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Health habits predict cancer survival

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:10
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that head and neck cancer patients who smoke, drink, don't exercise or don't eat enough fruit have worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits. "While there has been a recent emphasis on biomarkers and genes that might be linked to cancer survival, the health habits a person ... Full story

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Scientists identify protein that helps breast cancer spread

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:09
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Researchers from UC Davis Cancer Centre have identified a protein that may allow breast cancer to spread and make it resistant to drugs. The research team led by Kermit Carraway have discovered a protein called Muc4, which belongs to a group of proteins called mucins, commonly found in fluids such as tears and mucus. "Breast cancer deaths are caused by metastasis, not by ... Full story

Ballesteros reveals his fight against brain tumour

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:40
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London, Apr.1 (ANI): His face is recognized by millions of golf fans worldwide. He is a winner of five Majors and 87 titles. A sporting legend. Today that same face is a picture of bravery and courage as Spain's Severiano Ballesteros faces his most important challenge - the battle to survive after four harrowing brain tumour operations and relentless chemotherapy sessions. In his first interview ... Full story

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Scientists create ’switch’ that turns stem cells into muscle

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 4:54
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Washington, March 31 (ANI): American scientists have created a "switch" that allows mutations or light signals to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal. The research team, including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi, say that their breakthrough may lead to a genetic switch, or drugs, that allows people to grow new muscle cells to replace those ... Full story

Spanish woman first to bear twins after ovarian tissue transplant

Friday, March 27, 2009, 0:36
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Valencia, Spain - A 39-year-old Spanish former breast cancer patient will become the world's first woman to give birth to twins after receiving a transplant of her own ovarian tissue, officials said Tuesday in the eastern city of Valencia. Women who are treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy often experience precocious ovarian failure, health official Manuel Cervera explained. The Valencian woman, however, had ovarian tissue extracted before her ... Full story

Swayze in good spirits as he trains for TV show ‘The Beast’

Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 16:27
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Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze is said to be in good spirits as he trains for the second season of his TV show 'The Beast'. Swayze, 56, had been pictured looking frail and gaunt, and so he asked his 'Ghost' co-star Whoopi Goldberg to dispel notions of him being near death. Goldberg, 53, revealed on her morning talk ... Full story

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‘Frail’ cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze continues 60-a-day cigarette habit

Saturday, March 14, 2009, 17:26
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London, Mar 14 (ANI): Cancer-stricken American actor Patrick Swayze, who has become very frail and thin and suffered hair loss due to chemotherapy, was recently seen lighting a cigarette during a shopping trip in LA. Swayze, 56, who was slightly limping as he walked, was with his wife Lisa Niemi, 52, and a male ... Full story

Patrick Swayze condemns claims that he is nearing his end

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 14:01
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Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, who has been battling pancreatic cancer for over a year, is deeply saddened by the media reports claiming that he is nearing his end. The 'Ghost' actor was left disappointed when he came across a story in The National Enquirer with a headline ... Full story

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Twin nanoparticle shows greater success at killing breast cancer cells

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:11
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Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): The side effects of medications given to breast cancer patients during chemotherapy occur because drugs released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumour cells. Now, Brown University researchers have developed a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the tumour cells. They have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the ... Full story

Vitamin C doesn’t reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer, says expert

Friday, March 6, 2009, 8:52
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Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Challenging a recent study, an Arizona nutritionist has claimed that vitamin C does not reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatment. A study published in Cancer Research concluded that vitamin C, given to mice or cultured cells treated with common anti-cancer drugs, reduces the anti-tumour effects of ... Full story

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Gene involved in pancreatic cancer identified

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 19:10
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Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): University of Michigan researchers have identified a gene called ATDC that is overexpressed in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers. The expression of the gene called, Ataxia Telangiectasia Group D Complementing gene (ATDC), is 20 times higher in pancreatic cancer cells than in cells from a normal pancreas. This gene also makes cancer resistant to chemotherapy. It is most highly expressed at the point ... Full story

