004... 2004 APR 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Burnham Institute's Jeffrey Smith, PhD, has discovered that orlistat, commonly prescribed as an antiobesity drug, has a positive side effect: It inhibits cancer growth. Smith made this...