Posts Tagged ‘National Cancer Institute’

Small Molecule Might Play Big Part in Lung Cancer

19th July 2009 by admin No Comments

Researchers have isolated a small molecule that might play a big part in a form of lung cancer that typically strikes people who have never smoked, opening up the possibilities for new treatments for this deadly malignancy.
The microRNA miR-21 was found particularly elevated in adenocarcinomas that affect never-smokers, especially in individuals who tested positive for [...]

New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes

9th July 2009 by admin No Comments

The racial gap in breast cancer outcomes, with black women more likely to die from the disease, can’t be explained completely by any one factor, new research shows.
For a quarter of a century, researchers have been aware of the so-called race gap in certain cancers. The racial disparity “first emerged about 25 years ago,” said [...]

Milk Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

7th July 2009 by admin 2 Comments

A little more than a glass of milk a day can reduce the risk of cancer of the colon and rectum, according to the most comprehensive study ever done on the subject.
It is actually a study of studies, with researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women�s Hospital in Boston lumping [...]

Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness

13th June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Women with a certain type of gene may show marked resistance to an important chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, new research suggests.
Scientists at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) suspect that the variation in the SOD2 gene affects how a patient responds to cyclophosphamide, an agent used against breast tumors, blood cancers and [...]

Immune Therapies Finally Working Against Cancer

2nd June 2009 by admin No Comments

First there was surgery, then chemotherapy and radiation. Now, doctors have overcome 30 years of false starts and found success with a fourth way to fight cancer: using the body’s natural defender, the immune system.
The approach is called a cancer vaccine, although it treats the disease rather than prevents it.
At a cancer conference Sunday, researchers [...]