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cancer research stories: 72 news summaries

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DNA Breakthrough IDs Genes That Boost Lung Cancer Risk

Localized variation could guide fight against disease

Nov 3, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - In a discovery that applies to both smokers and nonsmokers, researchers have identified two genetic variations that may increase the risk of lung cancer by some 60%, Reuters reports. A huge sample—15,000-plus subjects in 18 countries—yielded results that helped researchers locate the variations on the fifth chromosome,... More »

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genetics • lung cancer • cancer research • genetic research

Weight Can Increase Risk
of Breast Cancer

But side effects of treatment can make it harder to shed pounds

Oct 8, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - There may be a direct connection between weight and breast cancer in women, MSNBC reports. Overweight women “have more exposure to estrogen,” one doctor said, "which we think increases their risk of several different cancers.” Breast cancer patients across the country are now coupling their therapy... More »

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obesity • breast cancer • weight loss • estrogen • cancer research • body image • postmenopausal women

 Herpes Linked to Brain Cancer 

Surgeon's hunch launches vaccine trials

Oct 6, 08 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer researchers are finally taking seriously a young surgeon’s decade-long hunch that brain tumors are linked to a strain of herpes that lies dormant in 80% of Americans. The physician speculated that brain cancer patients—many of them affluent and educated—were more vulnerable to common viruses such as... More »

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Ted Kennedy • cancer research • surgeon • herpes • brain cancer

 Experts Close In on 
 Breast Cancer Vaccine 

Link to childbearing hormones could be prevention key

Oct 6, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating... More »

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pregnancy • breast cancer • cervical cancer • hormones • vaccine • cancer research • cancer prevention

Genome Project Is a Bust: Expert

$3B effort to pinpoint disease-causing genes too broad,
Duke doc says

Sep 16, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The idea behind mapping the human genome (and spending $3 billion to do so) was to uncover common gene variants that cause disease. But a Duke University geneticist says that natural selection has worked better than we thought, that there are no common variants but rather a multitude of rare... More »

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Duke University • genetics • cancer research • biology • human genome • genetic research • International HapMap Project • Alzheimer's Disease • David Goldstein

 Colon Cancer Gene Discovered 

Cancer growth gene identified

Sep 15, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have discovered a key gene that may contribute to the growth of colon cancer and could provide a target for new therapies, Bloomberg reports. The gene, CDK8, controls a cell growth switch that researchers think might spur the development of many tumors. The discovery may help up to 50%... More »

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medical research • cancer research • colon cancer • Genentech • Harvard • Dana Farber Cancer Institute • AstraZeneca • Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

 Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon 

Celebrities touched by cancer join historic 3-network telethon

Sep 6, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of Hollywood's finest got together for a historic hour-long, three-network telethon in support of cancer research last night, reports AP. They included cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Christina Applegate and Lance Armstrong, among several others, who made passionate pleas for funding to fight the disease. Cancer kills 550,000 Americans... More »

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television • Elizabeth Edwards • NBC • CBS • ABC • cancer research • charity • fundraiser • Lance Armstrong • cancer prevention • Patrick Swayze • telethon

Moisturizers Increase
Skin Cancer in Mice

More research needed to judge effect on humans, dermatologists say

Aug 15, 08 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moisturizers used by millions around the world each day may increase skin cancer in mice, the Daily Mail reports. But many more tests are needed before researchers can draw conclusions about humans. In mouse experiments, animals primed to develop skin cancer were exposed to UV light. The moisturized mice developed... More »

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cancer • Rutgers • skin cancer • cancer research • carcinogens • cosmetics

 Tobacco May Help Cure Cancer 

Plant's robust immune system makes it a viable vaccine factory

Jul 22, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are trying to use the tobacco plant to produce a cancer vaccine, Newsweek reports. Ironic though it may be, the plant could someday offer fast and cheap production of antibodies personalized for individual’s tumor cells. In the first study of its kind, scientists found that the plant-based vaccine... More »

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cancer • tobacco • vaccine • cancer research • immune system • tumor

OPINION

Snow's Death Puts Politics
in Perspective

Elizabeth Edwards salutes cancer victim from across aisle

Jul 15, 08 4:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death of Tony Snow serves as a tragic reminder that some things are far more important in life than party politics, Elizabeth Edwards writes in Newsweek. The Democratic health adviser pays warm tribute to her fellow cancer sufferer, and expresses hope that the words "common cause" will gain... More »

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cancer • Elizabeth Edwards • Tony Snow • cancer research • colon cancer

 Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise 

Colorectal disease spreads more slowly in immunized mice

Jun 24, 08 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Encouraging results in experiments on mice are raising hopes of an effective colon cancer vaccine, Reuters reports. Capitalizing on the fact that the intestines have their own immune system, researchers isolated a protein that occurs only in the gut to create a vaccine. In treated mice, an average of three... More »

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cancer • medical research • cancer research • colon cancer • colorectal cancer • lab mice

 Lance's Romances
 Haven't Hurt His
 Cause—Yet 

Cyclist's fight against cancer may be overshadowed by gossip pages

Jun 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Will the real Lance Armstrong please stand up? The seven-time Tour de France champ and cancer research advocate is also a serial dater whose affairs light up gossip pages. But so far, trysts with Ashley Olsen and Kate Hudson have not hurt the cancer survivor's higher cause—which includes testifying... More »

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cancer • cycling • cancer research • gossip • Lance Armstrong • Kate Hudson • Sheryl Crow • Ashley Olsen

Melanoma Cured by Cloning Patient's Own Immune Cells

Immune system boost wipes out tumors

Jun 19, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists eliminated a man's late-stage melanoma by giving the body's own defenses a massive boost, Scientific American reports. They removed infection-fighting white blood cells from the patient's body, cloned them in the lab until they numbered in the billions, and injected them back into the patient. He was tumor-free 2... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • cancer research • immune system • tumor • immunotherapy

HPV Triggers Throat Cancer Rise, Docs Say

Virus that causes cervical cancer may
be spread via oral sex

Jun 9, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers believe the virus behind cervical cancer is also responsible for a rash of throat cancers, the Chicago Tribune reports. With baby boomers mainly falling victim to the disease, experts believe the rise in oral sex since the 1960s and '70s could be behind the small-scale epidemic—which could be... More »

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cancer • HPV • cancer research

If Brain Surgeons Only Use Their Cells on Speaker ...

... perhaps we all should worry about brain cancer—though studies unclear on link

Jun 3, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Experts, including the American Cancer Society, say cell-phone use doesn’t increase the risk of cancer. So why do three prominent neurosurgeons avoid holding phones up to their ears? The debate has been reopened, the New York Times reports, by the surgeons’ recent comments on CNN and by Ted Kennedy’... More »

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cancer • cell phones • Ted Kennedy • cancer research • Sanjay Gupta • Vini Khurana

Networks Will Partner For Cancer Telethon

Gibson, Couric and Williams to co-host Sept. 5 event

May 27, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - ABC, CBS and NBC have decided to work together to fight cancer, the New York Times reports. Each network's lead news anchor will appear on a Sept. 5 telethon broadcast on all three channels simultaneously. The principles—CBS's Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charlie Gibson—have all lost... More »

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cancer • NBC • Katie Couric • CBS • ABC • cancer research • Brian Williams • television news • Charles Gibson • network news • telethon

 Doggy Wants
 a Bone...Transplant 

Bone marrow procedure to cost $15K-$20K

May 18, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doggy wants a bone, and he deserves it too. Canines will soon be lining up at Washington State University for bone marrow transplants, enjoying a little payback after pooches made the procedure possible in people, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. But the cancer treatment won't come cheap: WSU will treat man’... More »

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bone marrow • medical research • cancer research • veterinarian • dog • pet hospital visits

Gene Variants Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Testing could lead to hormone therapy for susceptible women

Apr 28, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified versions of a gene that confer a 50% greater chance of developing estrogen-responsive tumors, Bloomberg reports. The study, published in Nature Genetics, found two common gene variants on chromosome 5 that correlated with higher incidences of the types of cancer that respond to estrogen levels. Genetic testing... More »

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breast cancer • genetics • estrogen • estrogen replacement therapy • cancer research • Nature Genetics

Genetics May Play Role
in Smokers' Cancer Risk

Those who inherit variation from both parents are at greater danger

Apr 2, 08 8:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three new studies have found a genetic variation that may increase smokers' chances of getting lung cancer. A smoker who inherits the variations from both parents has a 70% to 80% greater risk of developing the cancer. The findings could shed light on why some  smokers get cancer and some... More »

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genetics • lung cancer • smoking • cigarettes • cancer research • genetic mutation • human genome

Living Life While Facing Death

Professor's 'last
lecture' inspires millions through viral Internet video

Mar 31, 08 7:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Professor Randy Pausch may be dying of pancreatic cancer, but a video of his “last lecture” continues to inspire millions around the world, the Independent reports. Pausch delivered his speech, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” to laughter and tears at Carnegie Mellon in September. Picked up... More »

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cancer • cancer research • pancreatic cancer • life • Randy Pausch • motivational speaker • inspiration

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