Cancer Weekly

Cancer Risk Factors - Night work might be related to breast cancer risk

Cancer Therapy - Interferon treatment increases virotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Healthcare Costs - Taxane test-dose reduced cost associated with hypersensitivity reaction

Anemia - First long-term phase II study of CERA in renal patients shows control of anemia

Apoptosis - 2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-imidazolide (CDDO-Im) induced apoptosis in pancreatic cancer

Apoptosis - Biological stimuli of neuroblastoma cell response analyzed

Apoptosis - Micromolar taxol induced cell necrosis in HeLa cells

Apoptosis - Programmed cell death pathways targeted with experimental therapeutics

Apoptosis - Role of gangliosides in fenretinide-induced apoptosis of neuroblastoma examined

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

Birth Defects - Fruit fly research may revolutionize the study of birth defects secondary to methotrexate use

Bladder Cancer - New brochure helps patients understand radiation therapy treatment for bladder cancer

Borna Disease - CD8 T cells require gamma interferon to clear Borna disease virus from brain

Brain Tumors - Malignant neuroblastic tumors in adolescents reviewed

Brain Tumors - Malignant transformation of intracranial epithelial cysts into squamous cell carcinoma reviewed

Breast Camcer - First patients enrolled in three breast cancer studies for Modrenal

Breast Cancer - Recent findings in breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Anti-estrogen-resistant breast cancer cells require activated protein kinase B/Akt for growth

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer cells are prone to apoptosis and growth arrest after protein silencing

Breast Cancer - Decoy chimera prevents urokinase receptor expression and breast cancer migration

Breast Cancer - Glut-1 expression is not predictive of race-specific breast cancer recurrence

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

Breast Cancer - Recent findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Breast Cancer - Pap test for the breast may identify disease 8 years earlier than mammogram

Breast Cancer - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Study reveals many older women refuse follow-up breast cancer tests

Breast Cancer - The distance a patient lives from a radiation therapy facility impacts breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Complications - Tokuhashi score predicted life expectancy of breast cancer patients with spinal metastases

Breast Cancer Diagnosis - Hormonal etiology of breast cancer may help identify reversible biomarkers

Breast Cancer Research - Minority participation in health behavior research lags behind Whites

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Breast cancer risk is not seen with certain estrogen metabolizing polymorphisms

Breast Cancer - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Decreased risk of breast cancer is seen in long sleepers

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Estrogen-progestin combination increases breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Further study is needed to assess toremifene for chemoprevention

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Similarity is seen between risk of breast cancer for passive and active smokers

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Vitamin D, calcium intakes are related to lower mammographic density

Breast Cancer Screening - Age and race are likely determinants for mammography screening in elderly women

Breast Cancer Screening - CAD system proves accurate in identifying solid breast nodules

Cancer Therapy - Reports describe recent advances in cancer therapy research

Breast Cancer Screening - Digital mammography is more accurate in premenopausal or perimenopausal women

Breast Cancer Screening - Low-cost mailings of reminders increase repeat mammography interventions

Breast Cancer Screening - Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy is a useful tool for lymphatic mapping

Breast Cancer Survival - Age is not an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer survival

Breast Cancer Survival - Early physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery improves overall quality of life

Breast Cancer Therapy - Anastrozole decreases plasma lipids during neoadjuvant therapy

Cancer Therapy - Researchers' data advance cancer therapy research

Breast Cancer Therapy - Fat necrosis is common after breast-conserving surgery

Breast Cancer Therapy - Improved quality of life is seen with surgical treatment of breast cancer in the elderly

Breast Cancer Therapy - Medicinal herb induces cell growth arrest and apoptosis in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer Therapy - Women switched to anastrozole treatment have improved event-free survival

Business & Finance - Brachytherapy seed producer stock quoted on OTCBB

Cancer Gene Therapy - HER-2 protein expression can be inhibited in ovarian cancer cells

Cancer Therapy - Researchers' findings advance cancer therapy research

Cancer Gene Therapy - Knockdown of c-Met by small interfering RNA inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma

Cancer Gene Therapy - Papillary thyroid carcinoma after recombinant GH therapy for Turner syndrome

Cancer Gene Therapy - Zebularine has antimitogenic and chemosensitizing effects in ovarian cancer

Cancer Invasion - Runx2 transcription factor regulates cancer cell metastasis and invasion

Cancer Prevention - Reports add new data to cancer prevention research

Cancer Therapy - Researchers' work adds to cancer therapy body of knowledge

Cancer Research - AKT cancer cell pathway demonstrates an unexpected function

Cancer Research - AmpliMed research shows preliminary evidence of antitumor activity

Cancer Research - Pediatric cancer research launches new research infastructure initiative

