…tics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix for the diabetes, cancer, dermatology and drug delivery markets, announced on October 5 the commencement of patient dosing in a Phase 2 clinical trial with pegylated rHuPH20 (PEGPH20) in patients with stage IV previously untreated pancreatic cancer. This multi-center, international, r…
nt side-effects." say experts, making a special reference to terminal cancer. In UK around 310,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year and by 2030 this is expected to have risen to 400,000. The National Health Service spends over £5billion annually on cancer treatments, up from £3billion in 2002. “All health systems face budget limitations, while at the same time the canc…
l rate of patients with larger anaplastic thyroid cancer tumors. Specialists at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital have tested radium-223 chloride (a powerful alpha radiation drug for prostate cancer) on 461 patients while another group of the same number was being treated with placebo. The group taking the new drug experienced less pain, side effects and lived longer, and the doctors decided to stop…
Eating cruciferous vegetables such as sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower at least once a week can cut the risk of developing a variety of cancers. Those who ate them at least weekly cut the risk of mouth cancer and breast cancer by almost a fifth and oesophageal cancer by more than a quarter, a study has found. The research linked poor diet with the fatal disease with around a third of all cases o…
Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma approved by FDA Prostate cancer: a new treatment option from Swedish Lund University researchers. Potential breakthrough in cancer research: a new treatment for leukemia had amazing results. Telomere progressive shortening characterizes familial breast cancer Medical scientists have found a new form of mechanism leading to hereditary…
…lymphocytic leukemia and infected their T cells with the virus. When they infused the blood back into the patients, the engineered T cells successfully eradicated cancer cells, multiplied to more than 1,000 times in number and survived for months. They even produced dormant “memory” T cells that might spring back to life if the cancer was to return. On average, the team calculat…
According to new research, men who are heavy tea drinkers may be more likely to develop prostate cancer. A team from Glasgow University tracked the health of more than 6,000 male volunteers over a period of 37 years. They found men who drank over seven cups of tea per day had a 50% higher risk of developing prostate cancer than moderate and non tea drinkers. The team said it did not know if tea w…
…at the Lund University division of Organic Chemistry recently published their latest research findings in the scientific online journal PLoS ONE. “Prostatic tumors are thought to consist only of about 0.1 per cent cancer stem cells, but if you are not successful in eradicating that tumor cell population, there is a risk of subsequent uncontrolled growth of the tumor. The cancer stem cells are ofte…
tients responded (overall response rate was 48% (21/44)) and two-thirds experienced disease control (disease control rate was 68% (30/44)). The median progression-free survival was 7.9 months (95% CI: 5.8, 11.0) and the median overall survival (OS) was 12.2 months (95% CI: 8.9, 17.9). The one-year survival rate for patients was 48%. Levels of secreted protein acidic and rich in crysteine (SPARC) w…
aid their analysis found a linear association between dietary fibre and colorectal cancer. “The more of this fibre you eat the better it is. Even moderate amounts have some effect.” Adding 3 servings (90 g per day) of whole grains to diets was linked to a 20% reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer, researchers said. Cancer Research UK data shows that the lifetime risk of being diag…
…7(7): e1002182. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002182 Contact: Dr. Beatriz Martinez-Delgado and Dr. Javier Benitez Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) Human Genetics Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3 Madrid 28029 SPAIN bmartinez@cnio.es jbenitez@cnio.es Disclaimer This press release refers to an upcoming article in PLoS Genetics. The release is provided by journal staff, or by the article aut…
Snacking regularly on biscuits or cakes can significantly increase women’s chances of developing womb cancer, a British study shows. Women who eat biscuits or cakes two to three times a week were 33% more likely to suffer womb cancer than those who rarely served such sweets. Among those women indulging more than three times a week, the risk of developing womb tumors is increased with 42%….
