Cancer Weekly

Cancer Risk Factors - Intraepithelial neoplasia may be leading risk factor for prostate cancer

Metastasis - Stem cells shed light on cancer's spread

Cancer Therapy - Cancer cell telomerase inhibition doesn't compromise chemotherapy

Intestinal Lymphoma - Free perforation can occur in intestinal lymphoma and celiac disease

Prostate Cancer - Dose of PTEN protein found to determine progression of disease

Prostate Cancer - Vector carrying diphtheria toxin A diminishes cancer lesions

AIDS Vaccine - New $16.8M NIH award supports development of vaccine

Alternative Medicine - Ginger curbs tumor growth in mice

Anemia Therapy - Darbepoetin alfa is novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein

Anticancer Agents - Bisdioxopiperazines target ATP-bound topoisomerase II

Anticancer Therapy - Rigorous trials of mistletoe extracts fail to demonstrate efficacy of therapy

Anticancer Therapy - SMF and anti-neoplastic chemotherapy appear safe together

Barrett Carcinoma - Jejunal interposition after distal esophageal resection shows good function

Barrett Esophagus - Barrett esophagus is excellent model to study early neoplastic progression

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer detected by high-volume molecular analysis of urine sediment

Bladder Cancer - Proteomics-based test available in U.S. for diagnosis of bladder cancer

Breast Cancer - A neural survival factor is a candidate oncogene in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Abraxane data to be presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference

Breast Cancer - Alcohol use boosts risk of hormonally sensitive breast cancers in older women

Breast Cancer - An RNA molecule functions as a tumor suppressor in human breast cancer

Breast Cancer - BRC repeat, RAD51 sequence conservation shows import of BRCA2-RAD51 interactions

Breast Cancer - BRCA1 might function as a molecular scaffold for p53 response

Breast Cancer - Fewer than half of senior women receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy

Breast Cancer - Gene expression analyzed in as few as 100 breast cells from high-risk women

Breast Cancer - Genetic polymorphisms in ER-alpha gene may play role in breast cancer etiology

Breast Cancer - Genetics company identifies novel genetic risk markers for breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Guidelines offer basis for timely mortality reduction of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - High levels of saturated fat, meat intake may slightly increase disease risk

Breast Cancer - Human breast tumors aberrantly express lipoxygenases and cyclooxygenase-2

Breast Cancer - Region-based wavelet coding methods improve the utility of digital mammography

Breast Cancer - Short trinucleotide repeat genotypes of AR gene protect against breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Smokers with breast cancer twice as likely to die than non-smoking patients

Breast Cancer - Study says HRT should be discontinued at diagnosis of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen can induce, support changes that lead to altered ERalpha expression

Breast Cancer - Tc99m-HMPAO encapsulating VIP-SSL can be used for imaging breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Topotecan may be promising therapy for recurrent disease

Breast Cancer - Two companies collaborating on breast cancer vaccine

Breast Cancer Incidence - Traditional Japanese dietary factors may protect against breast cancer

Breast Cancer Model - Mitoxantrone-loaded microspheres for intratumoral chemotherapy improved survival

Breast Cancer Screening - California mammography rates show regional and ethnic disparities

Breast Cancer and Fertility - Cancer organizations partner to address fertility

Cancer Care Funding - Senators and cancer community leaders fight proposed cancer care cuts

Cancer Detection - French hospital begins clinical evaluation of RECAF cancer detection kits

Cancer Diagnostics - Scientists test protein as early cancer detection agent

Cancer Metastasis - Tie-1 monoclonal antibodies detect angiogenesis in metastatic cancers

Cancer Prevention - Nutrition's role in cancer prevention still needs more study

Cancer Prevention - Pomegranate fruit extract is a novel agent against skin cancer in mice

Cancer Prevention - Research finds tumor preventive qualities, damage reversal, in green tea

Cancer Research - Hutchinson Cancer Center to explore use of nanotechnology tools

Cancer Research - IBC Pharmaceuticals enters research collaboration with Schering, AG

Cancer Risk - Understanding lifestyle changes may provide new insight in cancer prevention

Cancer Therapy - Anti-mouse VEGFR2 antibodies are useful for vascular targeting and imaging

