Clinical Oncology Week articles from June 2003

Clinical Oncology Week archives from June 2003

MR colonoscopy is noninvasive, safe, and highly accurate.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MR colonoscopy is noninvasive, safe, and highly accurate. According to a study from Germany, "MR colonoscopy is suitable for colorectal cancer screening. "This imaging modality is noninvasive,...

Tool developed to help men pick the best place for treatment.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and RAND Health have developed a method to measure quality of care for patients with early-stage prostate cancer, providing a tool that...

Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine can lead to Merkel cell carcinoma.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine therapy can lead to development of Merkel cell carcinoma. According to published research from Japan, "We report a patient who developed Merkel cell...

Doxorubicin causes CHF more often and at lower doses than previously reported.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doxorubicin, an effective, common chemotherapy drug for cancer, causes congestive heart failure (CHF) more often and at lower cumulative doses than reported in prior studies according to a review study....

KOC is a novel molecular indicator of malignancy.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- KOC is a novel molecular indicator of malignancy. "The detection of malignant cells in fine-needle aspirates (FNA's) using marker genes is hampered by the fact that these markers are only expressed...

Rituximab given with chemotherapy results in higher rates of complete response.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rituximab given with chemotherapy results in higher rates of complete response. "The available data on rituximab in combination with chemotherapy confirm that the addition of an independently active...

Dust mite allergy increases the risk of prostate cancer.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast and lung cancer have no allergy-related association, but dust mite allergy increases the risk of prostate cancer. "The associations among certain allergic disorders, atopy upon skin-prick...

Ascorbic acid modifies the surface of asbestos, removing iron and silica.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ascorbic acid, a component of human lung lining, breaks asbestos down, releasing iron and silica as products, and may thus be involved in pathogenesis. According to recent research from Italy,...

Absorption and metabolism determined the tissue pharmacokinetics of capecitabine.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Absorption and metabolism determined the tissue pharmacokinetics of capecitabine. According to recent research from Austria, "Capecitabine is an oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (FU). "Since FU...

Biological markers or lack thereof are predictive of clinical recurrence.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ductal carcinoma in situ breast cancer runs a risk of recurrence if the immunohistological biomarkers for bcl-2 and estrogen and progesterone receptors are negative and the ERBB2 is positive. ...

Other active and safer SERMs and aromatase inhibitors need to be developed.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Other active and safer SERMs and aromatase inhibitors need to be developed. "Clinical trials of the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), tamoxifen, have shown an early reduction in risk of...

Increased dysadherin expression lowers patient survival.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In colorectal cancer, presence and increase in the protein dysadherin lowered patient prognosis and survival. According to recent research published in the British Journal of Cancer, "A novel...

S-1 active in advanced colorectal cancer.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- S-1 is active in advanced colorectal cancer. According to recent research from Belgium, "Cancer of the colon and rectum is one of the most frequent malignancies both in the U.S. and Europe. ...

Significant public misconceptions persist about cancer screening.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly 40% of colorectal cancer specialists surveyed worldwide say the most common misconception about colorectal cancer screening is that the exam is painful. More than one-quarter (28%) of experts...

Dyskeratosis congenita is associated with three malignancies many years later.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dyskeratosis congenita is associated with three malignancies many years later. According to recent research published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,...

Radiotherapy may be a treatment of choice for liver metastasis.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiotherapy may be a treatment of choice for liver metastasis. According to recent research from Japan, "Recently, aggressive hepatectomies or hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver...

Bilateral fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastoma occurs in a 10-month-old baby.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bilateral fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastoma can occur in a 10-month-old baby. "Bilateral fetal rhabdomyomatous nephroblastoma is a rare variant of Wilms' Tumor," scientists in Switzerland report....

Bilateral irreversible hearing loss is associated with chemotherapy.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bilateral irreversible hearing loss is associated with chemotherapy. "The regimen with paclitaxel and platinum compound (carboplatin or cisplatin) is the standard chemotherapy for patients with...

Acute myeloid leukemia can be associated with necrotizing temporal arteritis.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acute myeloid leukemia can be associated with necrotizing temporal arteritis. According to published research from the United States, "The clinical presentation of new onset headache, temporal...

Dexamethasone induced leukemic cell apoptosis and decreased cell count.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dexamethasone induced leukemic cell apoptosis and decreased cell count. According to recent research from Turkey, "This study was performed to investigate the effects of dexamethasone on acute...

Methotrexate infusions significantly reduced CNS-related relapses in children.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methotrexate infusions significantly reduced CNS-related relapses in children. "This study included all 690 children in Norway diagnosed as having acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) from July 1975...

