Cancer blog from medicineworld.orgCancer blog from medicineworld.org adds a personal touch to the stories related to cancer. This cancer blog brings you stories of hope, stories of survivors and latest news and research related to cancer.Over-the-counter anesthetic for mammogram pain- September 17, 2008 The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, as per the results of a clinical trial reported in the online edition of Radiology "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfortlidocaine gel," said the trial's principal investigator, Colleen Lambertz, F.N.P., a nurse practitioner at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise, Idaho....http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2008/over-the-counter-anesthetic-for-mammogram-pain... Cancer-causing gene in many colon cancers- September 17, 2008 Demonstrating that despite the large number of cancer-causing genes already identified, a number of more remain to be found, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have linked a previously unsuspected gene, CDK8, to colon cancer. The discovery of CDK8's role in cancer was made possible by new tools for assessing the activity of specific genes, say the authors of the new study. As these tools are further improved, the stream of newly discovered cancer genes is expected to increase,...http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/9-2008/cancer-causing-gene-in-many-colon-cancers.html Door to new cancer, aging treatments- September 17, 2008 Scientists at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door to the creation of new, broadly effective cancer drugs, as well as anti-aging therapies........http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/8-2008/door-to-new-cancer-aging-treatments.html Higher rates of cervical cancer amongst immigrants- September 17, 2008 Gynaecological screening tests for cervical cancer have been available to all women in Sweden for almost four decades. Despite this, a number of immigrant women have a higher risk of developing the disease than Swedish-born women, as per a new study from Karolinska Institutet. This is especially the case for women from other Nordic countries and Central America, the differences being associated with, amongst other things, variation in the occurence rate of the Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV) around.http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/9-2008/higher-rates-of-cervical-cancer-amongst-immigr... No need for gene screens in breast cancer families- September 17, 2008 Research reported today should provide relief to women who are worried after a relative's breast cancer diagnosis. The study in the open access journal BMC Cancer shows that a family history of breast cancer does not give a useful indication of the likelihood that a woman will develop it herself at an early age........http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2008/no-need-for-gene-screens.html |