Cancer Research
New cancer therapy may fight cardiovascular disease
New drugs that are helping fight a multi-front war on cancer may do the same for cardiovascular disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers said.
Cancer and cardiovascular disease, both among top U.S. killers, share inflammation as a cause. Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors as a treatment could become additional common ground, said [...]
Breast Cancer in Men
Each year, about 1,700 men in this country learn they have breast cancer. Most information in this booklet applies to men with breast cancer. However, more specific information about breast cancer in men is available on NCI’s Web site at http://www.cancer.gov and from NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Information
The best way to find breast cancer early is with a mammogram. If you are a woman age 40 years or older, be sure to have a screening mammogram every one to two years.
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Overdiagnosis of Prostate Cancer Widespread, Study Finds
Over the last 20 years, the number of men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer has increased, due in large part to widespread screening using the prostate-specific antigen PSA blood test. A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows many of those men – more than a million, by [...]
Fatigue Related to Radiotherapy May Be Caused by Inflammation
Patients who experience fatigue during radiotherapy for breast or prostate cancer may be reacting to activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, a known inflammatory pathway, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
“This study suggests that exposure to radiation is releasing these inflammatory cytokines and that [...]
Avastin Approved for Kidney Cancer
Avastin Approved for Kidney CancerArticle date: 2009/08/12By Rebecca V. SnowdenAvastin bevacizumab, manufactured by Genentech, was recently approved to treat the most common type of kidney cancer.The FDA recently OKed Avastin plus interferon-alfa, an immunotherapy drug, for treating renal cell carcinoma that has spread to other parts of the body. The approval is based on results [...]
Does Aspirin Help Treat Colorectal Cancer?
Taking aspirin regularly may help treat colorectal cancer in some patients, according to a new study in JAMA. However, experts say that data, while promising, isn’t conclusive and caution patients to talk to their doctor before taking the medicine cabinet staple.
“This study found aspirin may be helpful as a treatment for some colorectal cancer patients. [...]
TNF Blockers May Increase Cancer Risk in Kids
By Rebecca V. Snowden
Kids and teens treated with drugs called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers may be at an increased risk for lymphoma and other cancers, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is updating black box warnings for the drugs.
The FDA’s decision is based on a yearlong review of the childhood [...]
