News tagged with cancer center
Fox Chase performs the world's first successful ViKY robot-assisted surgery for pancreatic tumors
Mar 24, 2009 |
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This month Fox Chase Cancer Center performed the world's first successful minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy using the ViKY® system's revolutionary robotic, compact laparoscope holder. The technology, developed in France ...
Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer
Mar 10, 2009 |
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A handful of proteins, detected in incredibly tiny amounts, may one day help doctors distinguish between a harmless lesion in the pancreas and a potentially deadly one, say researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Women whose cells harbor harmful mutations in the BRCA genes are likely to view preventive mastectomy as the best way to reduce their risk and fears of developing breast cancer, despite other, less drastic options available. ...
Drug combination may be effective against deadly melanoma, pilot study shows
Mar 06, 2009 |
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By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to early results of a clinical study conducted by researchers in ...
Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and their risk of recurrence is greatly impacted by the ...
No differences in survival or neonatal outcomes in pregnancy-associated colorectal cancer
Feb 26, 2009 |
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In one of the first studies to examine maternal and newborn health risks and colorectal cancer, UC Davis researchers have found that women diagnosed with the disease during or shortly after their pregnancies have the same ...
Doctors' resources for off-label prescribing may be incomplete, unclear
Feb 16, 2009 |
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The resources doctors use to get important information about indications and reimbursement for use of cancer drugs off-label may be out-of-date and incomplete, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive ...
New Test for Breast Cancer Will Help Guide Treatment Choices
Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One in eight women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer in their lifetime, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Now a new test will help physicians ...
Angiogenesis linked to poor survival in patients with rare type of ovarian cancer
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that increased angiogenesis, or blood vessel formation, and vascular endothelial growth factor expression are associated with poor survival ...
Regular physical activity linked to better quality of life in early-stage lung cancer survivors
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Survivors of early-stage lung cancer who take part in regular physical activity have a better quality of life, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, available ...
Targeted nanospheres find, penetrate, then fuel burning of melanoma
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Hollow gold nanospheres equipped with a targeting peptide find melanoma cells, penetrate them deeply, and then cook the tumor when bathed with near-infrared light, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas ...
Researchers identify risk factors for contralateral breast cancer
Jan 26, 2009 |
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A preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in breast cancer patients with disease in one breast may only be necessary in patients who have high-risk features as assessed by examining the patient's medical history ...
E. coli persists against antibiotics through HipA-induced dormancy
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Bacteria hunker down and survive antibiotic attack when a protein flips a chemical switch that throws them into a dormant state until treatment abates, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report ...
Abnormal DNA repair genes may predict pancreatic cancer risk
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Abnormalities in genes that repair mistakes in DNA replication may help identify people who are at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a research team from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports ...
Glitches in DNA repair genes predict prognosis in pancreatic cancer
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Variations in mismatch repair genes can help predict treatment response and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented today in ...