Goody lost her hair before - when she tried drugs to get close to mum

Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 16:34
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London, February 24 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody has experienced hair loss before, when as a teenager she had smoked crack to get close to her drug-addict mum Jackiey. The 27-year-old, who lost all her hair after undergoing chemotherapy in her battle with cervical cancer, revealed she had turned to drugs when she was 18 in a desperate plight to get noticed. "I can't believe I'm admitting this ... Full story

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Now, a novel approach to starve tumours of cancer proteins

Friday, February 13, 2009, 6:47
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Washington, February 12 (ANI): A group of scientists have identified a new mechanism whereby tumours develop. The research team led by scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) at the Montreal Children's Hospital believe that their finding may lead to an innovative treatment. A team from the MUHC reveals a new mechanism involved in tumour development that could lead to an ... Full story

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Jade Goody ‘undergoes emergency op to remove life-threatening tumour’

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 18:50
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London, Feb 7 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody yesterday underwent emergency surgery to remove a life-threatening golf ball-sized tumour, according to reports. The reality TV star - who is fighting for her life after being told the disease had spread to her bowel, groin and liver - was told by docs that they had to operate immediately to save her life after locating a golf ball-sized growth, ... Full story

New cancer drug gives Jade Goody ‘glimmer of hope’

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:43
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London, Feb 05 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody is being given a new drug to help combat her spreading illness. The 27-year-old said she was starting a two-month course of Topotecan after her first round of chemotherapy failed to stop the cervical cancer spreading to her liver, bowel and groin. "I've had an awful time recently but I got some hope today," the Mirror quoted Goody, as ... Full story

New cancer drug gives Jade Goody ‘glimmer of hope’

Saturday, February 7, 2009, 6:26
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London, Feb 05 (ANI): Cancer-stricken Jade Goody is being given a new drug to help combat her spreading illness. The 27-year-old said she was starting a two-month course of Topotecan after her first round of chemotherapy failed to stop the cervical cancer spreading to her liver, bowel and groin. "I've had an awful time recently but I got some hope today," the Mirror quoted Goody, as ... Full story

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Farrah Fawcett ‘doing well’ in her ongoing cancer battle

Friday, February 6, 2009, 18:09
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Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): American actress Farrah Fawcett has stopped her cancer treatment and is said to be doing well in her ongoing battle. The 62-year-old star, who was diagnosed with anal cancer in September 2006, underwent surgery to remove the tumour and began a course of chemotherapy and radiation before she was declared cancer-free. According to news show Access Hollywood, her close friend and spokesperson ... Full story

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New technique to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome developed

Monday, February 2, 2009, 13:53
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Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have described a new technique for determining the "leakiness" of tumour blood vessels using a simple digital mammography unit, which can predict the results of breast cancer chemotherapy. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky blood vessels that often surround tumours. For the study, the researchers designed nanometre-sized ... Full story

Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapy’

Health habits predict cancer survival

Scientists identify protein that helps breast cancer spread

Ballesteros reveals his fight against brain tumour

Scientists create ’switch’ that turns stem cells into muscle

Spanish woman first to bear twins after ovarian tissue transplant

Swayze in good spirits as he trains for TV show ‘The Beast’

‘Frail’ cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze continues 60-a-day cigarette habit

Patrick Swayze condemns claims that he is nearing his end

Twin nanoparticle shows greater success at killing breast cancer cells

Vitamin C doesn’t reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer, says expert

Gene involved in pancreatic cancer identified

Goody lost her hair before - when she tried drugs to get close to mum

Now, a novel approach to starve tumours of cancer proteins

Jade Goody ‘undergoes emergency op to remove life-threatening tumour’

New cancer drug gives Jade Goody ‘glimmer of hope’

New cancer drug gives Jade Goody ‘glimmer of hope’

Farrah Fawcett ‘doing well’ in her ongoing cancer battle

New technique to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome developed

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