Cancer Research - Plant gene research may lead to the development of new oncology drugs

Cancer Research - Study demonstrates XL880 is generally well tolerated

Cancer Research - Testing for transitional cell carcinoma will improve outcome of dialysis patients

Diagnostics - Researchers describe findings in diagnostics studies

Cancer Research - The role of melatonin in cancer therapy is described as compelling

Cancer Research - Vascular disrupting agents combined with antiangiogenics offer tumor strategy

Cancer Risk Factors - Carriers of death receptor 4 haplotype 626C-683C linked to increased breast cancer risk

Cancer Risk Factors - Manipulating elevated LH levels in BRCA1 mutation carriers may reduce cancer risk

Cancer Risk Factors - Radiation exposure detected in personnel performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Cancer Risk Factors - Relationship between sunbed use and cutaneous melanoma in Europe assessed

Diagnostics - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

Cancer Survival - Prognostic factors and survival in familial melanoma discussed

Cancer Therapy - A specific microdomain controls phenotypic behavior of bladder cancer cells

Cancer Therapy - Advantages and disadvantages of management strategies for stage I seminoma discussed

Cancer Therapy - Anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy used to treat MALT lymphoma

Cancer Therapy - Breast cancer drug may help combat weight loss during radiation therapy

Cancer Therapy - Chemoradiotherapy improved tumor control of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Oncology - Research in oncology provides new insights

Cancer Therapy - Continuous endostatin infusions stabilize advanced cancer cases

Cancer Therapy - Curcumin reported to suppress growth of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer Therapy - Data from phase I trial of XL999 establishing MTD presented at cancer conference

Cancer Therapy - Decreasing cancer-suppressing protein activity increases lifespan in fruit fly model

Cancer Therapy - Epigallocatechin-3-gallate blocks photocarcinogenesis by thwarting proangiogenic activity

Cancer Therapy - High dose 3DCRT when combined with long-term androgen deprivation benefited unfavorable prostate cancer

Oncology - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology

Cancer Therapy - High dose L-asparaginase therapy evaluated for standard risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer Therapy - High-content screening of cytotoxic agents achieved

Cancer Therapy - Inhibition of MDM2 proposed as therapeutic strategy for neuroblastoma

Cancer Therapy - Late effects of pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma in female survivors analyzed

Cancer Therapy - Lower dose of hyperfractionated whole brain radiation delayed neurotoxicity from chemoradiation in lymphoma patients

Cancer Therapy - Macrophage migration inhibitory factor marks hypoxia-dependent chemosensitivity

Cancer Therapy - Magnesium depletion enhanced cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity

Cancer Therapy - Management strategies of non-seminomatous germ cell tumors discussed

Cancer Therapy - Meningoceles are induced by an antitumor agent in rat fetuses

Cancer Therapy - Older women who receive pelvic irradiation may be at increased risk for pelvic fractures

Cancer Therapy - Oncolytic viral therapy approved for head and neck cancer

Cancer Therapy - One thousandth prostate cancer patient treated with IsoCord at Kuopio University Hospital

Cancer Therapy - Positive Panzem NCD phase Ib clinical trial results reported

Cancer Therapy - Promising results presented for tubulin binding agent, ENMD-1198

Cancer Therapy - Radiotherapy advised after parotidectomy for parotid area lymph node metastases from squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer Therapy - Recent studies add new data to cancer therapy research

Cancer Therapy - Study highlights needed improvements in management of women with cancer

Cancer Therapy - Thrombospondin-1 helps cyclooxygenase inhibitors fight cancer invasion

Cancer Therapy - Use of imatinib mesylate in malignant mesothelioma demonstrated limited efficacy

Cancer Therapy - Valproate activates bovine leukemia virus gene expression and induces leukemia/lymphoma regression

Cancer Therapy - [I-131]MIBG and topotecan combination therapy evaluated for neuroblastoma

Cancer Vaccine - Anti-CD3 priming generates heterogeneous antigen-specific memory CD4 T cells

Cancer Vaccine - Exosomes prepared from heat-stressed CEA-positive tumor cells induce efficient CTL response

Cancer Vaccine - Trial to study response to adjuvant therapy with melanoma cancer vaccine

Cancer Vaccine - Tumor immunology and targeted immunotherapy for CNS malignancies are reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Tumor-targeted viral vectors are delivered by hitchhiking on antigen-specific T cells

Carcinogenesis - Natural selection in neoplastic progression of Barrett esophagus analyzed

Caregiving - Perceptions of supportive communication in Chinese patients with cancer examined

Cervical Cancer - Current treatment for premalignant cervical lesions have proven safe & effective

Cervical Cancer - Defining disease extent has potential to improve cervical cancer survival

