Cancer Weekly

Breast Cancer - Statins may have anticarcinogenic effects in older women

Cancer Genetics - Recent findings in cancer genetics provide new insights

Cystectomy - Robotic radical cystectomy for managing bladder cancer reviewed

Oncology - Ultrasonography accurately detects lymph-node invasion

Skin Cancer - Melanocortin 1 receptor variants affect skin cancer susceptibility

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Unrelated cord blood transplantation is an option for children with ALL

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - Clinical outcome not affected in pediatric AML patients with PTPN11 mutations

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - 57.9% of elderly acute myeloid leukemia study patients respond to chemotherapy

Adolescent Health - Study reveals high infection rate in teens for virus linked to cervical cancer

Adult T-Cell Leukemia - Adult T-cell leukemia cells down-regulate CD26 antigens via epigenetic machinery

Air Pollution - Several hazardous air pollutants exceed cancer risk level in Portland

Allergy and Immunology - Thymalfasin augments the immune system's response to disease

Alzheimer Disease - New research in the area of Alzheimer disease detailed

Anemia - Anemia prevalent in cancer patients, European Cancer Anaemia Survey shows

Angiology - Vascular smooth muscle viability is pertinent to tumor biology

Antioxidants - Oral antioxidants have mixed effects on UV-induced skin damage

Apoptosis - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces apoptosis in adrenocortical cells

Astrocytoma - Chromosomal aberrations identified in diffuse astrocytomas

Biomarkers - Biomarkers valuable for risk assessment in molecular epidemiology of cancer

Bladder Cancer - No association between inorganic arsenic concentration and bladder cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Adenosine is a breast carcinoma cell mitogen

Breast Cancer - Adjuvant HT or chemotherapy choice should be offered to women with ER+ tumors

Breast Cancer - Angiogenic profiles of breast carcinomas expose leukocyte penetration

Breast Cancer - Anti-aromatase coumarin derivative characterized

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer may be uniquely sensitive to inhibitors of PI3K pathway

Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy and long-term outcome compared between lobular and ductal disease

Breast Cancer - Drugs induce superinvasive phenotype in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Insulin receptor substrate is involved in mammary tumor metastasis

Breast Cancer - Mammograms probably don't cause much more biological damage than hard X-rays

Breast Cancer - Mammography archived at Univ. of Pennsylvania Health System

Breast Cancer - More frequent mammography for women on HRT suggested

Breast Cancer - New findings in breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed

Breast Cancer - Pharma company updates breast cancer research results from 2004 symposium

Breast Cancer - RT-PCR detects disseminated epithelial cells in BM of breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Radiotherapy, susceptibility may increase risk after childhood Hodgkin disease

Breast Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Researchers call for new approach to clinical trials in postgenomic era

Breast Cancer - Studies describe new findings in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - U.S. FDA clears use of automated scanning system for PathVysion DNA

Business Update - Generic pharmaceutical company announces filing of ANDA with U.S. FDA

Business Update - GeoPharma shares launch strategy for Mucotrol

Business Update - Subsidiary granted marketing rights for Neovastat

Cadmium Exposure - Increased cadmium exposure may influence occurrence of disease

Cancer Genetics - Loss of BRCA1 function associated with sensitivity to DNA-damaging chemotherapy

Cancer Risk - Elevated glucose levels and diabetes associated with risk for cancer

Cancer Surgery - Complications of free flap head and neck reconstruction reviewed

Cancer Survival - Reduced health care access and ability to pay decrease cancer survival

Cancer Therapy - Additional information provided to U.S. FTC for melanoma treatment

Cancer Therapy - Angiogenesis inhibitors antagonize lymphoma proliferation

Cancer Therapy - Breast cancer patients boost quality of life with vaginal moisturizer

Cancer Therapy - Brochures help cancer patients make informed treatment decisions

Cancer Therapy - Cancer coalition donates medical goods

Cancer Therapy - Clolar wins FDA approval for common pediatric leukemia

Cancer Therapy - Data on successful treatments for lymphoma with few side effects presented

Cancer Therapy - Free makeovers at Alabama hospital boost spirits of cancer patients

Cancer Therapy - IND filed with U.S. FDA for AP5346

Cancer Therapy - Imaging study of dogs offers insight into 9/11 resulting cancers

Cancer Therapy - New treatment for cancer of the larynx at available at medical center

Cancer Therapy - Protein arginine methyltransferase complexes regulate tumor suppressor genes

