Cancer Research

Sunburn with Sunscreen- A Case Study

The subject of this case-study is a 44 year old female of Indian [Asian] origin with no past history of immunodeficiency. Currently, she is in reasonable health for her age and shows no signs or symptoms of any serious illness. A genetic predisposition to ...

Blog Post - Chanda Siddoo-Atwal - Apr 2 2012 - 2:05pm

Automation Shaving More Time Off Of Radiation Therapy For Patients With Cancer

CRAWLEY, England, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/-- As image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) techniques have enhanced radiotherapy precision, Elekta continues working to decrease treatment session times through automated IGRT tools. Odense University Hospital ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 29 2011 - 7:06am

Squid Ink--Now With Medical Applications!

I missed a cool paper last year on the effects of squid ink on angiogenesis--the growth of new blood vessels. And therefore I also missed the chance to run the sensationalist headline SQUID INK BLOTS OUT CANCER, or something equally punny and misleading. G ...

Article - Danna Staaf - May 7 2011 - 12:36pm

85 Percent Of CyberKnife Sites Performing Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

SUNNYVALE, California, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/-- Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that 85 percent of European CyberKnife(R) centers are performing prostate SBRT to treat localized prostate cancer. There ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 13 2011 - 10:17am

Research Publications

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Blog Post - Dr. Varaprasad Bo... - May 14 2011 - 4:18am

Cosmic Embryo #5: Aiming For The Moon With All Rockets Blazing? A Critique Of Breast Cancer Deadline 2020

Cosmic Embryo #5:  Aiming for the moon with all rockets blazing? A critique of Breast Cancer Deadline 2020®   The multibillion dollar breast cancer enterprise has just issued its damning self-assessment:   ...

Article - Richard (Dick) Go... - Mar 24 2013 - 4:01pm

BCL6 Protein Is Key To Fighting Drug Resistance In Most Common Childhood Cancer

A team of scientists say they have uncovered the basis for drug resistance in  acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common form of childhood cancer.   Acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts for about 23 percent of all cases of cancer in children under the ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2011 - 12:49pm

Why I Am Not Having A Screening Mammogram

Conventional Canadian wisdom suggests that all women should have a screening mammogram starting at age 50 (age 40 in most of the USA). The reason given is that mammograms detect cancers earlier, while it is still possible to treat them. Instead of dying o ...

Article - Natalie K Björklu... - Jun 8 2011 - 11:14am

High Protein Diet Reduces Cancer Risk In Mice

A diet low in carbohydrates and high in protein may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a study published in Cancer Research.   The study was conducted in mice but the scientists believe the strong biologic ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 14 2011 - 11:16am

Nano-Team Takes On Tumors

By using two types of nanoparticles, drug delivery to tumors could be increased significantly. At the moment, several drug-delivering nanoparticles are already being used in clinical trials to combat tumors. A team at MIT decided to use two distinct parti ...

Article - Gunnar De Winter - Jun 21 2011 - 8:39pm