Clinical Oncology Week articles from January 2004

Clinical Oncology Week archives from January 2004

Short-term postmenopausal hormone therapy does not measurably increase breast cancer risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of women prescribed short-term postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) for treatment of vasomotor symptoms show no measurable increase in their risk for breast cancer, researchers say. ...

Some patients may benefit from endocrine therapy alone.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The estrogen receptor status of breast cancer may help to predict which patients will benefit from chemotherapy treatment, say researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. ...

EUROCARE-3 publishes new childhood cancer survival figures.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland represent a gold standard for the treatment of children's cancer. They have survival rates to which all European countries that devote similar...

Phase II study shows citrus fruit nutrient combats prostate cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new phase II study validates that men diagnosed with recurring prostate cancer in which conventional therapies have failed may benefit from modified citrus pectin (MCP), a nutrient derived from citrus...

Change in biological rhythms may cause early deaths from premature aging, cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disturbance of orderly biological rhythms may result in earlier deaths due to premature aging and cancers, researchers report. "This paper reviews abundant evidence suggesting that causes and...

Bisphosphonate suppress growth and induces apoptosis in cancer cells in culture.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bisphosphonate (BPs) suppress growth and induces apoptosis in cancer cells in culture and may influence survival of cancer cells in an osteoclast-independent manner, researchers report. "BPs...

Repifermin reduces the severity of graft-versus-host-disease.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Repifermin may separate the toxicity of graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) from the beneficial graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effects after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BAIT). According to...

A delivery system for targeting anticancer drugs to the brain developed.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In vivo studies show that compound 23 of the 1,4-dihydropyridine chemical delivery system (CDS) type was able to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) at detectable concentrations. According to...

Altered cyclin E protein linked to genetic instability, endocrine resistance.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that a protein linked to poor outcome in breast cancer is often associated with genetic instability and increased resistance...

Fewer than half of patients with early-stage disease get full chemotherapy dose.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New study data point to an alarming pattern in breast cancer treatment: fewer than half of women with early-stage breast cancer whose records were evaluated received their full, recommended dose of...

Oral drug shows promise for prevention of ER-negative disease in mouse model.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The oral drug ZD1839, also known as gefitinib, prevented the development of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer in a mouse model, which raises the possibility that the drug could be a...

Randomized trial examines second-line endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study shows the greater aromatase-inhibiting activity of letrozole and indicates that advanced breast cancer (BC) is more responsive to letrozole than to anastrozole as second-line endocrine therapy....

Researchers develop a mathematical modeling of comedo DCIS of the breast.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers show how the duct wall deforms as the tumor grows and how the progression of the tumor along the duct depends upon the stiffness of the wall. "The growth of a tumor in a cylindrical duct...

Residential magnetic field exposure does not increase risk of breast cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Residential magnetic field exposure does not increase risk of breast cancer. "Some experimental and epidemiologic evidence suggests that residential exposure to power-frequency magnetic fields can...

Study supports tailoring adjuvant therapy for early-stage disease.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premenopausal women with lymph node-negative breast cancer should receive adjuvant therapy tailored according to the estrogen receptor status of the primary tumor, concludes a study by the International...

Study to provide more data on targeted 5-day radiotherapy for DCIS patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., announced the initiation of the largest partial breast irradiation study for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The study will be conducted at six breast...

Tailored dosage of chemotherapy is effective treatment, study shows.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By tailoring the dosage of chemotherapy to each individual patient, the treatment of breast cancer could be improved considerably, suggest study results from Sweden. The method has proven to yield...

Nutrition counseling, drug therapy recommended for anorectic cancer patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment of anorectic cancer patients should include nutritional counseling and drug therapy, researchers say. "Anorexia and reduced food intake are important issues in the management of patients...

Differential documentation of pain may be noted when hospice is involved.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There may be differential documentation of pain when hospice is involved, possibly due to superior pain assessment by hospice, researchers say. "This study examined the observed differential...

The effect of donepezil in patients receiving opioids for cancer pain.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Donepezil significantly improves sedation and fatigue, anxiety, well-being, depression, anorexia, and problems with sleep in patients with cancer pain. "Opioid-induced sedation is a major...

Modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist is reliable, valid for cancer patient use.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL-M) is a reliable and valid instrument for use with cancer patients in the United States, researchers say. "The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) is a...

