Cancer Research

Perhaps Bad Luck And Nature Gave You Cancer, Not Genetics Or Your Lifestyle

There is no question there are genetic and environmental components to cancer but a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence across many tissue types finds that cancer is caused mainly by random mutations that occur when stem cell ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2015 - 2:21pm

"hTERT Promoter" Mutation Involved In 75 Percent Of Melanomas

Researchers have identified mutations which occur at four specific sites in what is known as the "hTERT promoter" in more than 75 percent of glioblastomas and melanomas.   Telomerase is an enzyme largely responsible for the promotion of cell div ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 7 2015 - 11:52am

For Older Prostate Cancer Patients, Radiation Plus Hormone Therapy Increases Survival

Older men with locally advanced prostate cancer benefit by adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy versus hormone therapy alone, according to a new study which found that hormone therapy plus radiation reduced cancer deaths by nearly 50 percent in m ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2015 - 12:25pm

Fact Or Myth? Cancer Biopsies Can Spread Cancer

Can cancer biopsies spread more cancer? Some patients, and a few doctors think so.  Fine needle aspiration is a minimally invasive technique that uses a thin and hollow needle to extract a few cells from a tumor mass. Some contend that a biopsy can cause s ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2015 - 10:48am

Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors Battle Sexual Dysfunction, Anxiety Decades Later

Many cancer survivors face physical and mental challenges, such as sexual dysfunction or anxiety about getting cancer again or financial hardships, even decades after the treatment is ended.   Finding ways to help will become increasingly important becaus ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2015 - 6:30pm

Fact Or Myth? Too Much Inhaled Oxygen Can Cause Cancer

We've all seen athletes on the sidelines of a football game with a mask over their mouths inhaling oxygen. It may seem odd that anyone stands around for 60 seconds, moves for 10 and then has to go sit on a bunch with an oxygen tank but oxygen is life, ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 13 2015 - 10:57am

Hormonal Contraceptives Linked To Increased Risk Of Brain Tumors

An analysis of Danish women of reproductive age suggests that long-term use of hormonal contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of brain tumors.  Hormonal contraceptives, commonly called "the pill" in oral contraceptive, contain femal ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2015 - 12:00am

Pancreatic Cancer May Be Spread By Survival Mechanism

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Article - The Conversation - Jan 22 2015 - 9:00am

Cancer Screening Clarity: Talk About Reduction In Deaths, Not Increase In Survival

By Katy Bell, University of Sydney; Alexandra Barratt, University of Sydney, and Andrew Hayen, UNSW Australia Cancer screening is beneficial when it’s able to prevent people dying from cancer. And it should clearly be adopted where there’s evidence showin ...

Article - The Conversation - Aug 30 2015 - 11:03am

How To Tell Good Cancer Research From Bad

There are ways non-scientists can assess if the research underlying big claims about cancer cures stack up. Rafael Anderson Gonzales Mendoza /Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 2 2015 - 6:07pm