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Women whose genes put them at a high risk of contracting breast cancer can dramatically reduce the danger by having a double mastectomy—but not eliminate it altogether, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-surgery-genetic-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 14 May 2013 09:36:50 EST news287742998 The gene most strongly linked to obesity and overeating may also increase the risk of malignant melanoma – the most deadly skin cancer, reveals research published in Nature Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-evidence-obesity-gene-factor-melanoma.html Genetics Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:47:00 EST news281605613 (HealthDay)—Current recommendations for the assessment and management of female reproductive complications following treatment of cancers in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood have been updated, according to a review published online Feb. 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-guidelines-young-ca-survivors-fertility.html Cancer Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:09:54 EST news279292182 Dartmouth scientists showed that more than half of all the SNPs associated with breast cancer risk are located in distant regions and bound by FOXA1, a protein required for estrogen receptor-α (ER) function according to a paper published in the journal Nature Genetics in November. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-snps-breast-cancer-affinity-factor.html Cancer Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:17:02 EST news278180216 New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-loneliness-chronic-stress-taxes-immune.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:00:01 EST news277736696 (Medical Xpress)—A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery patients, according to a new Brigham and Women's Hospital and Purdue University study. The paper detailing the results will be published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and was published online this week. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-tool-brain-surgeons-closer-room.html Surgery Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:27:21 EST news276953227 Obese, postmenopausal women are at greater risk for developing breast cancer and their cancers tend to be more aggressive than those in lean counterparts. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the December issue of the journal Cancer Research shows how this risk might be prevented. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-healthy-lifestyle-menopause-decrease-breast.html Cancer Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:24:30 EST news275145864 (HealthDay)—Patients of lower socioeconomic status are less likely to be referred to participate in early-phase cancer trials compared with patients of higher socioeconomic status, according to research published online Dec. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-socioeconomic-status-affects-cancer-trial.html Cancer Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:50:04 EST news274099483 A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI)—the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness—may not be the best measure for estimating disease risk, and particularly the risk of certain types of cancer. The study was published today in the online edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-rethinking-body-mass-index-cancer.html Health Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:01:50 EST news271566101 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Rice University report that referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives and not raise the cost to patients. The study was reported online today in the journal Forum for Health Economics and Policy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cancer-patients-experienced-successful-hospitals.html Cancer Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:14:59 EST news269766880 A common birth control device is effective in treating early-stage endometrial cancer in morbidly obese and high-risk surgery patients, said Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center researchers, and could lead to a cost-effective treatment for all women with this cancer type. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-common-birth-device-cost-effective-treatment.html Cancer Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:43:37 EST news269620963 (Medical Xpress)—Women with type II diabetes are nearly 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to results of a comprehensive review published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Friday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-post-menopausal-women-diabetes-greater-breast.html Cancer Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:31:28 EST news266826679 Two different genetic mutations cooperate to induce adrenal cancer, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gene-mutations-adrenal-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:32:44 EST news266513523 More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1] today (Wednesday). The improvement in survival has been driven by the increasing numbers taking part in clinical trials since 1977 when the UK Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG) [2] was established. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-access-clinical-trials-survival-childhood.html Cancer Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:30:01 EST news261758728 Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from Vestfold University College in Norway, and colleagues is published online in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-long-term-cancer-survivors-struggle-regular.html Cancer Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:10:22 EST news259323011 a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes - is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, finds a study published on BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-diabetes-drug-linked-bladder-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 31 May 2012 18:30:20 EST news257706066 A study of U.S. women suggests that vigorous physical activity may be associated with a reduced risk of psoriasis, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-vigorous-physical-psoriasis.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:30 EST news256815166 A new analysis has found that Hispanic lung cancer patients seem to live longer than white or black patients. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that, as with several other types of cancer, certain yet-to-be-defined genetic and/or environmental factors put Hispanic patients at a survival advantage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-hispanic-lung-cancer-patients-tend.html Cancer Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:04:14 EST news254372647 A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study provides valuable information on which cancer patients might need help to quit smoking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-people-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:01 EST news246460581 The investigational drug ganetespib, a synthetic second-generation Hsp90 inhibitor, slowed the growth of cancer cells taken from non-small cell lung cancer tumors with a mutation in the KRAS gene. The drug was even more active when combined with traditional lung cancer treatments and other investigational targeted therapies, according to preclinical study data. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-ganetespib-kras-mutant-nsclc-monotherapy-combinations.html Cancer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:06:54 EST news245480807 In a major triumph for personalized medicine, the FDA approved the drug crizotinib for use with the lung cancer type known as ALK-positive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-therapeutic-drug-alk-positive-lung-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:09:28 EST news234014953 Current estimates of the impact of chemotherapy on women's reproductive health are too low, according to a University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study. The researchers say their analysis of the age-specific, long-term effects of chemotherapy provides new insights that will help patients and clinicians make more informed decisions about future reproductive options, such as egg harvesting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-greater-impact-chemotherapy-fertility.html Cancer Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:47:50 EST news233484457 Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. What's more, the lower risk was evident among men who drank either regular or decaffeinated coffee. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-coffee-lethal-prostate-cancer-men.html Cancer Tue, 17 May 2011 16:00:01 EST news224853223 (PhysOrg.com) -- Several cancers with a high burden of disease are not receiving the clinical trial investment they require, according to a University of Sydney study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-cancers-underrepresented-clinical-trials.html Cancer Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:49:16 EST news222331749