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A new study finds racial disparities in cancer death rates have been declining since the early 1990s, at least for certain cancer types.
American Cancer Society (Oncology) - Thu, 13 November 2008
http://www.cancer.org/
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Combined folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 treatment had no significant effect on overall risk of total invasive cancer or breast cancer among women during the folic acid fortification era.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Oncology) - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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A team of Glasgow-based consultants develops a groundbreaking technique for treating brain tumours.
BBC News (Oncology) - Fri, 7 November 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Excess body-mass index (BMI) has been associated with adverse outcomes in prostate cancer, and hyperinsulinaemia is a candidate mediator, but prospective data are sparse. The study assessed the effect of prediagnostic BMI and plasma C-peptide concentration (reflecting insulin secretion) on prostate cancer-specific mortality after diagnosis.
The Lancet Oncology (Oncology) - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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Telomeres are protective DNA–protein complexes at the end of linear chromosomes that promote chromosomal stability. Telomere shortness in human beings is emerging as a prognostic marker of disease risk, progression, and premature mortality in many types of cancer, including breast, prostate, colorectal, bladder, head and neck, lung, and renal cell.
The Lancet Oncology (Oncology) - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc
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Predisposition to breast cancer is documented by the presence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, and women having them must be accurately monitored in order to be able to perform an early diagnosis.
MedNews (Oncology) - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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The National Cancer Institute has stopped a major clinical trial studying whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer because early analysis suggests the supplements don't work.
American Cancer Society (Oncology) - Fri, 31 October 2008
http://www.cancer.org/
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People with a history of basal or squamous cell skin cancer may have a higher risk of developing other cancers later on, new research suggests.
American Cancer Society (Oncology) - Thu, 30 October 2008
http://www.cancer.org/
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A study seeking possible cancer genes elucidated the mutations and the genetic pathways activated in the most common form of lung cancer – lung adenocarcinoma – and could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment.
Baylor College of Medicine (Oncology) - Thu, 30 October 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Kidney cancer patients are being offered new hope of a cure with a treatment that kills tumours by freezing them.
BBC News (Oncology) - Wed, 22 October 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk