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Can hepatitis B virus cause liver cancer?

Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Certain genetic mutations in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large study conducted in Shanghai.
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Scientists decode lung cancer's spread

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
A new study reveals the genetic foundation of what causes lung cancer to quickly spread.
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PET aids in cancer treatment

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Molecular imaging methodology could promote development of new targeted therapies for certain types of breast, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancers that may be aggravated by the HER2 protein, which is often associated with very aggressive cancer.
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New therapy eliminates deadly leukemia stem cells

Friday, July 3, 2009
A recent study describes a novel therapeutic approach which significantly advances the fight against the deadly human acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a notoriously treatment-resistant blood cancer.
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Gene therapy for brain cancer

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Researchers have identified a protein released by dying brain tumor cells that provides an effective way to gauge the effectiveness of a novel gene therapy treatment for brain cancer.
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Study: Obesity linked to pancreatic cancer

Monday, June 29, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who are overweight or obese as young adults have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer, and being obese at an older age is associated with a lower overall survival rate for patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Pancreatic canc...
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Study: Weight loss surgery may reduce cancer risk in women

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Obese women could lower their risk of cancer with bariatric (weight loss) surgery, according to a new study. Many kinds of cancer are linked with obesity and a high body mass index (BMI). Obesity is the second most preventable cause of cancer, next to smoking. Fourte...
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Study: Cancer more common in schizophrenia patients

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds people with schizophrenia die from cancer four times as often as people in the general population. Schizophrenia is associated with an increased incidence of premature death, in part due to a high rate of suicide among individuals with the disease. However,...
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Prostate cancer study results far exceed expectations

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two Mayo Clinic patients whose aggressive prostate cancer tumors had grown well beyond the prostate into the abdominal areas and had been considered inoperable are now cancer free thanks in part to an experimental drug therapy. The men were participating in a clinic...
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Secrets of childhood cancer

Monday, June 22, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia advance the search for genetic events that result in neuroblastoma, a puzzling, often deadly type of childhood cancer. Originating in the peripheral nervous system, neuroblastoma is the most common solid c...
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Green Tea: The next cancer therapy?

Monday, June 22, 2009
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to a recent study, men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a significant reduction in serum markers predictive of prostate cancer progression. "The investigational agent used in the trial, Polyphenon E, may have...
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Study: Leukemia treatment carries risk of breast cancers

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Stat5a gene, known to spur the growth of some types of leukemia, may also play a significant role in the development of some breast cancers, according to researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Optimistic healing

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Studies show having a positive attitude could make you less likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes and pain from conditions like arthritis. But what if you've already gotten the devastating diagnosis? Can an upbeat outlook make a difference?
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Optimistic healing - Research summary

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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