New Finding Reopens Book On Colon Cancer Stem Cells
Not all cancer cells are equal. Over the past 10 years, researchers have come to believe that cancer stem cells are scattered thinly through tumors, and that they must be destroyed to halt tumor growth. Read more
Dermatologists Urge Protecting Against Skin Cancer During Summer
University Park Dermatology scientists are urging everyone to take safety measures against sun rays during this summer and to protect themselves from skin cancer. Read more
Traditional Herbal Medicine Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells
An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found that thymoquinone Read more
Cancer Drug May Help Patients With Heart-Lung Disease
A drug developed to fight cancer is showing early promise as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report. Read more
FIT Testing Detects Colorectal Cancer Earlier
An interim analysis of a study found that, among patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer who completed an annual fecal immunochemical (FIT) test, detection of cancerous lesions occurred an average of 26.5 months earlier than would have occurred during the three-or five-year study-required colonoscopy. Read more
Carbon Nanotubes May Cause Mesothelioma Cancer
A major study published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes — a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” — could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities. Read more
Is Earlier Detection Of Cancers Possible?
Oncolab, Inc.’s AMAS Test is a commercially available blood test that may allow early detection of a wide range of human cancers. It detects a circulating, cancer-specific antibody, the Anti-malignin antibody, in human serum. Read more
Stages Of Ovarian Cancer
There are four specific stages of ovarian cancer. Knowing these stages will help you to determine what your treatment options are and what symptoms to look for so you can get the upper hand on the silent killer. Read more
Anti-Tumor Activity Shown By Rexin-G
Epeius Biotechnologies announced the results of an on-going Phase I/II study of Rexin-G for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Continuing on with the planned dose-escalations of Rexin-G which began in 2005 using lower doses of Rexin-G in a Phase I safety study (Molecular Therapy, 2008) Read more