8217; signature from yellow to pink. The store, like the Empire State Building and Niagara Falls, was illuminated in pink to raise awareness to the importance of mammography screening (over the age of 40) for early diagnosis of breast cancer. “I’ve just arrived from New York where I helped launched a fabulous new awareness campaign called Shine a Light on Breast Cancer which launches n…
Swedish researchers at Karolinska Institute suggest there is a link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer. Researchers said eating an extra 50g of processed meat, approximately one sausage, every day would increase a person’s risk by 19%. But the chance of developing the rare cancer remains low. The World Cancer Research Fund suggested the link may…
Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had a preventative double mastectomy after doctors estimated she had an 87% chance of contracting breast cancer. Angelina Jolie, 37, made the decision to undergo the procedure after learning that she is a carrier of the BRCA1 cancer gene. Her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died at the age of 56 from ovarian cancer, which Angelina Jolie revealed she has a 50% chan…
…t. SEPT9 detected 14 percent and the stool DNA test identified 82% of precancerous polyps. SEPT9′s detected 60% of cancers at any stage, while the stool DNA test identified 87%. SEPT9 identified 50% of curable stage (stage I-III) cancers and the stool DNA test detected 91%. SEPT9 had 27% false-positives results and the DNA stool test had 7%. A false-positive result is a positive test for can…
Recent studies emphasized the negative influence exerted by obesity on the risk to develop prostate cancer, the diagnostic and the recovery after surgical treatment. A meta-analysis of 25 prostate cancer studies over a 14 years period detailed the association between body mass index (BMI) and prostate cancer risk. For every 5-point BMI increase, the risk to develop an aggressive form of prostate…
…n. If that happens, the amount of PSA that gets into the bloodstream will rise above its usual trickle, and the test attempts to measure that. The FDA approved the PSA test as a screening exam for men 50 and older in 1994 after two studies credited the test with finding more cancers than digital rectal exams and ultrasounds alone. Doctors may suspect tumor growth in men with PSA levels above 4 nan…
t cancer.” A study of more than 16,000 women found those with a larger bra size were at greater risk of the disease Dr. Nicholas Eriksson used data from his California-based personal genetics company 23andMe to make the first concrete link between breast size and breast cancer risks. His findings published online in BMC Medical Genetics are based on the participants’ answers to survey questions i…
Q-Cancer, a groundbreaking device that can diagnose cancer in just 20 minutes, is being developed in the UK. The world’s first tumor profiler, as it is known, will allow doctors, nurses and pharmacists to quickly identify all known types of cancer while the patient waits. It is hoped the device, which will also gauge the correct drug to prescribe cancer sufferers, will be used across the NH…
ion was emphasized by another two studies published last year. Men with prostate cancer who did 3 or more hours a week of brisk exercises had a 60% lower risk of death from prostate cancer, and around 50% lower risk of death from all illnesses, in contrast with the men who did less than one hour per week of energetic physical activity. These results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo…
American classical composer Elliott Carter has died at the age of 103. Known for his challenging and complex pieces, Elliott Carter won two Pulitzer Prizes and was also honored with the US National Medal of Arts. While not widely known by the general public, Elliott Carter was hugely respected by critics and musicians. In 2002, The New York Times said Elliott Carter’s string quartets were a…
A couple of hamburgers a week could increase the chances of getting prostate cancer by 40%, according to new a research. Scientists say cooking meat at a high temperatures creates cancer causing chemicals that damage DNA. A study of almost 2,000 men found prostate cancer cases rose dramatically in those who often ate meat cooked in a pan, with red meat being particularly dangerous. Professor Mari…
started performing aerial stunts over 25 years ago. Todd was the son of prominent aerial stuntman Eddie Green. He left behind his wife, Dawn, his son Tyler and his stepson Derrick. “During his 45 year career as a stuntman, Eddie performed with pilots Harold Krier, Bill Barber, Bob Barden and Jimmy Franklin,” the Silver Wings Wingwalking Team posted on its website, adding that Todd Gr…
…se, combining fasting with chemotherapy made the cancer treatment more effective. Multiple cycles of fasting combined with chemotherapy cured 20% of those with a highly aggressive form of cancer while 40% with a limited spread of the same cancer were cured. None of the mice survived if they were treated with chemotherapy alone. Researchers are already investigating the effects of fasting on human…
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