Delayed complications of endovascular stenting for carotid blowout examined.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The long-term effectiveness of carotid stents for controlling of acute carotid blowouts in the setting of head and neck malignancy and overlying infection is suspect, researchers say. "Endovascular...

Autophagy active in tumor suppression.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Normal cell growth requires well-coordinated balance between synthesis and breakdown. Autophagy is a regulated lysosomal pathway whereby long-lived cellular proteins and cytoplasmic organelles are...

Functions of p53 equally important in halting for cancer cell growth.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The tumor suppressor protein called p53 has been described both as the caretaker of the genome, since it can stop cells damaged in their genetic material from proliferating until they carry out repairs,...

Nomadic outposts of transplanted stem cells tracked.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors regularly inject stem cells into patients whose bone marrow has been destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation, but they haven't known where these cells go after being injected. Research at...

Additional patent issued for Tocosol Paclitaxel cancer drug.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (SNUS) announced that an additional United States patent has been issued for Tocosol Paclitaxel, expanding claims directed to the composition of Tocosol Paclitaxel and also...

Total energy and macronutrients associated with colon cancer risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study findings may provide an explanation for some of the racial differences in colon cancer incidence, "The higher incidence of colon cancer in African Americans compared with other U.S....

Risk factors determine need for colonoscopy.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An index being developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine may help determine patients' risk levels for colorectal cancer and whether they require a colonoscopy for further...

A systematic and practical approach to the endometrial biopsy outlined.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathologists must address the challenges of multiple morphologic patterns in evaluating endometrial biopsies. According to a study from the United States, "Evaluation of the endometrial biopsy is a...

Compounding issues become more complex with introduction of new bio-technologies.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ethical, legal, and social issues are becoming more complex as new genetic and molecular techniques are used to study environmental toxicants and their potential influence on human and ecologic health,...

An invagination technique treats esophagogastric end-to-end anastomoses.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For end-to-end esophagogastrostomy, researchers recommend an anastomotic technique due to its simplicity and low anastomotic leakage rate. According to recent research published in the journal...

Sophisticated new camera systems are available for documenting ocular fundus.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Panoret-1000 digital camera provides high-resolution, wide-field imaging of the ocular fundus, researchers say. According to published research from the United States, "There are several camera systems...

Phase I study evaluates S-1 combined with cisplatin for metastatic GI cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral S-1 with weekly cisplatin is a feasible and promising combination regimen that is appropriate for an outpatient setting, researchers say. "A dose-escalation study was conducted for patients...

Persons 80 and older make up the largest growing surgical population in U.S.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons should embrace research, training, and educational opportunities regarding the treatment of elderly patients, researchers say. According to published research from the United States,...

Patients with throat cancer should have endoscopic ultrasound examination.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The surgery needed to remove throat tumors is severe and often involves drawing the stomach higher into the chest cavity. Before surgeons embark on this risky procedure they need to believe that the...

Multidetector row CT urography may permit evaluation of hematuria.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multidetector row computed tomography (CT) protocol may permit evaluation of hematuria patients with a single comprehensive examination. "Hematuria can be well evaluated with a comprehensive...

Ileoinguinal tumors should be considered for primary excision, reconstruction.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ileoinguinal tumors should be considered for primary excision and reconstruction, followed by radiation, if necessary, researchers say. According to published research from the United States,...

Whole-body PET/CT scan appears useful for determining tumor stage.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests that whole-body PET/CT imaging may be more useful than whole-body MRI for determining the extent a tumor has spread, according to a new study. In malignant diseases, therapeutic...

Cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytoma can occur following heart transplant.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart transplant recipients under immunosuppression have a risk of cutaneous extramedullary plasmacytoma. "Extramedullary plasmacytomas are an immunoproliferative, monoclonal disease of B cell...

Research shows cancer can be diagnosed in urine.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laboratory researchers and urologic oncologists from Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated the ability to identify kidney cancer, including localized (stage I) cancer, in the urine of affected...

Retinol in urine may indicate renal dysfunction in multiple myeloma patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple myeloma patients excreting urinary retinol may be suffering from renal dysfunction. "Urinary excretion of vitamin A was studied in patients with multiple myeloma (MM)," investigators in...

Drug prolongs lives of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The drug rituximab significantly prolonged the lives of some people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common form of leukemia in adult Americans. The findings come from a...

Initial leukemia diagnosis should include eye exam.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eye examination should be included as a part of routine evaluation at initial diagnosis in patients with leukemia, researchers say. According to a study from Malaysia, "Two hundred eighty-eight...

