Marine organisms could hold the secret to reducing cancer
June 28th, 2008
Kava-kava tea, which is drunk as a relaxant in the Pacific island nations, contains elements which are thought to inhibit the formation of certain types of the disease including lung cancer. University of Aberdeen experts, in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific, and scientists in Luxembourg are applying their knowledge of the tea’s components to research into unique marine species which may have similar cancer treating effects.
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THOUSANDS of people are gambling with their lives by failing to attend early-warning cancer screenings, doctors warned last night.The Merseyside region has some of the lowest uptake rates for cancer testing, which experts say is now being reflected in the region’s spiralling number of cancer sufferers.
MARK COLVIN: The home of the cigar, Cuba, has approved what’s billed as the world’s first lung cancer vaccine. It’s now available in the island’s hospitals. Cuban doctors say it increases patient survival rates. But Australian specialists say they need to see more information about the testing the vaccine went through.
The combination of two different biotherapies may be beneficial for patients with inoperable melanoma, as per a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study presented at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.
New data from a randomized, controlled trial observed that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, MD, Chief of the Head and Neck Medical Oncology Service, and Barrie Cassileth, PhD, Chief of the Integrative Medicine Service, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).
June 25, 2008 marks a revolutionary day in history for anybody who cares about Lung Cancer, the Number One Cancer Killer in this country. It’s almost tantamount to July 4th, Independence Day, for Lung Cancer. For the first time, in the last four decades, Lung Cancer finally has a voice, thanks to Senators Chuck Hagel, Dianne Feinstein and the tireless work over the last five years of Laurie Fenton, Sheila Ross and the Lung Cancer Alliance.
HOUSTON , June 27 (UPI) — The 15 percent of all lung cancers found in non-smokers may be due to a lack in cell-repair capability, U.S. researchers say.Those lacking this capability and exposed to secondhand smoke may have a four-fold increased risk of lung cancer.
A significant number of women worrying about cancer may be experiencing sleep disturbances, even without a breast cancer diagnosis, as per a research abstract that will be presented by Amita Dharawat, MD, on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).
The cost of cancer care incurred during the period two months previous to cancer diagnosis and 12 months following diagnosis increased substantially between 1991 and 2002 for elderly patients in the United States, as per a research studypublished online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
A prior analysis of data from the Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH) trial, which enrolled women with coronary heart disease or those at an increased risk for the disease, showed that the drug did not protect against heart disease, which was one of the primary aims of the trial. But after a median follow up of 5.6 years, it did reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer by 44 percent, compared with women not taking the drug.