Cancer Research

The Affordability Controversy Of Breast Cancer Treatment

New and better drugs to treat diseases such as advanced breast cancer will have little effect on improving patient outcomes if a country does not have good healthcare structures in place, Professor Richard Sullivan told the Advanced Breast Cancer Third In ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2015 - 9:30am

100 Million Mutations May Shield Tumors From Treatment

Genetic sequencing of a single tumor reveals far greater genetic diversity among cancer cells than anticipated. Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Beijing Institute of Genomics estimate that the tumor, about 3.5 centimeters in diameter, co ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2015 - 7:30am

Environment Of Tumors Impacts Metastasis

If a tumor is like a seed, the soil around it plays a significant role in its growth, according to a study which finds that the microenvironment of a tumor cell has significant impact on cancer metastasis. This discovery by Siyuan Zhang at the University ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 10:49am

Why Some Colorectal Cancers Recur After Treatment

Cetuximab, marketed as Erbitux, is one of the key therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer, yet the cancer still returns in some patients, shortening overall survival. A new study may help explain why. Key proteins, known as epidermal growth factor rece ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2015 - 6:30am

Aspirin's Role In Cancer Prevention

Aspirin has been linked to a decreased risk of colorectal cancer but the risk of side effects, including in some cases severe gastrointestinal bleeding, make it necessary to better understand the mechanisms by which aspirin acts before recommending it as ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 20 2015 - 7:30am

Cancer Risk Myth Debunked- Environmental Factors Not So Much

Various groups selling 'miracle' prevention techniques, and various United Nations groups (such as IARC) insist that cancer is a lifestyle disease, and if you just pay them, they will either give you something to prevent it or get something bann ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2015 - 12:00pm

Largest Ever Ovarian Cancer Trial First Evidence That Screening Saves Lives

One of the popular myths that lazy journalists like to "debunk" this time of year is that early cancer detection saves lives. That's because there is no way to really prove someone didn't die, any more than it is possible for a politic ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2015 - 8:56am

A Case-Study Of Abnormal Growth Formation And Regression

This case-study suggests that a genetic predisposition, such as susceptibility to sunburn, can result in abnormal growth or “tumour” formation without proper sunscreen protection, as previously described in Science 2.0 [Sunburn with Sunscreen: A Case-Study ...

Article - Chanda Siddoo-Atwal - Dec 23 2015 - 1:56pm

Why Do So Few Want To Be In Cancer Clinical Trials?

Nearly one in four publicly sponsored cancer clinical trials fail to enroll enough participants, which means progress is impeded and a lot of time and money has been wasted. What accounts for that? Patients grumble about cost- if you go to Stanford Medica ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2015 - 7:58pm

T Cells That Recognize HER2 Receptor May Prevent HER2+ Breast Cancer Recurrence

Recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancer after treatment may be due to a specific and possibly cancer-induced weakness in the patient's immune system-- a weakness that in principle could be corrected with a HER2-targeted vaccine-- according to a new ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 30 2015 - 7:24pm