http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher has achieved a significant breakthrough in male fertility, producing normal sperm from mouse cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-male-fertility-breakthrough.html Medical research Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:08:27 EST news240577700 When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-acupuncture-radiation-induced-chronic-mouth.html Cancer Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10:16 EST news240152968 UWE Bristol is working with University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the first university devised module in Brachytherapy, a form of radiotherapy. The new module addresses a growing need for specialised training within this field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-uwe-bristol-uk-university-radiotherapy.html Cancer Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:02:32 EST news239619740 (Medical Xpress) -- Erxi Wu, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and Fengfei Wang, research associate of pharmaceutical sciences, co-wrote the article, "Anti-cancer activities of tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate in breast cancer patients under radiotherapy,” which will be published by Current Molecular Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-tea-epigallocatechin-gallate-inhibits-cell-proliferation.html Cancer Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:37:38 EST news238401438 (Medical Xpress) -- Radiotherapy following surgery for breast cancer halves the chances of the cancer coming back over the next 10 years, a study led by Oxford University researchers has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-radiotherapy-surgery-halves-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:29:32 EST news238318164 Children born after their mothers were treated with chemotherapy during pregnancy appear to be unaffected by the experience in terms of the development of their mental processes and the normal functioning of their hearts, according to new research presented at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-chemotherapy-pregnancy-developmental-problems-children.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:43:39 EST news236281407 Stockholm, Sweden: Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomised Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good for pain relief as single dose radiotherapy, the standard treatment for bone metastases. Results of the trial were presented today at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-bone-strengthening-drug-pain-relief-prostate.html Cancer Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:28:41 EST news236176106 Stockholm, Sweden: A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the breast or chest wall. The treatment, known as synchronous chemoradiation, has minimal adverse side-effects and no detrimental effect on the patients' quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-radiotherapy-chemotherapy-breast-cancer-recurrence.html Cancer Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:10:31 EST news236142620 Stockholm, Sweden: First results from an international comparison of the care of patients with rectal cancer have shown there are substantial differences in the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy between European countries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-treatment-rectal-cancer-varies-enormously.html Cancer Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:21:26 EST news236085660 Like snakes, tumour cells shed their skin. Cancer is not a static disease but during its development the disease accumulates changes to evade natural defences adapting to new environmental circumstances, protecting against chemotherapy and radiotherapy and invading neighbouring organs, eventually causing metastasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-cancer-cells.html Cancer Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:19:11 EST news234173936 A new study has shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used to evaluate responses to pre-surgery (neo-adjuvant) chemotherapy or radiation may predict survival among patients with advanced rectal cancer. The findings suggest that MRI-assessed tumor responses to neoadjuvant therapy can help physicians to better plan their patients' subsequent treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-mri-survival-locally-advanced-rectal.html Cancer Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:05 EST news233847271 Human neural stem cells are capable of helping people regain learning and memory abilities lost due to radiation treatment for brain tumors, a UC Irvine study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-stem-cells-cognitive-abilities-impaired.html Cancer Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:22:02 EST news229782098 New developments such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and improvements in surgical care in early-stage lung cancer have led to large survival gains for elderly Dutch patients, according to a population-based study presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam, hosted by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-elderly-dutch-lung-patients-survival.html Cancer Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:31:26 EST news229163475 A new treatment option may soon be available for children with neuroblastoma according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The study tested the principle that combined positron emission tomography and X-ray computed tomography (PET/CT) may be used to select children with primary refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma for treatment with a molecular radiotherapy known as 177Lu-DOTATATE. This therapeutic option was found to be viable option for children with neuroblastomas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-therapy-childhood-neuroblastoma-feasible-safe.html Cancer Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:47:08 EST news228584793