Cancer Research
- HPV Screening Could Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates
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Results from a study recently published in the Lancet Oncology found that testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is significantly more effective in preventing invasive cervical cancer than cytology (Pap testing) alone. Two rounds ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2011 - 10:23pm
- Cancer Genome Atlas Identifies Distinct Subtypes Of The Brain Cancer Glioblastoma Multiforme
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Introduction The most common form of brain tumor in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is not in fact a single disease but appears to be four distinct molecular subtypes, according to a study by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. The re ...
Article - flower 5 - Jan 25 2010 - 2:11pm
- How Gliomas Outsmart Cancer-Killing Drugs
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University of California, San Diego researchers say they have shown one way deadly brain tumors called gliomas evade drugs aimed at blocking the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a cell signaling protein that is crucial for tumor growth. They also s ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2010 - 6:34pm
- How Obesity Promotes Liver Cancer
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Epidemiological studies indicate that obesity comes with an increased risk of developing cancer, and especially certain types such as liver cancer. Now, a group of researchers reporting in Cell say they can explain how obesity acts as a "bona fide tum ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2010 - 7:48pm
- Cell Phones, Brain Cancer, Evidence
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It's not hard to find scare stories about cell phones and brain cancer. On the other hand, numerous randomized, double-blind studies have debunked extreme claims of negative health effects of EMF exposure. So what should you believe? Is the cell phone ...
Article - Michael White - Sep 20 2011 - 10:21am
- The Danger of Assumptions!
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In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last. ~Hugh Walpole ...
Blog Post - flower 5 - Feb 1 2010 - 4:54pm
- Researchers Sequence Genome Of Glioblastoma Cell Line
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Writing in PLoS Genetics, UCLA Researchers say they have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, a discovery that may lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an individual's canc ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2010 - 12:53pm
- Smokers More Likely To Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV
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According to survey results on correlates of HPV vaccine use, a parent's existing health habits or behaviors, like cigarette smoking, may influence the likelihood that they will have their daughters vaccinated against HPV. Researchers who conducted th ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2010 - 1:54pm
- Soda Consumption Causes Pancreatic Cancer?
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A new report in C ancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention suggests that individuals who consume two or more sodas per week face an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who do not consume soft drinks ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2010 - 3:59pm
- Bullet-Shaped Virus Could Help Treat Cancer
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Vesicular stomatitis virus, or VSV, has shown the potential to serve as an anti-cancer agent, exercising high selectivity in killing cancer cells while sparing healthy cells, and as a potent vaccine against HIV. But in order for the necessary genetic modif ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2010 - 12:42pm
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