Randomized evidence in chemotherapeutic regimens for some NSCLC biased.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Randomized evidence in chemotherapeutic regimens for advanced non-small cell lung cancer is biased and fragmented. "We systematically evaluated the evidence from randomized trials comparing various...

Surgery can now successfully treat lung cancers once deemed inoperable.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent advances have allowed surgical therapy of lung cancer in patients previously deemed inoperable, researchers report. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Thoracic...

Old lymphography technique retains its usefulness.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lymphography helps guide subsequent therapy in patients with lymphomas, genitourinary malignancies, or disorders of lymphatic flow, researchers report. "Conventional lymphography has long been the...

Radiographic-MR imaging depicts soft-tissue metastasis in primary bone lymphoma.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnetic resonance imaging permits early identification but also depicts the extent of soft-tissue involvement of primary bone lymphoma, researchers report. According to recent research from the...

Continuing research should improve, may achieve cure of common neoplasms.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continuing research should improve and possibly achieve a cure of common neoplasms, researchers say. "Medulloblastoma is the most common pediatric central nervous system malignancy and the most...

B-cell surface marker CD56 negativity in multiple myeloma indicates high risk.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In multiple myeloma (MM), negative B cell surface marker CD56 indicates poor prognosis. According to a study from Japan, "MM is characterized by increased numbers of malignant plasma cells. Plasma...

Opportunities to get more patients into clinical trials being missed.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a new survey conducted by the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) show that, despite a record number of new treatment options being researched and available for multiple myeloma...

MRI reveals a range of musculoskeletal abnormalities in sarcoidosis patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sarcoidosis-related findings may be detected at dedicated MR imaging for osteoarticular symptoms in sarcoidosis patients or encountered incidentally at MR imaging performed for other indications,...

Risk of second malignant neoplasms increased after childhood neuroblastoma.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Young children treated for a neuroblastoma have significantly increased risks of developing second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) over 3 decades of follow-up, researchers report. "The aim of our study...

Women at high risk for ovarian cancer aren't getting the care they need.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most high-risk women are not getting the information and care they need with respect to their risk for ovarian cancer, researchers say. According to recent research published in the American Journal...

A phase II trial investigates glufosfamide for advanced pancreatic cancer.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The activity of glufosfamide (beta-D-glucopyranosyl-N,N'-di-(2-chloroethyl)-phosplioric acid diamide) against pancreatic cancer was investigated in a multicentre, phase II clinical study....

CT, MRI findings helpful in evaluating and narrowing paratesticular neoplasms.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings are helpful in evaluating paratesticular neoplasms and in narrowing the differential diagnosis. "Extratesticular neoplasms are rare but...

Americans want more money directed to cancer research.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most Americans are far more afraid of cancer than getting into a serious car accident, or being victim of a violent crime or a terrorist attack. A large majority - more than 75% - also favors increasing...

Androgen receptor involved in resistance to drugs.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The receptor for testosterone mediates resistance to chemotherapy for prostate cancer, Charles Sawyers and colleagues report. Most prostate cancer patients receive drugs to block production of...

Black men should be screened for prostate cancer at younger age.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline to begin screening African American men at an earlier age than other races is appropriate, according to a new study in the December 2003 issue of the...

Older patients may face age bias.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When it comes to deciding what kind of treatment a man with prostate cancer receives, the person's age trumps life expectancy, according to a new study from the University of Toronto Health Network. ...

Researchers identify molecular cause of drug-resistant disease.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a surprisingly straightforward mechanism that causes prostate cancer cells to develop resistance to cancer-fighting...

Risk of prostate cancer is associated with family history of disease.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Risk of prostate cancer is associated with family history of disease, study finds. According to a study from the United States, "An increased risk of prostate cancer associated with a family history...

A conservative benchmark for thermal injury in the cancerous prostate discussed.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a conservative benchmark for thermal injury in the cancerous prostate. "To advance the utility of prostate thermal therapy, this study investigated the thermal thresholds...

Cancer's love-hate relationship with proteins offers new treatment window.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the absence of two proteins cells use to cope with heat stress can make it easier for the cells to become cancerous,...

Microbeams point to future of radiotherapy.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zapping cancer cells with a futuristic microbeam - one of only two fully operational in the world - could pave the way for significant advances in radiotherapy, scientists from Cancer Research UK...

