Researchers locate, image prostate cancer as it spreads to lymph nodes
[Kim Irwin] Using an engineered common cold virus, UCLA researchers delivered a genetic payload to prostate cancer cells that allowed them, using positron emission tomography (PET), to locate the diseased cells as they spread to the lymph nodes, the first place prostate cancer goes before invading other organs. 14 Jul 2008 10:05
Hormone therapy does not improve survival in elderly men with prostate cancer
Hormone therapy is no better than conservative treatment for prostate cancer in elderly men. 9 Jul 2008 16:05
Avoid cancer by eating a Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is back in the news again - and for all the right reasons. 4 Jul 2008 06:04
Spread the word: there IS another, scalpel-free treatment option for prostate cancer
When David Malyon was diagnosed with prostate cancer his doctor offered him the usual treatment options. These included External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBMRT), Brachytherapy (where radioactive seeds are placed in the prostate) and a Prostatectomy (removal of the entire prostate). He did not fancy any of these options. 3 Jul 2008 12:01
Researchers find seven biomarkers that may help pinpoint prostate cancer recurrence
A simple blood test may help doctors better predict whether prostate cancer will recur or spread in patients who have undergone surgery for the disease, UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found. 24 Jun 2008 06:38
The status of breast health management in South Africa
[Professor Justus Apffelstaedt] Now is a good time to reflect on the status of breast health management in South Africa and how we can improve the fate of women in an environment with limited resources. 27 May 2008 11:23
Cancer vaccine could be in the pipeline
Cancer researchers in the UK say they are one step closer to producing a specific targeted vaccine for killing cancer cells. 26 May 2008 08:58
Discovery provides hope for patients with pancreatic cancer
This week researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Oregon Stem Cell Centre and the OHSU Digestive Health Centre are shining a new ray of hope on patients with pancreatic cancer. They've developed new reagents, or antibodies, that can recognise this often lethal disease. This important discovery may one day lead to earlier detection and treatment. 23 May 2008 09:10
Lung cancer epidemic looming in Asia?
[Deyna Chatzimichalaki] Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality throughout much of the industrialised and developing world. Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, but with smoking on the decline in most Western societies, it seems we have seen the peak of the lung cancer incidence in the West. 21 May 2008 06:22
Building a network of oncology nurses and practitioners
This is a key objective of the South African Lymphoma Patient Group. 14 May 2008 13:35
New data reveals impact of deadly human papillomavirus in Latin America, Caribbean
Thirty-three thousand women in Latin America and the Caribbean die each year of preventable cervical cancer, caused by a virus that infects 20% of men and women in the region and as many as 30% of the youngest women, according to a new study. 14 May 2008 09:59
Bone metastases: can you teach an old drug new tricks?
Advanced cancers become largely incurable once they have spread, or metastasised to the bone. Patients affected with bone metastases require supportive therapy in addition to anti-cancer treatment to manage skeletal complications. However, while the bisphosphonates currently used to treat bone metastases reduce the risk of skeletal complications such as bone pain and fractures, they offer no survival benefit in the majority of patients. However, bisphosphonates may effectively prevent bone metastases in early stage cancer patients, which could potentially revolutionise the management of this advance complication, according to a new report* by independent market analyst Datamonitor. 14 May 2008 08:34
Blogging to bust cancer myths
The misinformation and confusion that often hovers around health and science stories will soon be dispelled by top science bloggers at Cancer Research UK. 14 May 2008 07:36
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