Primary liver cancer treated successfully by chemoembolization and radiotherapy.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary liver cancer is treated successfully by chemoembolization and radiotherapy. "For unresectable primary liver cancer, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization is the most effective method in...

11778 Mutation does not change cellular response to cytotoxic drugs.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 11778 mutation does not change cellular response to cytotoxic drugs. According to recent research from the United States, "Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a bilateral subacute...

Chemotherapy has good results with epidural NHL if diagnosed promptly.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemotherapy has good results with epidural NHL if diagnosed promptly. "Spinal cord compression is a rare presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma," scientists writing in the journal Pediatric...

Doxil induces regression of pleuropulmonary metastases from malignant meningioma.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doxil induces regression of pleuropulmonary metastases from malignant meningioma. According to a study from Israel, "Metastatic meningioma is a rare disease, which has no effective chemotherapy. ...

Communication is a core clinical skill in oncology.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Communication is a core clinical skill in oncology. "The aim of the study was to investigate the association of physician communication behaviors as perceived by the patient with patient reported...

Patients want improved communication about sexual issues.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients want improved communication about sexual issues. "Gynecological cancer has been shown to affect women's sexual functioning, yet evidence suggests that healthcare professionals rarely...

Carcinosarcoma of the ovary is a rare yet aggressive variant.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Carcinosarcoma of the ovary is a rare yet aggressive variant. According to published research from England, "We report our experience in the management of patients with carcinosarcoma of the ovary,...

About 60% of the mass balance of paclitaxel can be quantified.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 60% of the mass balance of paclitaxel can be quantified. "Previous mass balance studies in humans and mice have shown that the fecal and urinary recovery of paclitaxel and known metabolites...

Endoscopic ultrasonography is very useful in follow-up after treatment.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endoscopic ultrasonography is very useful in follow-up after treatment. According to published research from Spain, "Although computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are well-established...

ESD is useful both for treating and for diagnosing pancreatic lesions.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endoscopic sphincter dilation (ESD) is useful both for treating and for diagnosing pancreatic lesions. According to a study from Japan, "To investigate tumor extension to the main pancreatic duct...

Autofluorescence endoscopy images pancreatic cancer as dark red.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Autofluorescence endoscopy images pancreatic cancer as dark red. "This is the first report of the observation of pancreas cancer with an autofluorescence endoscopic imaging system (excitation:...

Hyperthyroidism is a rare complication of head and neck irradiation.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hyperthyroidism is a rare complication of head and neck irradiation. "Abnormalities of thyroid function, specially hypothyroidism, are common complications of head and neck irradiation for childhood...

Tumor resection generally results in good prognosis.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumor resection generally results in good prognosis. "We report on the youngest known patient with a pulmonary carcinoid, a rare tumor in children," researchers in Canada report. "We review the...

Most pelvic tumors in adolescents should have multidisciplinary treatment.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most pelvic tumors in adolescents should have multidisciplinary treatment. "Malignant pelvic tumors in adolescents are rare. Cancers most commonly associated with adolescent women are ovarian...

Data are reduced using a discrete wavelet transform.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data are reduced using a discrete wavelet transform. According to recent research published in the journal Biometrics, "We present a method of data reduction using a wavelet transform in...

Progress in immunoconjugate technology has revitalized the magic bullet concept.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Progress in immunoconjugate technology has revitalized the magic bullet concept. "Advances in immunoconjugate technology have revitalized the 'magic bullet' concept of immunotherapeutics for the...

Chronic graft-versus-host disease improves outcome against multiple myeloma best.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Graft versus host disease can be beneficial, as chronic disease improves outcome in multiple myeloma transplant cases. According to published research from Spain, "The outcome of 29 multiple...

Ureteral obstruction followed allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in children.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ureteral obstruction followed allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in children. According to published research from Italy, "Two patients with Ph+CML underwent URD-BMT after conditioning with...

Laryngeal electromyography can determine the pattern of nerve injury.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laryngeal electromyography can determine the pattern of nerve injury. "Laryngeal electromyography was used to study the pattern of neurological injury in three patients with unilateral vocal fold...

Spinal dysraphism and spina bifida are more prevalent in Wilms tumor patients.
June 2, 2003... 2003 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spinal dysraphism and spina bifida are more prevalent in Wilms tumor patients. According to recent research from Hungary, "Previous data suggested an association of vertebral anomalies with Wilms'...

Inflammatory response identifies patients with more aggressive disease.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inflammatory response identifies patients with more aggressive disease. "An important limitation in the use of chemotherapy in cancer treatment is that cytotoxic agents have small margins of safety...

