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A new study shows that a program emphasizing patient education and support is linked to improved at-stage diagnosis.
American Cancer Society (Oncology) - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.cancer.org/
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Transplanting brain cancer cells directly into similar tissues of immune-deficient mice created a model for the disease that preserved the brain tumor stem cells from which the cancers derived.
Baylor College of Medicine (Oncology) - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Patients with low socioeconomic status have a higher death rate after a cancer diagnosis, report researchers. Could poverty be a risk factor for all-cause mortality? In a study published in Cancer, investigators suggest that it is, and they attribute the higher death rate to later disease stage at diagnosis and less aggressive treatment.
Medscape (Oncology) - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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This article reviews the genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, with emphasis on genomewide association studies that have uncovered six single-nucleotide polymorphisms with a strong statistical association with breast cancer.
New England Journal of Medicine (Oncology) - Fri, 27 June 2008
http://www.nejm.org
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In older women with breast cancer the therapeutical decision is more complex than in younger women: with age increasing, comorbidities increase, life expectancy is lower, but cancer aggressiveness is generally less marked.
MedNews (Oncology) - Fri, 20 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are nearly 3 times more likely to have insomnia than the general population, a new study shows.
Medscape (Oncology) - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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A sudden fall in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in Australia has been associated with a drop in the incidence of breast cancer among older women, a study has shown.
British Medical Journal (Oncology) - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Melanoma still is the major problem of dermato-oncology. Its continuously rising incidence rate over decades has also been accompanied by an unchanged proportion of thicker melanomas associated with an increased mortality, especially in the male population.
Archives of Dermatology (Oncology) - Fri, 13 June 2008
http://archderm.ama-assn.org/
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In women affected by breast cancer aromatase inhibitors are more and more used (anastrozole, letrozole and exemestane).
MedNews (Oncology) - Sun, 8 June 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Men who exercise often are less likely to die from cancer than those who dont exercise.
Karolinska Institutet (Oncology) - Thu, 5 June 2008
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en