Bile Duct Cancer and Potential Risk Factor-Bacteria
An international research collaboration has identified bacteria in the bile duct as a potential risk factor in the development of bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare but aggressive form of cancer with symptoms that do not present themselves at the early stages. CCA is associated with multiple risk factors that are geographically distinct […]
Do Anxiety and Depression have An Effect On Lung Cancer Survival Rates?
Patients who experience anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are more likely to die sooner, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency. The study, published this month in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, is among the first to examine the effect of […]
How are EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors) Connected To Cancer?
EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors) are involved in the development and progression of many types of cancer and bowel cancer (colon carcinoma) in particular. So-called anti-EGFR antibodies are used in the treatment of bowel cancer patients, to inhibit EGFR. However, for reasons that are not yet clear, not all patients benefit from this treatment. This […]
An Anti-Malaria Drug Used In Cancer Treatment
After her brain cancer became resistant to chemotherapy and then to targeted treatments, 26-year-old Lisa Rosendahl’s doctors gave her only a few months to live. Now a paper published January 17 in the journal eLife describes a new drug combination that has stabilized Rosendahl’s disease and increased both the quantity and quality of her life: […]
Do Breast Cancer Survivors Need To Limit Grilled, Smoked or BBQ’d Meats?
Findings published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicate that higher consumption of grilled, barbecued, and smoked meat may increase the mortality risk among breast cancer survivors. In the study, entitled “Grilled, Barbecued, and Smoked Meat Intake and Survival Following Breast Cancer,” Humberto Parada, Jr., MPH, and colleagues evaluated the link between grilled/barbecued […]
Could Shift Work Increase Risk Of Cancer For Men?
Men who have worked night shifts for more than 20 years, or who work night shifts without daytime napping, or sleep for more than ten hours per night on average may have an increased risk of cancer, according to a study published in Annals of Medicine. The study, led by scientists based at the Huazhong […]
Breast Cancer Symptoms Can Be More Than Lumps
Around one in six women (17 percent) diagnosed with breast cancer goes to her doctor with a symptom other than a lump — the most commonly reported breast cancer symptom, according to new research presented at the 2016 National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) cancer conference in Liverpool. Breast symptoms, other than a breast lump, that […]
Is Prostate Cancer and High Blood Cholesterol Connected?
Now a team led by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have identified a cellular process that cancer cells hijack to hoard cholesterol and fuel their growth. Identifying this process could inform the development of better ways to control cholesterol accumulation in tumors, potentially leading to improved survival for prostate cancer patients. The findings are […]
The Difference Between Standard (X-Ray) Radiation Treatment And Proton Therapy
There is a significant difference between standard (x-ray) radiation treatment and proton therapy. If given in sufficient doses, x-ray radiation techniques will control many cancers. But, because of the physician’s inability to adequately conform the irradiation pattern to the cancer, healthy tissues may receive a similar dose and can be damaged. Consequently, a less- than-desired […]
The Protein Complex That Protects Telomeres — The Ends Of Our Chromosomes
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unveiled part of the protein complex that protects telomeres — the ends of our chromosomes. The study, published online in Nature Communications, explains how a group of genetic mutations associated with this protein complex contributes to various cancers. Telomeres are the protective structures at the end of chromosomes and […]