New developments in radiology and oncology may further increase patient survival.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Large reductions in local recurrences and a 20% increase in survival can be achieved with high-quality surgical and pathological training in total mesorectal excision," researchers report. ...

Preliminary results of laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer are promising.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary results of laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer are promising, researchers say. "Total mesorectal excision (TME) has gained a revolutionary impact on the surgical therapy of rectal...

Rectal cancer outcome dependent on diagnostic, oncologic, technical principles.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic, oncologic, and technical principles should be considered with concern for maintaining function and quality of life in rectal cancer patients, researchers say. According to recent...

Color Doppler sonography is a standard method renal artery stenosis screening.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Color Doppler sonography has become a standard method to screen for renal artery stenosis, researchers report. "Ultrasonography has become the method of choice in the detection and characterization...

Leg lengthening should be offered only to long-term sarcoma survivors.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leg lengthening after hip transposition should be offered only to long-term survivors with at least 5 years event-free survival. According to published research from Germany, "Four patients were...

Small intestinal carcinoid tumors have a favorable prognosis.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Small intestinal carcinoid tumors have a favorable prognosis while the prognosis for patients with sarcomas and adenocarcinomas is generally poor. "Small bowel malignancies are rare. The aims of...

New stem-cell transplantation drug addresses unmet need in cancer patients.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AnorMED, Inc., (AOM) announced that AMD3100, its lead drug candidate for stem cell transplantation, helps cancer patients who would otherwise be unable to undergo a stem cell transplant because they...

Heat shock proteins 70 and 40 are upregulated in many gastric cancer tissues.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heat shock proteins (Hsp) 70 and 40 are upregulated in many gastric cancer tissues. "Hsp 70 and Hsp 40 are stress proteins that cooperate as chaperones in mammalian cells. We determined the...

Invasive ductal carcinomas appear larger on viscoelastic scan than B-mode image.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elasticity imaging of in vivo breast lesions with ultrasound shows invasive ductal carcinomas larger than on the B-mode image, but fibroadenomas and cysts are nearly equal in size on the two image...

MR imaging allows specific diagnosis of diffusely enlarged uterus.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging allows specific diagnosis of several different lesions, researchers say. According to a study from Japan, "Diffuse uterine enlargement is a common clinical finding. ...

Guideliness on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis reconsidered.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers reconsider The American Society of Colorectal Surgeons' (ASCRS) guidelines on venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. "The American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS) recently...

The global cancer burden in women appeared to be increasing quickly.
January 5, 2004... 2004 JAN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The global cancer burden in women appeared to be increasing quickly at the end of the twentieth century with notable increases in the absolute numbers of cases of breast, cervix, lung and colorectal...

Managing older chemo patients involves preventing pharmacologic complications.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Managing of older individuals with chemotherapy involves preventing of pharmacologic complications, researchers say. "Aging is associated with decreased functional reserve of multiple organ...

Obesity linked to aggressive prostate cancer.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese men with prostate cancer are more likely to have aggressive tumors and to experience cancer recurrence after surgery compared to men of normal weight or those who are overweight but not obese,...

Isolated intraparotid Kaposi sarcoma possible during effective HIV treatment.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Isolated intraparotid KS can develop during effective antiretroviral therapy. According to a study from Greece, "Isolated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the parotid gland is an uncommon but distinct entity...

Cancer more likely to recur in blacks.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Black people treated for head and neck cancer have double the risk of cancer recurring elsewhere in the body and thus are far more likely to die within 5 years than white patients who received...

Cancer survives via signals from nearby blood vessels long before new vessels are grown.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In one of the clearest models of cancer metastasis, scientists have shown that spreading cancer cells receive growth-sustaining signals from nearby blood vessels telling them where to go for permanent...

Capecitabine may result in clinical and radiographic tumor responses.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capecitabine may result in clinical and radiographic tumor responses, improved quality of life, and possibly increased survival for some neoplastic meningitis (NM) patients. "NM is a major...

Imatinib mesylate can produce immune-mediated hemolytic anemia; can be treated.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imatinib mesylate can produce immune-mediated hemolytic anemia; anemia can be reversed with addition of prednisone. "Imatinib mesylate is a specific inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinase activity...

Foot reflexology provides instant positive effect in mestatatic cancer patients.
January 12, 2004... 2004 JAN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Foot reflexology has an immediate positive effect in patients with metastatic cancer pain. "Thirty-six oncology inpatients participated in this third pilot study investigating the effects of foot...