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Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

The National Women's Health Network has petitioned FDA to stop sales of Solvay's Estratest and Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals' Syntest, which are estrogen-testosterone combination therapies used to treat menopause-associated hot flashes, until they are proven safe and effective, Reuters reports.

24 Aug 2006

Study shows diabetes link to colon cancer - smokers with type-2 diabetes face the greatest risk

A recent, clinically-confirmed study has shown that persons suffering from type-2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) when compared to the general public.

24 Aug 2006

Fat people shorten their lives

A new study has found that being obese is not just unhealthy, it can in fact seriously increase the risk of death.

24 Aug 2006

U.S. research challenges Bush over embryonic stem-cell research

Researchers in the U.S. appear all set to challenge President Bush's stand over the issue of embryonic stem-cell research.

24 Aug 2006

Investigation of the proinflammatory potential of biodegradable nanoparticle drug delivery systems in the lung

Drug developers consider the lungs to be an excellent route through which to administer drugs.

21 Aug 2006

Dual-mode nanoscale imaging yields new details of cellular events

To create drugs capable of targeting malignancies, scientists must first decode exactly how a cell or a group of cells communicates with other cells and reacts to a broad spectrum of complex biomolecules surrounding it.

21 Aug 2006

Targeted magnetic nanoparticles may be useful in both detecting and treating metastatic breast cancer

An in-depth study of nanoparticle distribution in tumor-bearing mice has shown that targeted magnetic nanoparticles accumulate and cluster in both primary breast tumors and metastatic lesions that have developed in the lung.

21 Aug 2006

St. John's wort and polymeric nanoparticles to treat ovarian tumors using light

By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John's wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a promising method for treating ovarian tumors using light.

21 Aug 2006

Brits denied new targeted bowel cancer drugs

Despite the fact that bowel cancer is the third most common form of the disease in Britain and kills 16,000 people every year, the government watchdog on drugs the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has sparked a bitter controversy by refusing to provide two bowel cancer drugs on the National Health Service (NHS) to cancer patients.

21 Aug 2006

Variances in patterns of care for patients with prostate cancer failing primary therapy

Variables that impact management of failed primary therapy for prostate cancer (CaP) are not well defined.

21 Aug 2006

A tissue marker of poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

The search for molecular markers that further advance our knowledge of the biology of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and assist in evaluating the diagnosis and prognosis of patients remains the subject of intense investigation.

20 Aug 2006

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network on Tuesday released seven quality guidelines for breast and colorectal cancer care, CQ Today reports.

20 Aug 2006

Teen wins right to refuse chemo

A teenager in the U.S. who has Hodgkins' Disease, has won a court battle which aimed to order the boy to undergo a second course of intensive chemotherapy.

20 Aug 2006

Chinese men harming wives by smoking too much

Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week's British Medical Journal.

17 Aug 2006

Cases of HIV infections with multiple strains more common than previously thought

Cases in which an HIV-positive person is infected with more than one strain of the virus are more common than previously believed, Canadian and U.S. scientists said Monday at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, CanWest News Service/Vancouver Sun reports.

17 Aug 2006

Intermittent androgen deprivation in biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radiotherapy

Intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) is commonly used in the treatment of CaP, which theoretically may delay the development of hormone resistance.

17 Aug 2006

Pomegranate juice may decrease PSA progression in patients with cancer recurrence after treatment

Because of their high content of antioxidants, pomegranate juice is frequently recommended for cancer prevention and overall wellness. While small studies have suggested a role against prostate carcinogenesis, no organized trials have been published until now.

17 Aug 2006

Appointee to head National Cancer Institute discusses research funding cuts

John Niederhuber, a surgeon whom President Bush on Tuesday appointed as National Cancer Institute director, on Wednesday said that he hopes to find new nontoxic cancer medications but added that the agency likely will have to eliminate some programs because of budgetary issues, the New York Times reports.

17 Aug 2006

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Researchers believe that the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer are probably higher than thought.

16 Aug 2006

Natural HIV immunity

An international, multi-institutional research consortium is seeking to discover how a few HIV-infected individuals are naturally able to suppress replication of the virus.

16 Aug 2006

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

Study shows diabetes link to colon cancer - smokers with type-2 diabetes face the greatest risk

Fat people shorten their lives

U.S. research challenges Bush over embryonic stem-cell research

Investigation of the proinflammatory potential of biodegradable nanoparticle drug delivery systems in the lung

Dual-mode nanoscale imaging yields new details of cellular events

Targeted magnetic nanoparticles may be useful in both detecting and treating metastatic breast cancer

St. John's wort and polymeric nanoparticles to treat ovarian tumors using light

Brits denied new targeted bowel cancer drugs

Variances in patterns of care for patients with prostate cancer failing primary therapy

A tissue marker of poor prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

Teen wins right to refuse chemo

Chinese men harming wives by smoking too much

Cases of HIV infections with multiple strains more common than previously thought

Intermittent androgen deprivation in biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radiotherapy

Pomegranate juice may decrease PSA progression in patients with cancer recurrence after treatment

Appointee to head National Cancer Institute discusses research funding cuts

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Natural HIV immunity

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How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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