Cancer Research

XactMice: 'Humanized' Mice Mean Better Cancer Immunotherapy Testing

Human tumors grown in mouse models have long been used to test promising anti-cancer therapies. However, when a human tumor is transplanted into a mouse, the mouse immune system must be knocked down so that it doesn't attack the foreign tumor tissue, ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2015 - 10:30am

Turmeric Spice Potential For Oral Cancer- Curcumin Quiets HPV

Turmeric, the familiar yellow spice common in Indian and Asian cooking, may play a therapeutic role in oral cancers associated with human papillomavirus, according to new research published in ecancermedicalscience. One of the herb's key active ingre ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 8:11am

Breakthrough In Treatment For HER2+ Breast Cancer

A team of researchers have found 38 genes and molecules that most likely cause HER2+ cancer cells to spread. The HER2+ subtype accounts for 20 to 30 percent of early-stage breast cancer diagnoses, which are around 200,000 new diagnoses each year in the Un ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 12:24pm

Combined Brachytherapy Techniques Should Be Benchmark For Cervical Cancer Treatment

The first large international study to investigate the late side-effects of a combination of two forms of brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer has shown that the technique successfully delivers higher radiation doses to the tumour without an increase in ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2015 - 9:30am

Stem-Cell-Based Therapy For Breast Cancer Metastases In The Brain Promising

Researchers have developed a mouse model of brain-metastatic breast cancer and found the potential of stem-cell-based therapy to eliminate metastatic cells from the brain and prolong survival is strong. The research team developed a mouse model that close ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2015 - 7:13am

Putting An End To Cancer Pain

A new study has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top journal Pain this month, the study points to TMPRSS2 as the culprit: a gene that is also responsible for some of the most aggressive forms of androgen-fuel ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 8:04am

Inability To Concentrate: 'Chemo Brain' Is Real, Study Finds

Chemotherapy has been linked to excessive mind wandering and an inability to concentrate. The condition, colloquially called 'chemo-brain,' has long been suspected. A new University of British Columbia study says it is the first to explain why p ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 8:52am

Gene Mapping Reveals Differing Roles For Soy In Breast Cancer

Scientists have mapped the human genes triggered by the phytonutrients in soy, revealing the complex role the legume plays in both preventing and advancing breast cancer. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2015 - 8:01am

Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked To Lack Of Sunlight

Researchers are reporting that pancreatic cancer rates are highest in countries with the least amount of sunlight, due to a combination of heavy cloud cover and high latitude.  ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2015 - 5:38pm

Ovarian Cancer Surgery And The Risks Of Buying Time

More than two decades have passed, but Erika Archer Lewis clearly recalls the fear, uncertainty and struggle required to bring her 42-year-old mother back from the edge of stage 4 breast cancer. Lewis, a senior studying at the University of Texas when her ...

Article - Mosaic Science - Apr 30 2015 - 1:41pm