http://en.redtram.com/ topcancernews.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:37:16 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 191970 | Radiation And Chemo can make tumor healthier unless manage to kill most tumor cells http://en.redtram.com/go/138277287/top100/ 138277287 Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body's machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors stronger."In a sense, these therapies can make the tumor healthier," said Mark W. Dewhirst, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:13:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277287/top100/ 191970 | MicroRNA may play a significant role in some human cancers http://en.redtram.com/go/138277237/top100/ 138277237 A new study demonstrates that microRNAs can modulate the expression of well known tumor-specific oncogenic translocation proteins and may play a significant role in some human cancers. The research, published by Cell Press in the June issue of the journal Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277237/top100/ 191970 | New inhalable form of gene therapy shows promise for treating lung cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/138277232/top100/ 138277232 A new inhalable form of gene therapy -- based on technology recognized in the 2006 Nobel medicine prize, shows increasing promise for treating lung cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory lung disease, scientists have concluded after an exhaustive review of worldwide Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277232/top100/ 191970 | The "feel good" Hormones in The Brain Can Protect Against Cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/138277229/top100/ 138277229 Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians encourage treatments that Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/138277229/top100/ 191970 | Type 1 Diabetes In Children Linked With Sun Exposure And Vitamin D Levels http://en.redtram.com/go/119034862/top100/ 119034862 Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:08:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/119034862/top100/ 191970 | Ancient Riddle Of 'Finger Clubbing' Solved By UK Researchers http://en.redtram.com/go/119034861/top100/ 119034861 A puzzling medical condition, identified more than 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates, has finally been explained by researchers at the University of Leeds.The phenomenon of "finger clubbing", a deformity of the fingers and fingernails, has been known for thousands of Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:08:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/119034861/top100/ 191970 | MRI can help surgeons plan sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer http://en.redtram.com/go/119034843/top100/ 119034843 3T MRI can accurately stage, and help surgeons plan sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in Shandong, China."Recently, MRI has been increasingly accepted by radiologists, Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:08:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/119034843/top100/ 191970 | Prostate Cancer Spread Prevented By Blocking Signaling Protein http://en.redtram.com/go/119034841/top100/ 119034841 Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have shown that by blocking a signaling protein, they can prevent prostate cancer cells from metastatic dissemination. The work opens the door to future studies examining the protein as a Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:08:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/119034841/top100/ 191970 | Genetically Engineered Functioning T-regs To Treat Autoimmune Disease http://en.redtram.com/go/118885639/top100/ 118885639 In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body's own tissues and organs, wreaking havoc and destruction for no apparent reason. Partly because the origins of these diseases are so obscure, no effective treatment exists, and the suffering they Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885639/top100/ 191970 | Melanoma Patients To Benefit Of New Combination Biotherapy http://en.redtram.com/go/118885632/top100/ 118885632 The combination of two different biotherapies may be beneficial for patients with inoperable melanoma, according to a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study presented at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.Researchers Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885632/top100/ 191970 | Kylie Minogue had been a great ambassador for breast cancer awareness http://en.redtram.com/go/118885623/top100/ 118885623 Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study.Use of mammography and breast ultrasound procedures soared by over 30 per cent among women aged 25-44 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885623/top100/ 191970 | High Risk Of Future Health Problems For Survivors Of Childhood Hodgkin's Lymphoma http://en.redtram.com/go/118885621/top100/ 118885621 Adults who survived childhood Hodgkin's Lymphoma should be especially vigilant about cancer and cardiovascular screenings, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.Reporting at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885621/top100/ 191970 | Tumor Suppressor Gene Could Be a New Target For Future Anticancer Drugs http://en.redtram.com/go/118885599/top100/ 118885599 Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have taken the search for cancer-causing genes an important step forward. In a newly published paper, they confirm that a gene called DLC1 is a tumor suppressor. They have demonstrated in living mice Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885599/top100/ 191970 | New Family Of Anti-cancer Drugs To Be Developed From Synthetic Molecules http://en.redtram.com/go/118885604/top100/ 118885604 Synthetic molecules designed by two Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have succeeded in reducing and even eliminating the growth of human malignant tissues in mice, while having no toxic effects on normal tissue.The molecules developed by Dr. Arie Dagan and Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:36:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118885604/top100/ 191970 | Inflammations And Fatty Liver Have A Common Denominator http://en.redtram.com/go/118394573/top100/ 118394573 Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected patients. What is called tumor cachexia appears Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118394573/top100/ 191970 | ERG Gene Has Dual Functions http://en.redtram.com/go/118394574/top100/ 118394574 Researchers at WEHI have pinpointed the function of a potent cancer gene.The gene, known as "ERG", has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in 2005 that ERG is mutated in Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118394574/top100/ 191970 | Large gaps in Cancer Survivors Care http://en.redtram.com/go/118394577/top100/ 118394577 Many long-term survivors of cancer are not receiving the necessary symptom management that they require to help them live with the consequences of their disease, its treatment, or both, according to a leading professor of palliative medicine.Currently, there are approximately Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118394577/top100/ 191970 | Antioxidant Supplements To Be Avoided During Radiation And Chemotherapy http://en.redtram.com/go/118394575/top100/ 118394575 Cancer patients should avoid the routine use of antioxidant supplements during radiation and chemotherapy because the supplements may reduce the anticancer benefits of therapy, researchers concluded in a commentary published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Radiation and Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:47:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/118394575/top100/ 191970 | New compound to weaken tumor by targeting a protein found in melanoma cells http://en.redtram.com/go/113430025/top100/ 113430025 By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center."We tested a compound that Fri, 30 May 2008 17:21:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/113430025/top100/ 191970 | New prostate cancer vaccine give hope to metastatic prostate cancer patients http://en.redtram.com/go/112267796/top100/ 112267796 A new prostate cancer vaccine may give hope to men with metastatic prostate cancer by enabling their immune systems to fight the disease. Researchers from the University of Iowa presented data on the adenovirus/PSA (Ad/PSA) vaccine during the Annual Scientific Tue, 27 May 2008 17:56:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112267796/top100/