Lack of concern by patients is the major reason for delayed diagnosis.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lack of concern by patients is the major reason for delayed diagnosis. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Dermatology, "Delay in the diagnosis of melanoma was defined...

Nitric oxide regulates tumor-cell survival and influences cancer metastasis.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nitric oxide regulates tumor-cell survival and influences cancer metastasis. "Metastasis is largely an unsuccessful process, because the majority of disseminating tumor cells demise shortly after...

The risk of Hodgkin disease may be associated with exposure to infections.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of Hodgkin disease may be associated with exposure to infections. According to a study from England, "In a retrospective cohort study of 404,106 live births in the northern region of...

Breast cancer risk is lower with newer, combined modality lymphoma treatments.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer risk is lower with newer, combined modality lymphoma treatments. According to recent research published in the journal Lancet Oncology, "Although substantial progress has been made in...

Human malignant glioma cell lines are sensitive to low radiation doses.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human malignant glioma cell lines are sensitive to low radiation doses. According to a study from the United States, "Malignant gliomas display aggressive local behavior and are not cured by...

Radiotherapy is effective in primitive intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiotherapy is effective in primitive intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma. According to recent research published in the journal Neurochirurgie, "We report the case of a 50-year-old woman...

ASCO assesses updated trial results on Arimidex use for early breast cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Technology Assessment Working Group of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) voted unanimously to support and maintain their recommendation issued last year regarding Arimidex...

Frozen section telepathology had a mean diagnosis time of 15 minutes.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Frozen section telepathology had a mean diagnosis time of 15 minutes. According to a study from Germany, "For an intraoperative frozen section service, the period from surgeon's sample excision to...

There is remarkable genetic complexity and heterogeneity in human breast cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is remarkable genetic complexity and heterogeneity in human breast cancer. "An important mechanism for the activation of proto-oncogenes in human breast and other cancers is gene...

Anemia practice guidelines provide direction on dosing of erythropoietic agents.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has issued new "Cancer and Treatment-Related Anemia Practice Guidelines" for physicians that provide new insights on the management of cancer and...

Early toxic effects in marine life predicted later risks for cancer in divers.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early toxic effects in marine life predicted later risks for cancer in divers. "We investigated risks for cancer and the case for a cause-effect relationship in five successive cohorts of naval...

Pro-vitamin supplement may increase risk in smokers and drinkers.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smokers and drinkers who take beta-carotene supplements to help prevent cancer may actually increase their risk, new research finds. The study, led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS), provides a...

Primary adenocarcinoma of the left atrium mimics a benign myxoma.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary adenocarcinoma of the left atrium mimics a benign myxoma. "Primary tumors of the heart are rare, whereas cardiac metastases, most frequently from adenocarcinomas, occur in up to 20% of...

Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect children with life-threatening illness.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect children with life-threatening illness. "Recent studies have demonstrated that children who are exposed to life-threatening medical illnesses are at risk...

Clinical research participation by community oncologists is low.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical research participation by community oncologists is low. "Practicing and hospital-based community oncologists are increasingly recognized as sources for clinical research activity,"...

Mesalazine may be a chemopreventive agent for colorectal cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mesalazine may be a chemopreventive agent for colorectal cancer. According to published research from Germany, "Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may inhibit colon cancer development...

Frequency recommendations for sigmoidoscopy screening may be too aggressive.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Frequency recommendations for sigmoidoscopy screening may be too aggressive. According to recent research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, "Screening sigmoidoscopy is...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduced the rates of adenomas.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduced the rates of adenomas. "In population-based observational studies, people had lower rates of colorectal cancer if they were taking various agents,...

Desmoid tumors occur in a scar from radical nephrectomy for renal cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Desmoid tumors occur in a scar from radical nephrectomy for renal cancer. "Desmoid tumor is a fibroblastic proliferation arising in musculoaponeurotic tissues," researchers in Japan report. "We...

Infiltrative pattern of gangliocytic paraganglioma shows neoplastic nature.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infiltrative pattern of gangliocytic paraganglioma shows neoplastic nature. According to recent research published in the journal Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie, "A case of a bleeding duodenal...

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts can be passed through neoplasms.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts can be passed through neoplasms. "Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) were successfully placed through hepatic malignancy, without...

Systemic combined low-dose chemotherapy had favorable response.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Systemic combined low-dose chemotherapy had favorable response in hepatocellular carcinoma. According to recent research published in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, "The purpose of...