Cancer Therapy - Quinolones enhance antitumor activity of ultrasonic irradiation

Cancer Therapy - Research in cancer therapy provides new insights

Cancer Therapy - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Residual tumor cells are a barrier to targeted cancer therapeutics

Cancer Therapy - Study examines target for blocking new lymphatic growth

Cancer Therapy - Trial: IRESSA failed to significantly prolong survival in comparison to placebo

Cancer Therapy - Tumor cells resistant to hemiasterlin analogue characterized

Cancer Vaccines - Biopharmaceutical company announces survival data of trial with cancer vaccine

Cancer Vaccines - Findings advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

Cancer Vaccines - Reports add new data to cancer vaccines research

Cancer Vaccines - Researchers' findings advance cancer vaccines research

Cancer Vaccines - Studies add new findings to cancer vaccines body of knowledge

Cancer Vaccines - Studies advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

Carcinogenesis - Reports describe recent advances in carcinogenesis research

Cell Biology - Researchers discover how serum factors prevent TRAIL-induced apoptosis

Cell Biology - Researchers tease out one critical role of tumor-suppressor gene

Cell Biology - Study of hypoxia and new gene reveals early-stage action of p53 gene

Cell Biology - VEGF increases the availability of channels used for paracellular transport

Cervical Cancer - Exposure to secondhand smoke increases risk of developing cervical tumors

Cervical Cancer - Recent studies add new data to cervical cancer research

Cervical Cancer - Reports advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

Clinical Trails - Phase II trial of HyCAMPTM initiated for colorectal cancer

Clinical Trials - Company provides update on cancer and HIV clinical-development programs

Clinical Trials - Results of autoimmune therapy in healthy volunteers study released

Clinical Trials - Synthetic antibodies manufacturer announces phase 1 trial

Collaborations - Alliance formed for Canvaxin for melanoma

Collaborations - Discovery program launched to combine antibody technologies

Collaborations - GPC Biotech announces achievement of milestones totaling $1.2M

Colon Cancer - Breakthrough cancer treatment Avastin approved in Switzerland

Colon Cancer - CHOP regulates ER stress-induced apoptosis by enhancing DR5 expression

Colon Cancer - Integrated therapies show promise for treating colorectal cancer

Colon Cancer - Long-term consumption of red and processed meat linked with cancer risk

Colon Cancer - System detects colon polyps in colons previously obscured by fluid

Colorectal Cancer - APAF-1 gene dysfunction from allelic imbalance increases with tumor progression

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer detected by quantitative fluorescence of stool DNA

Colorectal Cancer - Data advance knowledge in colorectal cancer research

Colorectal Cancer - HNPCC predictive genetic testing does not cause adverse psychological outcomes

Colorectal Cancer - High dietary intake of magnesium may help reduce women's risk

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Green tea flavonoid may lower the invasive potential of prostate cancer

Cystic Fibrosis - Biopharma company announces phase 1 study for PTC124

Dermatology - Researchers' work adds to dermatology body of knowledge

Dermatology - Semaphorin 3F prohibits melanoma metastasis

Diagnostics - Catholic University in Rome receives CTLM system

Diagnostics - Fluorescent ligation detection assay identifies leukemia translocations

Diet & Nutrition - New ebook discusses alternative therapy to reverse chronic disease

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary fiber from barley possesses anti-mutagenic activity

Diet and Nutrition - Mechanism of olive oil's protective effect against breast cancer determined

Diet and Nutrition - Study finds eating fruits, vegetables doesn't reduce breast cancer risk

Drug Development -  Emblica officinalis extract reduces DMBA genotoxicity in mice

Drug Development - AstraZeneca withdraws application to market lung cancer drug

Drug Development - Companies enter partnership to commercialize functional human protein arrays

Drug Development - Investigational new drug application submitted for cancer candidate

Drug Development - Medicinal and pharmaceutical uses of seaweed natural products reviewed

Drug Development - Novel docetaxel analogues with high tubulin activity synthesized

Drug Resistance - ABC transporters have multiple functions in drug resistance

Drug Resistance - Curcumin I most effective multidrug resistance modulator among curcuminoids

Embryonal Brain Tumor - Notch1 and Notch2 can have opposite effects on single tumor type growth

Endocrinology - Affect of exogenous progestagens on the human breast remains controversial

Environmental Health - Component of plastic stimulates growth of certain prostate cancer cells

Epidemiology - Molecular studies predict higher rates of liver cancer in the United States

Epidermal Growth Factor - Esophageal keratinocyte migration studied, role of signaling pathway revealed