Cancers

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• When NICE lives up to its name...

  
  Pharma Strategy Blog — Authority: 424
  Lately, we seem to have heard nothing but bad news from across the pond with the National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) seemingly rejecting approval for reimbursement of many new cancer drugs, causing an outcry in the physician and patient communities alike.  One such example was the recent rejection ...
  13 hours ago

• Molecule discovery good news for prostate cancer sufferers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  London, Dec 29 (ANI): People with prostate cancer have been offered new hope after researchers at University of Pennsylvania discovered a molecule that appears to target the tumours.The researchers found that the ‘monoclonal’ antibody seems to act against the disease in both its early and advanced stages.Besides ...
  22 hours ago

• Milk thistle herb can prevent chemo from harming cancer patients’ liver

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 28 (ANI): A new American research has suggested that the herb milk thistle can help treat liver inflammation in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy often cause inflammation in the liver but the study has found that the herb could prevent chemo from harming the patients’ ...
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• Stanford scientists identify protein that keeps stem cells poised for action

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  STANFORD, Calif. -- Like a child awaiting the arrival of Christmas, embryonic stem cells exist in a state of permanent anticipation. They must balance the ability to quickly become more specialized...
  2 days ago

• Major breakthrough in understanding cancer spread

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  London, Dec 27 (ANI): British scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the spread of cancer. They’ve discovered why a protein that suppresses the growth of the disease in some patients causes it to spread in others.According to researchers from the Beatson Institute in Glasgow, the discovery, ...
  2 days ago

• The Mammogram Debate: Whose Afraid of the Data?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  The newest guidelines on mammograms have stirred up intense debate. But very little of it is about the numbers. It’s almost entirely about emotions. Whether it is individual women who speak poignantly about their own cancers or irresponsible politicians who talk about “rationing” to score cheap political points. ...
  3 days ago

• “Breast cancer is not one disease but collection of diseases” (re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Scientists from Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have found that breast cancer is not one disease but a collection of several diseases.They cracked the genetic code of breast cancer and uncovered genomic rearrangements, which involved reshuffling and reorganisation of the genome and include ...
  3 days ago

• Mushrooms could harbour cancer cure (Re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, works.Dr Cornelia de Moor of The University of Nottingham and her team have investigated the drug called cordycepin, which was originally ...
  3 days ago

• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions

  
  Travel, Work, Life...! — Authority: 127
  New year’s Eve is the time to look back at the past and review it, in order to move forward in next year. From reviewing the past we can look into  what changes we need to make and follow on to make those changes. As I think following resolutions can make a happy change in your life. 1 – Spend More Time ...
  4 days ago

• Health resolutions for 2010 and beyond

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): With New Year comes new resolutions, but not all of them guarantee a good health for 2010 and the years after.Thus, CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton has suggested several health-related resolutions that people should focus on.On “The Early Show” Thursday, Ashton noted ...
  4 days ago

• Protein that keeps stem cells poised for action identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein that appears to play a critical role in keeping stem cells poised to quickly become more specialized cell types.The protein called Jarid2 maintains a delicate balancing act - one that both recruits other ...
  4 days ago

• Heart transplant patients face higher risk of skin cancers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, says a new study.“Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk for skin cancers,” the study authors wrote.“However, these characteristics are documented to a lesser extent in heart transplant patients, who are at ...
  4 days ago

• New Compounds May Control Deadly Fungal Infections

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  An estimated 25,000 Americans develop severe fungal infections each year, leading to 10,000 deaths despite the use of anti-fungal drugs. The associated cost to the U.S. health care system has [...]
  5 days ago

• Research Yields New Agent For Some Drug-Resistant Non-small Cell Lung Cancers

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting [...]
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• Two Genes That Drive Aggressive Brain Cancers Discovered

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.This finding was made possible by the [...]
  5 days ago

• Genes that drive aggressive brain cancers identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  London, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have identified two genes that, when simultaneously activated, spur the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.The discovery, by a team of Columbia scientists led by Antonio Iavarone, associate professor of neurology in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Andrea ...
  5 days ago

• Mushrooms could harbour cancer cure

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Researchers at The University of Nottingham have discovered how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, works.Dr Cornelia de Moor of The University of Nottingham and her team have investigated the drug called cordycepin, which was originally ...
  6 days ago

• Columbia scientists discover 2 genes that drive aggressive brain cancers

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  NEW YORK -- A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.
  6 days ago

• Research yields new agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  BOSTON--The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant lung cancer.
  6 days ago

• High risk of colorectal, endometrial and Lynch syndrome cancers for MSH6 mutation carriers (PhysOrg)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 151
  People carrying the germ-line MSH6 mutation are at high risk by age 80 years for colorectal and endometrial cancers and any cancer associated with Lynch syndrome, according to a new study published online December 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (read here…) Related items PSA ...
  1 week ago

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