News tagged with national cancer
Cost-effectiveness of cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer
Aug 08, 2009 |
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From a health-care system perspective, it may be more efficient to use the drug cetuximab only in colorectal cancer patients whose tumors have a wild-type KRAS gene, according to a study published online August 7 in the Journal of ...
Considering combination versus sequential chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Both combination and sequential single-agent chemotherapy are reasonable options to treat metastatic breast cancer, but the choice between the two should ultimately be based on patient- and disease-related factors, according ...
AIDS patients face higher risk of HPV-related cancers as immunosuppression grows
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published online July 31 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
EphA2-targeted therapy delivers chemo directly to ovarian cancer cells
Jul 29, 2009 |
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With a novel therapeutic delivery system, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has successfully targeted a protein that is over-expressed in ovarian cancer cells. Using ...
Older cancer patients have more frailty than other seniors
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Older people with a history of cancer are more likely to have disabilities and be frail and vulnerable than older adults who have not had cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, publis ...
Thalidomide does not improve survival in small cell lung cancer
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Treating patients with thalidomide in combination with chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) did not improve their survival but did increase their risk of blood clots, according to a new study published online July ...
Why are African-Americans less likely to survive certain cancers?
Jul 07, 2009 |
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African Americans are more likely than other races to die from breast, prostate and ovarian cancers, but this disparity is not due to poverty or inferior healthcare, a first-of-its-kind study has found.
Improving the biomarker pipeline for early cancer detection
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Several statistical and biological issues need to be addressed in order to improve biomarker identification for early detection of cancer, according to a commentary published online July 2 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
Risk of breast cancer and a single-nucleotide polymorphism
Jul 02, 2009 |
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The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) known as 2q35-rs13387042 is associated with increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER) -positive and -negative breast cancer, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of ...
Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the Netherlands
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Even under favorable assumptions, including lifelong protection against 70% of all cervical cancers and no side effects, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is not cost-effective in the Netherlands, according ...
How much is life worth? The $440 billion question
Jun 29, 2009 |
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The decision to use expensive cancer therapies that typically produce only a relatively short extension of survival is a serious ethical dilemma in the U.S. that needs to be addressed by the oncology community, according ...
Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer
Jun 26, 2009 |
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High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Lifelong cancer risk for patients treated for childhood cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
New broad-spectrum vaccine to prevent cervical cancer induces strong responses in animals
May 26, 2009 |
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Mice and rabbits immunized with a multimeric-L2 protein vaccine had robust antibody responses and were protected from infection when exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 four months after vaccination, according to ...
Women with previous abnormal cervical cells at higher risk for recurrence and invasive cancer
May 12, 2009 |
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New research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (abnormal cervical cell growth), are at higher risk for a recurrence ...
