Copyright 2013 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/cancer-oncology/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/261025.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/261025.php An anti-cancer drug may reverse memory problems in an Alzheimer's Disease mouse model, according to new research carried out at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The study, published in the journal Science, examined previously published outcomes on the drug bexarotene - which is approved by the U.S...Alzheimer's / Dementia Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260883.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260883.phpAn attack on glioblastoma brain tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose level, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report...Neurology / Neuroscience Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260885.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260885.phpCancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body...Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260867.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260867.phpScientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumour cells. This molecule is based on a natural protein present in human breast milk, which has been found to have strong and wide-ranging tumour killing properties when bound to certain lipids...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260965.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260965.phpFrequent heartburn increases the risk of cancers of the throat and vocal cord among nondrinkers and nonsmokers, according to a new study. The research, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, also indicated that the use of antacids has a protective effect against these cancers, while prescription medications do not...Acid Reflux / GERD Thu, 23 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260857.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260857.phpUniversity of Louisville researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery vehicles. UofL scientists Huang-Ge Zhang, D.V.M., Ph.D., Qilong Wang, Ph.D., and their team have published their findings in Nature Communications. Lipids derived from grapefruit...Cancer / Oncology Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260820.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260820.phpDiscovering that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair - researchers suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day...Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260821.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260821.php Researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, and the University's Brain Tumor Program, have developed a new mouse model of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) that allow them to discover new genes and gene pathways driving this type of cancer. The research was published this week in the journal Nature Genetics...Cancer / Oncology Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260826.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260826.phpNew research suggests that a compound abundant in the Mediterranean diet takes away cancer cells' "superpower" to escape death. By altering a very specific step in gene regulation, this compound essentially re-educates cancer cells into normal cells that die as scheduled...Nutrition / Diet Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260902.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260902.phpRecently Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in order to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer, she said she "hopes other women can benefit from my experience". When she found out what her odds of developing cancer were, Jolie became proactive and decided to reduce her risk to a minimum...Breast Cancer Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260890.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260890.phpBut the absolute excess for all cancers combined is low Young people who undergo CT scans are 24% more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests. However the absolute excess for all cancers combined was low, at 9.38 for every 100,000 person years of follow-up...Pediatrics / Children's Health Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260793.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260793.phpIn a new study described in the journal Oncogene, researchers reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth. Scientists call this Jekyll-and-Hyde molecule NF-kappa B. In healthy cells, it is a powerful "first responder," a vital part of the body's immune and inflammatory responses...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260735.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260735.phpIn their quest to learn more about the variability of cells between and within tissues, biomedical scientists have devised tools capable of simultaneously measuring dozens of characteristics of individual cells. These technologies have led to new challenges, however, as scientists now struggle with how to make sense of the resulting trove of data. Now a solution may be at hand...Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260740.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260740.phpA new measure of the heterogeneity - the variety of genetic mutations - of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260702.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260702.phpA new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system. Writing in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Julie Silver, M.D...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260766.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260766.phpA research program that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to genetic testing has been launched with £2.7 million ($4 million) funding from the Wellcome Trust...Cancer / Oncology Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260670.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260670.phpDepressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That's according to a new study, by Floortje Mols and colleagues, from Tilburg University in The Netherlands. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship...Cancer / Oncology Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260657.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260657.phpA study led by researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumour suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumours of the brain and nervous system. The study is published in Brain: A Journal of Neurology...Cancer / Oncology Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260627.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260627.phpThe majority of cancer doctors, patients, and members of the general public support cutting health care costs by refusing to pay for drugs that don't improve survival or quality of life, according to results of a new study that will be presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania during the annual meeting of the American Societ...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260692.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260692.phpXofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) has been approved by the US FDA for symptomatic late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has reached bones but not other organs, i.e. with no known visceral metastatic disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xifogo under the priority review program, three months ahead of schedule...Prostate / Prostate Cancer Fri, 17 May 2013 02:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260642.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260642.phpJAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Chrysalyne D. Schmults, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues suggests cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) carries a low but significant risk of metastasis and death. The ten-year retrospective cohort study was conducted at an academic medical center in Boston, and included 985 patients with 1,832 tumors...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260608.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260608.phpResearchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's (UHCMC) Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, OH, will present findings from two studies evaluating new technologies designed to address common barriers to patient enrollment in clinical trials...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260594.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260594.phpPeople diagnosed with cancer are more than two-and-a-half times more likely to declare bankruptcy than those without cancer, according to a new study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260596.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260596.phpContinuous infusion of a novel agent not only halted the progression of Ewing sarcoma in rats, while some tumors also regressed to the point that cancer cells could not be detected microscopically, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 PDThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260597.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/260597.phpA clinical trial has shown that patients, and their physicians, are eager to jump into next-era cancer care - analysis of an individual's tumor to find and target genetic mutations that drive the cancer. Results of the study, CUSTOM, are being presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology* years before investigators thought they would be ready...Cancer / Oncology