Cervical Cancer - Laminin-5 gamma 2 chain expression aids identification of invasive cervical lesions

Cervical Cancer - Reseachers offer review of treatment options for recurrent cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Researchers report new drug could change management options for cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer Risk Factors - Leukocyte antigen-A polymorphism decreases risk of cervical cancer in Chinese women

Cervical Cancer Risk Factors - Women with folate deficiency showed increased risk of cervical dysplasia

Cervical Cancer Screening - 2-D gel analysis provides protein expression profiles of squamous cell carcinoma tissues

Cervical Cancer Screening - Cervical neoplasia is hard to detect due to natural cervical topography

Cervical Cancer Screening - Follow-up of abnormal Pap smears is increased by use of outreach intervention

Cervical Cancer Screening - Hybrid Capture II test proves useful for detection of high-risk HPV

Chemotherapy - Clinical and nonclinical ispinesib results reported at AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting

Chemotherapy - Efficacy of cisplatin and platinum(IV) complexes unaffected by tumor microenvironmental factors

Chemotherapy - Etoposide, cisplatin, and irinotecan triplet used to treat advanced-stage small-cell lung cancer

Chemotherapy - First-line doxorubicin and docetaxel deemed effective in patients with metastatic breast cancer

Chemotherapy - Gemcitabine and treosulfan used to treat patients with metastatic uveal melanoma

Chemotherapy - Methylene blue considered for possible use in chemotherapy

Chemotherapy - Pemetrexed plus gemcitabine did not improve overall survival in pancreatic cancer patients

Chlamydia - Male circumcision could reduce Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female partners

Clinical Trials - Drugmaker plans filing strategy for orBec

Clinical Trials - Merck makes $1 million payment on start of DNA cancer vaccine trial

Clinical Trials - Phase I clinical trial begins for anticancer small molecule drug for leukemias

Clinical Trials - Phase II cancer trials designed using total and complete response endpoints

Clinical Trials - Preclinical data demonstrate potential of prodrug technology

Clinical Trials - STIR could be used as sole imaging technique for inflammatory lesions in spine

Clinical Trials - Study data on forodesine in leukemia treatment presented at hematology meeting

Collaborations - Companies announce license, collaboration agreement for assay technology

Collaborations - South Korean firm to commercialize humanized monoclonal antibody in Asia

Collaborations - Stem cell focused company, Wayne State collaborate on prostate cancer research

Colon Cancer - Cells with MUTYH gene mutations are defective in DNA damage binding and repair

Colon Cancer - Vegetables affect the expression of genes involved in anticarcinogenic processes

Colorectal Cancer - MGMT promoter methylation proposed as mediator of field defect in sporadic colorectal cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Antitumor-promoting effects of triterpene acids from Eriobotrya japonica leaves evaluated

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Milk thistle used in treatment and prophylaxis of cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Role of laughter in medicine reviewed

DNA Research - Cells co-opt machinery for DNA strand repair, researchers report

DNA Research - DNA hypomethylating agents improve overall response rates in myelodysplastic disorders

Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Leukemia-derived dendritic cells can be generated from blood or bone marrow cells

Depression - New findings in the area of depression detailed

Dermatology - Normal human fibroblasts bolster melanoma-induced angiogenesis

Diagnostics - Abnormal gene promoter methylation detected in paraffin-embedded sputum from patients with NSCLC

Diagnostics - Abnormal patterns of antigenic expression detected in follicular lymphoma

Diagnostics - Ameloblastomas assessed using MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Diagnostics - Common ultrasonographic features of pilomatricoma described

Diagnostics - Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging needed to monitor disease progression of glioma

Diagnostics - EUS-guided FNA underutilized for lymph-node staging of non-small cell lung cancer

Diagnostics - Intraoperative ultrasonography used to detect small colonic polyps

Diagnostics - L-[methyl-C-11] methionine-positron emission tomography used to monitor treatment of glioma

Diagnostics - Lowering prostate-specific antigen threshold to 2.5 ng/mL not recommended

Diagnostics - MR imaging corresponded well with clinical examination of children with diffuse pontine tumors

Diagnostics - MR imaging used to assess leukoencephalopathy in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Diagnostics - Monopolar radiofrequency devices in minimally invasive treatment of renal cell carcinoma compared

Diagnostics - N-2 laser excited autofluorescence spectroscopy used to diagnose formalin-fixed human breast tissue

Diagnostics - New disposable biopsy and tumor marking instruments introduced

Diagnostics - PET/CT used in head and neck tumor staging

Diagnostics - Percutaneous Harlow Wood needle biopsy diagnosed spinal lesions

Diagnostics - Prostate cancer screening prevalence differed between Caucasian and low-income African-American men