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4 February 2011, 06:02:23

Immigrant Women Not Adequately Screened For Cervical Cancer

Immigrant women in Ontario are not screened for cervical cancer as often as native-born Canadians, with the lowest rates being among older, poorer South Asians, new research shows. Only one in five ? 21.9 per cent ? of South Asian immigrants over the age of 50 living in low-income neighbourhoods...

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4 February 2011, 01:02:23

First Human Trial of Blood Cancer Vaccine

The first human trials of a revolutionary cancer vaccine that could save thousands of lives a year is set to begin, according to scientists in Britain. The immune-boosting leukemia jab will be tried out on volunteers who have either chronic or...
18 January 2011, 11:01:30

After Prostate Cancer Surgery, Behavioral Therapies Ease Incontinence

New research from the Center for Aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham/Atlanta Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center indicates that behavioral therapies such as pelvic-floor-muscle...
16 January 2011, 08:01:30

Preoperative Breast MRI Shows High Accuracy in Detecting Occult Cancer

Using preoperative breast MRI detects otherwise occult cancer with a relatively high degree of accuracy when applied to a diverse population of patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer, scientists found. The study was performed at the...
14 January 2011, 10:01:30

Womb cancer brachytherapy: Painless new treatment that’s over in a jiffy

A new treatment could help the 18,500 women diagnosed every year with gynaecological cancers. Liz Williams, 67, a retail worker from South London, was one of the first to benefit, as she tells CAROL DAVIS.THE PATIENT All clear: Liz Williams is...
13 January 2011, 09:01:30

An Even Earlier Diagnosis of Breast, Prostate Cancers May Soon be Possible

Using biological samples taken from patients and state-of-the-art biochemical techniques, a Florida State University researcher is working to identify a variety of “biomarkers” that might provide earlier warnings of the presence of...
12 January 2011, 11:01:23

Boffins Find Possibility of Punctuated Evolution in Cancer Genomes

Remarkable new research overthrows the conventional view that cancer always develops in a steady, stepwise progression. It shows that in some cancers, the genome can be shattered into hundreds of fragments in a single cellular catastrophe,...
12 January 2011, 06:01:23

Search for Breast, Prostate Cancer Biomarkers

Florida State University Scientist is working to identify a variety of biomarkers for breast and prostate cancer. These findings might provide earlier warnings of cancers. “Biomarkers are indicators of certain biological and pathological...
29 December 2010, 07:12:09

Pediatric Brain Cancer – Genome Code Unraveled

The genetic code of medulloblastoma, the most common and fatal pediatric brain cancer has been analyzed and understood by a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center team of scientists. The genetic “map” is believed to be the first reported...
22 December 2010, 08:12:09

Aspirin May Protect Against Breast Cancer

Taking aspirin may reduce breast cancer risk, Scottish researchers report. Their study of 116,181 women suggests that those aged 51 to 70 gain the greatest benefit, says Boikanyo Makubate, PhD, of the University of Dundee. U.S. doctors caution that...
19 December 2010, 04:12:09

Inflammation in the Breast can Promote Cancer Growth

 Researchers at Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a definite proof about a long suspected theory that inflammation in the breast can promote cancer growth. The scientists say they can now definitively show that an inflammatory...
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