Cancer Research

Creosote Bush Compound Slows Aging In Mice

Aspirin didn’t pan out. Neither did two other potential anti-aging agents. But a synthetic derivative of a pungent desert shrub is now a front- runner in ongoing animal experiments to find out if certain chemicals, known to inhibit inflammation, cancer and ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2007 - 12:06am

Flaxseed Stunts The Growth Of Prostate Tumors

Flaxseed, an edible seed that is rich in omega 3-fatty acids and fiber-related compounds known as lignans, is effective in halting prostate tumor growth, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers. The seed, which is similar to ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2007 - 12:01am

Why Lung Cancer Drugs Work Better In Japanese Patients- Genetics

Last year, a groundbreaking international project found that a group of Japanese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer survived longer —and had a higher rate of side effects — than U.S. patients with the same diagnosis,.when both groups were gi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2007 - 4:25pm

Gene Therapy Reverses Erectile Dysfunction, Says Study

Rats with erectile dysfunction, or ED, that were injected with a gene therapy vector containing either of two nerve growth factors were able to regain normal function after four weeks, according to a study conducted by University of Pittsburgh School of Me ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 10:26am

MRI Detects Cancers Missed By Mammography In Breast Cancer Patients

A unique examination of one treatment center’s use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in new breast cancer patients has found MRI to be superior to mammography in finding additional tumors in a breast in which cancer has already been diagnosed, and in det ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 10:28am

Shark Cartilage No Benefit For Lung Cancer Therapy

In the first scientific study of its kind, shark cartilage extract, AE-941 or Neovastat, has shown no benefit as a therapeutic agent when combined with chemotherapy and radiation for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to researche ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 10:32am

Protein Linked To Melanoma Recurrence

Malignant melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. Nearly 60,000 new cases of melanoma are expected in 2007, and 8,100 deaths are expected to occur. Higher levels of a protein called S-100 in patients with melanoma may correlate with a higher ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 10:35am

'Genius Pill' Modafinil Improves Cognition In Chemotherapy Patients

A drug described by some people as a “genius pill” for enhancing cognitive function provided relief to a small group of Rochester breast cancer survivors who were coping with a side effect known as “chemo-brain,” according to a University of Rochester Medi ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 10:48am

Genetic Mutation Linked To Gastric Cancer

Researchers have identified novel genetic mutations that are linked to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, with these mutations being due to both independent mutational events and common ancestry, according to a study in the June 6 issue of JAMA. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 11:41am

How Abnormal Cells Avoid Destruction

The discovery of how some abnormal cells can avoid a biochemical program of self-destruction by increasing their energy level and repairing the damage, is giving investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital insights into a key strategy cance ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2007 - 8:38pm