Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News TodayLatest Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today.Studies Find Risk Of Suicide Small, But Higher Among People With Cancer- August 14, 2008 In this News Digest: - Summaries of three studies being published online August 11, 2008 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showing people with cancer are more likely to commit suicide or contemplate taking their own lives, compared to the general population - Overview of an editorial examining the implications for the oncology community - Quote for attribution from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's president, Dr.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118258.php Moisturisers Increased Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers In Mice- August 14, 2008 Researchers in the US found that several moisturisers commonly used by consumers increased non-melanoma skin cancers in mice that had been exposed to ultra violet radiation. The study is published in the 14 Aug 2008 advanced online issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology and was the work of Dr Allan Conney and colleagues from the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of New Jersey.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118308.php Dental Clinic First In Capital To Offer Vizilite Oral Cancer Screening, London- August 14, 2008 Mouth Cancer kills one person every 3 hours in the UK because of late detection The London Day Surgery Centre (LDSC) is the first clinic in the Capital to offer ViziLite oral lesion screening, a new pain free technique for oral cancer, one of the fastest growing cancers in the UK. ViziLite Plus with TBlue is a painless, non-invasive examination. It helps detect abnormalities than can be early indicators of cancer.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118239.php Emerging Clinical Data Continues To Support CyberKnife Radiosurgery For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer- August 14, 2008 Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced that emerging clinical data continues to support CyberKnife radiosurgery for the treatment of lung cancer, following a study published in the July 2008 issue of Clinical Lung Cancer.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118211.php Are PET Scans Beneficial During Cancer Diagnosis, Staging And Monitoring- August 14, 2008 Today positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is emerging as an increasingly helpful oncology tool for diagnosis, staging and monitoring. It is a computer-based, low-resolution imaging technology emitting a radioactive tracer to localize tumors. The radioactive positron tracer gathers in abnormal tissue. As a result, the malignant tissue stands out from normal tissue and appears as a "hot spot.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118190.php Cangen Biotechnologies Inc. And Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Move Forward With Development Of An Early Stage Lung Cancer Diagnostic- August 14, 2008 Cangen Biotechnologies, Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) of Japan are pleased to announce that they will move forward with a clinical trial phase of an early stage lung cancer diagnostic.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118183.php Murad Awarded Skin Cancer Foundation Seals Of Approval For Two Products- August 14, 2008 Murad announced that it has received two seals of approval from the Skin Cancer Foundation. Two products - Murad Professional Daily Moisture Charge SPF 30 and Murad Man Face Defense SPF 15 - have completed a vigorous review process and are now recommended for sun safety and approved by the Skin Cancer Foundation.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118174.php Development Of Free-Energy Based Models For Chaperonin Containing TCP-1 Mediated Folding Of Actin- August 13, 2008 Molecular chaperones are proteins that help other proteins fold into their characteristic 3D shape. The chaperone CCT (Chaperonin Containing TCP-1) plays a vital role in folding cellular cytoskeletal proteins that are intimately involved in cell structure, division and locomotion. The mechanism of CCT action is important to current cancer research and is not fully understood.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118103.php Targeted Radiation Therapy Can Control Limited Cancer Spread- August 13, 2008 Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate all evidence of disease in selected patients with cancer that has spread to only a few sites, suggests the first published report from an ongoing clinical trial.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118020.php Bavarian Nordic Announces Partnership With National Cancer Institute In The US And Obtains Rights To A New Vaccine Candidate- August 13, 2008 Bavarian Nordic's US subsidiary, BN ImmunoTherapeutics has entered into a scientific partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the United States. Under the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) the NCI and Bavarian Nordic will jointly develop new immunotherapies for the treatment of prostate cancer. Under the CRADA, BN ImmunoTherapeutics has rights to exclusively license intellectual property that results from this collaboration.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118087.php |