Cancer Research

The Psychology Of Breast Cancer Survival

A new study finds that breast cancer patients who participate in intervention sessions focusing on improving mood, coping effectively, and altering health behaviors live longer than patients who do not receive such psychological support. Published in the D ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2008 - 12:34am

Why Do Only Some Smokers Get Lung Cancer?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more people die from lung cancer than any other cancer type. In fact, according to 2004 data, more people died from lung cancer than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined.  Smoking is the b ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2008 - 12:40pm

Lactic Acid Fuels Tumor Growth, Says Study

A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-k ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 20 2008 - 10:02pm

Sporadic Breast Cancer Gets Less Attention Than Hereditary But AKT1 Could Soon Change That

Breast cancer, the leading cause of death among women in France, is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. Sporadic breast cancer, which is non-hereditary, turns out to be the most widespread, representing 85 to 90% of all cases, but remains the leas ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2008 - 1:07pm

Finding the Off Switch in Leukemia Cells

Cancer cells of all types have one thing in common: they have escaped the built-in controls of cell reproduction, and as a result, tumors grow as the out-of-control cells keep dividing. This out-of-control cell division in cancer is very closely connected ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Nov 24 2008 - 1:09pm

Gamma Camera Sees Tumors Not Found By Mammograms

A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. One-hundred fifty patients who had suspici ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2008 - 2:37pm

Gene That Protects Against Lung Cancer Identified

A study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has identified a gene that protects the body from lung cancer. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA and funded by a £72,000 grant from the Bri ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2008 - 4:03pm

Researchers Say Their Metastasis Discovery Could One Day 'Stop Cancer From Killing People'

You can't stop cancer.   The nature of mutations is that they aren't predictable so they can't be vaccinated against or prevented in any way we understand those terms today.   Stopping cancer from killing people is another matter.   Metastas ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2008 - 8:10pm

Seven In Absentia Gene- Funny Name, Serious Therapeutic Target For Pancreatic Cancer

A possible new therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, the most lethal form of human cancer, has been identified in the proteins whose DNA recipe comes from the gene named "Seven-In-Absentia," according to researchers at the American Society fo ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2008 - 8:35pm

Your Cough Medicine May Treat Prostate Cancer

A study published today in Anticancer Research demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer. Researchers found that noscapine, which has been used in cough medication for nearly 50 ye ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm