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NEWS ABOUT: cancer research

cancer research stories: 72 news summaries

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 Scientists Disarm 
 Cancer Protein 

New technique neutralizes 'undruggable' factor

Nov 12, 09 1:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists believe they have found a way to neutralize a protein involved in cancer formation that was previously considered "undruggable." The researchers, experimenting on mice, created chemical "staples" to mold snippets of protein into shapes capable of disrupting the protein's function. The protein is linked to runaway... More »

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cancer • cancer research • leukemia • cancer drug

 'Nanobees' Sting Cancer Cells 

Scientists abuzz over treatment using bee venom and nanoparticles

Sep 29, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists working to harness the power of bee venom in the fight against cancer have created "nanobees" that can actually sting a tumor to death. Melittin, an ingredient in bee venom with anti-tumor properties, was attached to tiny spheres that sought out and attacked cancerous cells in mice. Previous... More »

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cancer • bees • cancer research • tumor • nanotechnology • red blood cells

 Drug Giants Target Cancer 

Scientific advances, potentially huge profits attract Big Pharma to cancer fight

Sep 2, 09 2:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major drug companies are tying their fortunes to cancer like never before, the New York Times reports. The firms—inspired by advancements in science as well as the high prices cancer drugs command—are pouring unprecedented resources into the search for new cancer drugs. The drug giants hope cancer treatments... More »

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cancer • pharmaceutical companies • drug companies • Pfizer • cancer research • prescription drugs • pharmaceutical industry • cancer drug

(Newser) - New research strongly suggests that breastfeeding can help protect women with a family history of breast cancer from developing the cancer, Reuters reports. Scientists found that among women who had a mother or sister with the disease, those who breastfed were nearly 60% less likely to develop the cancer before... More »

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breast cancer • cancer research • breast feeding • breast milk • tamoxifen • women's issues • cancer risk

Dearth of Patient Volunteers Cripples Cancer Research

Just 3% of adult patients take part in studies

Aug 3, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer death rates have changed little in the past 40 years, and one big reason often goes unremarked on, experts say: only 3% of adult cancer patients participate in studies of treatments, the New York Times reports. More than a fifth of trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute couldn’... More »

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cancer • health care • study • public health • medical research • cancer research • medication • health research • cancer drug

(Newser) - A team of University of North Carolina scientists are working to bring X-ray technology into the 21st century, the Economist reports. The X-ray machines commonly used today rely on vacuum-tube technology little changed from a century ago, but physicist Otto Zhou and his colleagues have used nanotechnology to create smaller,... More »

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medical research • cancer research • nanotechnology • X-rays • irradiation • medical technology

Docs Weigh Longer Chemo in Cancer Battle

Experts say tumors could be treated as chronic diseases

Jul 21, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of waiting for cancer to return, some doctors are keeping up patients’ chemotherapy even when the threat has lessened, the New York Times reports. With maintenance therapy, some in the medical and drug industries say, it may be possible to treat cancer as a chronic disease, with tumors kept... More »

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cancer • health care • chemotherapy • public health • cancer research • cancer treatment • pharmaceutical industry

Why Cancer Researchers Are Playing it Safe

Long-shots are risky to fund, so grants go to less ambitious studies

Jun 28, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you're a cancer researcher, it's harder to get money to investigate a potentially field-changing question than to find out whether a food's tastiness affects dieting. The reason is simple but problematic: With limited funding available and lots of research to do, grant-givers don't want to lose money on a... More »

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breast cancer • science • cancer research • funding • cancer drug • scientific funding • women's issues

New Prostate Cancer Drug Amazes Researchers

Experimental therapy cures men's inoperable cancer

Jun 20, 09 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The total recovery of two patients suffering inoperable prostate cancer under a new treatment has amazed researchers at the Mayo Clinic, the Minnesota Post reports. The men, who suffered from a highly aggressive and deadly form of the disease, were found to be cancer-free after treatment with an experimental drug... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • cancer research • cancer treatment • Mayo Clinic • immunotherapy

(Newser) - More promising news has emerged from this weekend’s international cancer conference in Florida: Researchers unveiled a drug that shows early promise in fighting the most deadly form of skin cancer. The experimental PLX4032 targets tumor cells that carry a mutation found in 60% of malignant melanomas, and in the... More »

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skin cancer • cancer research • melanoma • cancer drug

Drug Offers Hope for Genetic Breast Cancer Sufferers

First-of-its-kind drug slows, stops tumor growth

Jun 1, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A first-of-its-kind drug has been developed to fight genetic breast cancer, with an initial round of human trials showing “very promising” results, reports the Times of London. The drug Olaparib works by blocking a protein that makes cancer cells containing the genetic default unable to repair themselves. The drug... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • genetics • cancer research • cancer drug • olaparib

(Newser) - The world’s largest cancer conference convened this weekend and offered some hope but no cures, USA Today reports. Researchers are getting closer to developing treatments that are gentler and more individualized, and that increase longevity and quality of life. But a cure remains elusive, and even the most promising... More »

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breast cancer • cancer research • cancer treatment • conference • experimental drugs

(Newser) - A dose of ginger or a new anti-nausea drug can make chemotherapy less debilitating, the Los Angeles Times reports. One study showed that capsules of ginger on days before and after treatment reduced nausea in cancer patients by 40%. Normally about 70% of chemotherapy patients endure sickness during treatment. "... More »

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drugs • chemotherapy • cancer research • ginger

(Newser) - American Idol winner David Cook lost his brother Adam to cancer yesterday, People reports. Cook announced Adam’s death today at a Race for Hope benefit run for brain cancer research in Washington, DC. "I actually lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor and I couldn't imagine being... More »

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cancer • entertainment • American Idol • chemotherapy • cancer research • death • David Cook

Glowing Cancer Cells Signal Surgical Leap

New technique takes much of the guesswork out of tumor removal

Apr 25, 09 2:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surgery to remove tumors has always been a delicate undertaking. Surgeons must try to remove all of the cancerous cells while minimizing the loss of surrounding tissue, a task made harder by the fact that it’s difficult to tell the difference just by looking. No longer: Scientists have found... More »

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cancer • surgery • cancer research • Nobel Prize • tumors • fluorescence • Roger Tsien

Colon Cancer Drug Flunks Important Test

Avastin's effects on early-stage disease don't meet expectations

Apr 22, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clinical trials to determine the drug Avastin’s effects on early-stage colon cancer were a big disappointment for drug firm Genentech, the New York Times reports. The drug, which is typically used in late-stage cancer, didn’t significantly cut the recurrence rate among 2,700 subjects in the early stages,... More »

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study • drug companies • cancer research • cancer treatment • Genentech • Roche • Avastin • clinical trials

Trial Drug Offers Hope for Ovarian Cancer Patients

Early test on small number of women yields improved survival rate

Apr 7, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new drug being developed in Britain could someday prolong the lives of thousands of women suffering ovarian cancer, the Guardian reports. Eight of the 18 women involved in the trial, all of whom had been given less than a year to live, saw their tumors stabilize or shrink under... More »

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ovarian cancer • cancer research • drug trials • clinical trials

Combo Treatment Halves Prostate Death Rates: Study

Researchers say using radiation plus hormones should be worldwide practice

Dec 16, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Using radiation therapy in combination with hormone treatment can double the survival rate of patients with advanced prostate cancer, a new European study finds. Of those men given only standard drugs, 24% died after 10 years, compared to less than 12% of those given both treatments. Combined treatment is already... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • cancer research • radiation • oncology • radiology • hormone therapy

Family History
of Breast Cancer Trumps Genes

Incidence among relatives is red flag, even without mutations

Nov 17, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Women with family history of breast cancer are at elevated risk even if they don’t have a proven genetic indicator, HealthDay reports. Specific mutations in the BRCA gene correlate with an 80% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer; women in a new study who had a family history of... More »

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breast cancer • family • cancer research • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • history • family history

 Cancer Genes Decoded 
 For First Time 

Breakthrough view into cancer's genetic roots promises new battle realm

Nov 6, 08 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have unlocked cancer's genetic blueprint for the first time, the New York Times reports. Working with cells from a woman who died of leukemia, they decoded her entire DNA sequence and zeroed in on ten mutations that occurred only in the cancerous cells. Researchers say the breakthrough could someday... More »

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cancer • DNA • cancer research • leukemia • genome • genetic code

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