| Scientists Uncover Enzyme's Dual Role In Cancer Metastasis | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:04:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Before cancer cells can migrate, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, they first have to disconnect from their neighbors in the tumor. A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Canadian scientists has made a surprising discovery: The same enzyme that controls the ability of cancer cells to move also governs a process that binds them tightly in place. .... | |
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| | | Ketchikan General Hospital Cancer Program re-accredited | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:04:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ketchikan, Alaska - Ketchikan General Hospital was surveyed by The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons through an on-site visit in September 2005. Surveyors reported that several record-keeping processes needed to be updated. That has been completed, and the official re-accreditation was received this month. This achievement was made possible through a consistent commitment by the staff and administration to improve state of the art care for cancer patients at the community level. KGH utilizes the video teleconferencing capability of PeaceHealth to affiliate its program with St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Washington. St. Joseph oncology specialists and sub-specialists participate in diagnosis and treatment plans for Ketchikan cancer patients through regular tumor conferences.... | |
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| | | Diet too high in sugar could cause pancreatic cancer | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:28:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | Consumption in excess of sugary food and drink on a daily basis could lead to pancreatic cancer according to new research by a Swedish institute, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers at the Karolinksa Institute started the study on pancreatic cancer in 1997 by conducting a survey on the eating habits of 80,000 men and women in the age group of 45 to 83. This group was kept under observation till June 2005. 131 members of the group died of pancreatic cancer during this period. Researchers found a link between the amount of sugar in the diet and the risk of contracting the disease. .... | |
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| | | Men With Prostate Cancer Avoid Radiation Due To Misconceptions | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:07:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Negative perceptions about radiation therapy can strongly influence a prostate cancer patient's choice to avoid external beam radiation therapy, even though studies have proven the treatment to be as safe and effective as other treatments for the disease, including surgery, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. .... | |
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| | | Breakthrough In Eye Cancer Treatment | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:33:22 AM by Blog57 Team | | Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated in a mouse model a new, locally applied treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma that not only greatly reduces the size of the tumor, but does so without causing the side effects common with standard chemotherapy. The treatment also appears to be suitable for certain forms of breast, lung, prostate and colon cancer, and is simple enough for widespread use even in countries with limited resources. .... | |
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| | | Highmark Foundation Awards Grants to Support Cancer, Avian Flu and Patient Care Programs | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:09:28 AM by Blog57 Team | | The board of the Highmark Foundation recently approved $470,000 for third-quarter grants, which include grants to support cancer, avian flu and patient care programs. "The Highmark Foundation aims to fund programs that can make a difference in our communities," said Highmark Foundation President Yvonne Cook. "These programs -- in cancer, avian flu and patient care -- will help patients to have access to the best possible health care." The following grants were awarded under the Highmark Foundation's general health funding category: The Highmark Foundation, created in 2000 as an affiliate of Highmark Inc., is a charitable organization and a private foundation that supports initiatives and programs aimed at improving community health. The foundation's mission is to improve the health, well-being and quality of life for individuals who reside in the Pennsylvania communities served by Highmark Inc.... | |
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| | | Better by design | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 1:22:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | For people seriously ill with cancer, a positive outlook is essential. Yet so much of their time is spent in soul-destroying waiting rooms and strip-lit clinics. How much better for a patient to 'feel hugged by a building'. Simon Garfield reveals why Zaha Hadid's new Maggie's Centre - the architect's first commission on home soil - will be a fitting tribute to her late friend, Maggie Keswick Jencks Sunday October 29, 2006 The Observer .... | |
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| | | Genetic Variation Impacts Aspirin's Effectiveness In Preventing Colon Cancer | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 11:20:43 AM by Blog57 Team | | Dartmouth researchers are among a team of doctors that have learned more about how people may or may not benefit from taking aspirin in the effort to curb colon cancer. Their study, which appears in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, finds that the beneficial effect of aspirin may be limited to individuals who have a specific genetic variation in their ODC gene. .... | |
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| | | Headlines: Test To Improve Cancer Treatment | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:08:56 AM by Blog57 Team | | A new test is expected to improve cancer treatment. It will help doctors match the best drugs for the patient. Not only is it expected to improve outcome, but also eliminate some unnecessary side effects associated with some cancer drugs. Scientists have developed a new test they say is 80 percent accurate in predicting the drugs to best fight cancer causing tumors. The genetic test can be used to predict not only whether a single drug can work to stop a tumor, but whether a specific combination of drugs will work. Researchers ran lab tests using leukemia, ovarian, breast and lung cancer tumor samples. They plan to start applying the results with breast cancer patients next year. In other headlines, a new study shows a diet high in refined cereals, and bread in particular, is associated with a higher risk of kidney cancer.... | |
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| | | Video from Medialink: Are You Doing Enough to Lower Your Risk of Cancer? | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:05:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Results from the new National Cancer Awareness Survey show that Americans list cancer as their number one health concern. Yet, while 71 percent of those surveyed say they believe a healthy lifestyle leads to long term health, less than one-third of those polled attributed their personal cancer risk to their own unhealthy lifestyle behaviors - such as poor nutrition, lack of exercise and weight gain. See video at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=32552 Experts say a healthy lifestyle can help lower your risk of cancer - and cite simple things Americans can do, such as taking a multivitamin each day. Multivitamins provide the needed vitamins, minerals and antioxidants to boost your health. But, experts also say it's important to take the right vitamin.... | |
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