Cancer Therapy - Company publishes results of studies on the mechanism of action of Virulizin

Cancer Therapy - Immunotherapy and antiangiogenic therapy combine to reject tumors

Cancer Therapy - Results of phase I clinical trial of GCS-100 announced

Cancer Treatment - FDA grants Fast Track Designation for HCC treatment

Cancer Treatments - Taiwan-based companies jointly develop novel cancer treatment

Cancer Vaccine - Clinical application of dendritic cells in cancer vaccines reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine generates anti-B16BL6 melanoma immunity in mice

Cancer Vaccine - GMCSF gene modified tumor vaccine shows promise in advanced lung cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Individualized human scFv vaccines produced in plants

Cancer-induced Retinopathy - Antirecoverin antibodies in response to tumor don't guarantee retinopathy

Carcinogens - Ionizing radiation induces heritable disruption of epithelial cell interactions

Cardiology - The depictions of tumor vessel physiology on MRI should not be misconstrued

Cardiomyopathy - Cardiac mitochondria may be key in doxorubicin-induced cardiac failure

Cervical Cancer - Cancer center offers DNAwithPap Test for adjunctive cervical screening

Cervical Cancer - Final guidance issued on use of liquid-based cytology in U.K.

Cervical Cancer - Pap smear discrepancies suggest the need for better sample evaluation

Cigarette Smoke - EHC produces a much different smoke from standard cigarette

Cisplatin - Apoptosis markers show there can be cochlear damage from cisplatin

Collaborations - Alliance to offer portable radiation oncology system

Collaborations - Research alliance with Merck targets

Colon Cancer - BRAF mutations are not a consequence of defective mismatch repair per se

Colon Cancer - CDX2 upregulates transcription of the p21/WAF1/CIP1 gene

Colon Cancer - Lymph node staging guidelines of sigmoid, rectum adenocarcinoma evaluated

Colon Cancer - Overexpression of the beta-catenin binding domain of Cad5CD kills HT29 cells

Colon Cancer - TR3 translocation may initiate apoptotic cascade in colon cancer cells

Colorectal Carcinoma - Unique CIs were present in a subset of MSI-H colorectal carcinomas

DNA Damage - Prkdc does not seem to be susceptibility factor for acute benzene toxicity

Dermatology - Photodynamic therapy helps acne, rosacea, sun damage

Diagnostics - 510k clearance granted for patient positioning technology

Diagnostics - Burning mouth syndrome does not appear to be indicative of underlying cancer

Disease Prevention - Four servings daily of fruits, veggies can halve women's breast cancer risk

Disease Prevention - Healthy living may be a more powerful cancer preventive than previously thought

Drug Development - Chemist's approach to anticancer compounds makes leap from lab to boardroom

Drug Discovery - Elusive cancer killer's deep-sea hideout discovered after a nearly 20-year hunt

Drug Discovery - MethylGene announces oncology collaboration potentially worth $37.5 million

Drug Resistance - Estrogen-responsive RING finger protein limits breast cancer proliferation

Electroporation Technology - Genetronics announces option for a license agreement

Endocrinology - Neurosurgeons implant wafers to treat recurring pituitary tumors

Esophageal Cancer - AEG I and AEG II are two different tumor entities

Esophageal Cancer - Decreasing H. pylori infection prevalence may be factor in rising incidence

Esophageal Cancer - Lymphatic spread in patients with Barrett cancer seems to follow certain rules

Finance - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company reports revenues of $6.3 million

Finance - Company meets milestones and receives final tranche from $15.67M financing

Finance - Oncology company reports net loss of $17.8M

Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports loss of $0.19 per share

Finance - Revenue increases 117% for cancer drug maker

Finance - Therapeutic antibodies company reports net loss of $0.50 per share

GI Stromal Tumors - Molecular targeting of GIST may revolutionize strategy to treat advanced disease

Gallbladder Cancer - Gallbladder cancer, trends in cholecystectomy rates in Scotland are presented

Gastric Cancer - Phase II study of OSI-7904L begins

Gastroenterology - The magnolia derivative magnolol possesses strong antimetastatic properties

Gene Silencing - Restoration of LKB1 tumor suppressor gene causes apoptosis in cancer cells