A rare leiomyosarcoma occurs in the ovarian vein.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A rare leiomyosarcoma occurs in the ovarian vein. According to recent research from France, "Venous leiomyosarcomas are rare tumors, generally originating from the inferior vena cava. "Only...

Intraocular relapse of ALL needs full chemotherapy and local radiotherapy.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intraocular relapse of ALL needs full chemotherapy and local radiotherapy. According to published research from England, "Relapse of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) involving the eye...

The Apoptosis ELISA assay distinguishes anticancer drugs and toxic compounds.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Apoptosis ELISA assay distinguishes anticancer drugs and toxic compounds. "The effect of anticancer drugs and toxic compounds on cultures of human leukemic cells was evaluated by an...

Patients with poor coping style are more prone to severe psychological distress.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with poor coping style are more prone to severe psychological distress. According to recent research from England, "This study examines the relationship between coping style, quality of...

Cumulative cigarette smoking plays an important role lung cancer risk.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cumulative cigarette smoking plays an important role lung cancer risk. According to a study from the United States, "XRCC1 (X-ray cross-complementing group 1) and ERCC2 (excision repair...

Intrathecal gemcitabine might be suitable for meningeal carcinomatosis.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intrathecal gemcitabine might be suitable for meningeal carcinomatosis. "Intrathecal chemotherapy has been the mainstay treatment for meningeal carcinomatosis for decades," scientists in Taiwan...

ZD1839 (Iressa) produces a dramatic effect in advanced lung cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ZD1839 (Iressa) produces a dramatic effect in advanced lung cancer. "We describe the case of a 52-year-old Japanese woman with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung, in whom once-daily treatment with...

Skin self-examination may be helpful for early diagnosis.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strategies for detecting melanomas as early as possible should include self-examination of the skin, as well as a total skin examination during dermatology visits. The incidence of "thin"...

The majority of mesotheliomas can be considered associated with asbestos.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of mesotheliomas can be considered associated with asbestos. "Of a total of 4455 persons with mesotheliomas listed in the German register of mesotheliomas, 72 patients have an academic...

Over 7 years, a patient has metachronous gastric, colonic, and thyroid cancers.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over 7 years, a patient has metachronous gastric, colonic, and thyroid cancers. "In this paper, we discuss a 62-year-old woman who, in the course of 7 years (1994-2001), developed three cancers:...

A rare central odontogenic fibroma destroyed and replaced maxillary bone mass.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A rare central odontogenic fibroma destroyed and replaced maxillary bone mass. According to recent research from Germany, "This case report deals with the case history of a 45-year-old male patient...

Diffuse scleroderma can occur after the use of paclitaxel for ovarian cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diffuse scleroderma can occur after the use of paclitaxel for ovarian cancer. According to a study from Italy, "A case of diffuse scleroderma in a 56-year-old woman who received paclitaxel for the...

Major risk factors can be quantified for genetic counseling.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Major risk factors can be quantified for genetic counseling. According to a study from the United States, "Major risk factors for developing prostate cancer, including positive family history and...

Ultraviolet exposure may reduce risk of prostate cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultraviolet exposure may reduce risk of prostate cancer. According to published research from England, "Recent studies have suggested that exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation may be protective...

Raynaud phenomenon occurs after radiotherapy of tumors of the head and neck.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Raynaud phenomenon can occur after radiotherapy of tumors of the head and neck. "Endothelial cell injury is implicated in the development of radiation-induced tissue damage and may also be involved...

Cold saline infusion avoids uroepithelial injury in radiofrequency ablation.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cold saline infusion avoids uroepithelial injury in radiofrequency ablation. According to recent research published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, "Radiofrequency (RF)...

Researchers blame milk consumption for increased testicle and prostate cancer.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers blame milk consumption for increased testicle and prostate cancer. "In Japan dramatic lifestyle changes occurred after World War 2. To examine the experience of Japan as a clue to the...

Imaging studies are limited in differentiating types AB, B1, B2, and B3 tumors.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging studies are limited in differentiating types AB, B1, B2, and B3 tumors. According to published research from South Korea, "Thymic epithelial tumor is a distinctive pathologic entity...

Transitional cell carcinoma occurs in an ectopic ureter.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transitional cell carcinoma occurs in an ectopic ureter. "We experienced an 82-year-old man with transitional cell carcinoma in an ectopic ureter draining into the prostatic urethra," investigators...

An unusual case of tumor thrombus occurs in the inferior vena cava.
June 9, 2003... 2003 JUN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An unusual case of tumor thrombus occurs in the inferior vena cava. According to published research from Sweden, "Adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy. "Patients present either...