Cancer Weekly

Larynx Cancer - New standard for voice-saving care of patients introduced

Multiple Myeloma - Origin of bone marrow cancer found in rare stem cell

Colorectal Cancer - Calcium and vitamin D collaborate to reduce risk

Gene Therapy - CD46 acts as cellular receptor for group B adenoviruses

Prostate Cancer - Gene therapy and radiation combination shows promise in prostate cancer study

Antifungal Therapy - Pediatric patients may benefit from voriconazole for invasive aspergillosis

Antitumor Radiotherapy - Leaky radiohalogen labels used in targeting tumors can be modified for retention

Brain Disease - Water diffusion in brain disease and ischemia can be detected by diffusion MRI

Breast Cancer - Better prognosis for HRT users more likely due to frequent screening

Breast Cancer - Breast tumors can be organized into subclasses based on markers; may aid therapy

Breast Cancer - Breast-conserving therapy offers good outcome if criteria are met

Breast Cancer - CAD software improves breast ultrasound, digital mammograms

Breast Cancer - CYPRED catalyzes doxorubicin in liver; not active against breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Clinical images of blood flow in breast may facilitate cancer diagnosis

Breast Cancer - Comparison study finds no survival difference between fulvestrant, anastrozole

Breast Cancer - Drug that eases tamoxifen side effect may also hinder its effectiveness

Breast Cancer - EGFR status linked to poor survival in patients with advanced disease

Breast Cancer - FDA clears new method for managing non-cancerous breast lumps

Breast Cancer - New genetic test may help patients make chemotherapy decision

Breast Cancer - New scanner can detect early signs of disease

Breast Cancer - Outpatient procedure shrinks benign breast lumps

Breast Cancer - Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition to receive research grant

Breast Cancer - Scientists find better way to predict disease outcome following surgery

Breast Cancer - Study looks at etiological role of early exposure to household chemicals

Breast Cancer - Study shows improved survival rates, time to disease progression with docetaxel

Breast Cancer - Surgery without radiation inadequate for DCIS, study shows

Breast Cancer - Tumor vaccine to begin clinical trials

Business & Finance - Digene added to NASDAQ Biotech index

Cancer Detection - Detection companies announce expanded partnership

Cancer Detection - Detection companies join to expand computer-aided detection

Cancer Epidemiology - The viral etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Greece has changed

Cancer Genomics - The HC gp-39 gene is a biomarker for progression in astrocytic glioma

Cancer Imaging - Future cancer imaging methods can use mammography as a learning base

Cancer Prevention - Angiogenesis is one of several activities targeted by vitamin D and its analogs

Cancer Proteomics - Oncostatin-M causes astroglioma cells to produce angiogenic growth factor

Cancer Therapy - Advexin therapy to be combined with surgery in phase II trial

Cancer Therapy - CV-IBS provides early warning of doxorubicin-induced heart damage

Cancer Therapy - Company announces phase I/II trial development of MDX-214

Cancer Therapy - Company reports on monoclonal antibody therapeutics advancements

Cancer Therapy - Endothelial progenitor cells carry gene therapy to solid tumors

Cancer Therapy - Technique kills cancerous cells, leaves healthy cells intact

Cancer Therapy - Thrombospondin 1 augments low-dose metronomic chemotherapy

Cancer Vaccine - Tumor antigen plus GM-CSF ends immunological ignorance to tumor antigen

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer prevention and treatment reviewed

Cervical Cancer - HPV testing could be future strategy for primary screening

Cervical Cancer - HPVDNAChip detects multiple human papillomavirus strains in cancer specimens

Clinical Trials - Company summarizes irofulven clinical data

Colon Cancer - Company reports on bispecific antibody technology

Colon Cancer - Human colorectal cancer treated with 5-FU, anticancer drugs, by gene profiling

Colon Cancer - License agreement made for computer-aided detection tools in colonoscopy

Colon Cancer Screening - 3-D virtual colonoscopy is more sensitive than conventional procedure

Colorectal Cancer - Erbitux cancer drug approved and available in Switzerland

Colorectal Cancer - NDS filed with Health Canada for Erbitux

Colorectal Cancer - Study examines risk factors associated with colorectal cancer

DNA Damage - DNA damage plays role in genetic predisposition to arsenic cytotoxicity

Data Management - Encoded CAP Cancer Checklists help pathologists report common forms of disease

Dermatology - Pulsed dye laser treatment of glomangiomyoma results in complete pain relief

Drug Development - Derivatives of a potent anti-herpes agent improve the efficacy of gene therapy

Drug Development - Microtubule inhibitors given as anticancer therapy are improving

Drug Development - New sarcodictyin/eleutherobin analogs have less cytotoxicity than paclitaxel

Endocrinology - 17 Beta-estradiol regulates cytokine release from macrophages

Endocrinology - Small-molecule inhibitors override the angiogenic potential of thyroid cancer

Ethnic Variation - The CD1D gene has haplotypes that differ in prevalence between ethnic groups

Finance - Cancer diagnostics company closes $4 million bridge financing

Finance - Surgical product company completes equity placement

Gastric Cancer - Fecal samples from gastric cancer, even hyperplasia tend to be gp87 positive

Gastric Carcinoma - Gastric cancer with high MIP-1 beta expression correlate with metastasis risk

Genomics - New publication of research into therapeutic treatments for cancer

Gynecology - Patients with borderline nuclear change in cervical smears warrant follow-up

Head and Neck Cancers - Photodynamic therapy used to treat cancer of the head and neck

Helicobacter Pylori - Purified H. pylori CagA, HspB proteins can induce gastric cell division

Hematologic Cancer - HTLV-1 Tax oncoprotein inhibits hematopoiesis

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Lonidamine increases tamoxifen, other antiproliferative activity on HCC

Hodgkin Disease - Some patients develop heart problems years after radiation treatment

Immunoliposomes - PEG-modified liposomal doxorubicin with GAH targets GI cancer cells with antigen