Cancer NewsTop 5 Viable New Cancer Treatments - Thu, 17 Apr 2008 Source: Wired Wired Magazine has been running a number of cancer-related articles lately and they have recently published a new one, “Top 5 Viable New Cancer Treatments,” in their blog which briefly describes a number of promising cancer treatments that are under investigation. Cancer Therapy Without Side Effects Nearing Trials - Wed, 16 Apr 2008 Source: Wired News Kanzius RF therapy, an experimental cancer treatment currently under investigation by researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, is getting closer to human trials. The therapy works by attaching nanoparticles to tumor cells and then broadcasting radio frequency (RF) waves at the body which heat up the particles, effectively “cooking” the tumor ce Tumour Growth Block Hopes Raised - Mon, 17 Mar 2008 Source: BBC News Reseachers from the Harvard Medical School have recently identifed the enzyme, known as pyruvate kinase, that allows cancer cells to consume the large amounts of glucose that are necessary for their growth and continued propagation. Pyruvate kinase comes in two distinct forms, but only one of the forms—the PKM2 form—enables the consumption of glucose at the rate necessary to sustain tumor grow - Sat, 01 Mar 2008 Pemetrexed Plus Cisplatin Neoadjuvant Therapy Followed By Surgery and Radiation in Mesothelioma Phase II trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Pemetrexed plus Cisplatin followed by Surgery and Radiotherapy in patients with Las Vegas Doctor's Cancer Drug Accepted for Human Testing - Fri, 22 Feb 2008 Source: Las Vegas Sun The Las Vegas Sun is running an article on the pioneering cancer research of Dr. Nam Hoang Dang, chief of hematological malignancies at the Nevada Cancer Institute. Dr. Dang has developed a compound that he believes can cure certain forms of cancer, including kidney cancer, mes Cancer 'Coaches' Sway Treatment Choices - Mon, 18 Feb 2008 Source: Yahoo! News After the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis, one of the most difficult things for patients to do is to learn how to sift through the vast amount of data that is available about cancer treatment. Advice and support from friends and survivors can be a great benefit to patients, but the advice received may not be the best information that is available for that person and his or her pers CD200: A Putative Therapeutic Target in Cancer - Fri, 28 Dec 2007 Source: CD200: A Putative Therapeutic Target in Cancer One of the most exciting developments in cancer research is the increasing knowledge we have of the biological and biochemical processes involved in tumor development. Scientists are still years away from fully mapping the structural components of tumors, but they have successfully identified a Hospitals Look to Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer - Thu, 27 Dec 2007 Source: New York Times The New York Times is running an article on one of the most cutting-edge—and most expensive—cancer treatments: proton beam therapy. Hospitals are using particle accelerators, which are machines that accelerate subatomic particles to speeds nearly that of the speed of light, to shoot protons directly into tumors. Proponents of Scientists Weigh Stem Cells’ Role as Cancer Cause - Wed, 26 Dec 2007 Source: New York Times The New York Times has published an article on one of the most contentious issues in current cancer research: are there specific stem cells that cause cancer, and if so, can treatments be developed that target these stem cells? The basic hypothesis says there are certain types of cells that are responsible for the growth of tumors. These stem cells, which ar Lab Rat? - Mon, 17 Dec 2007 Source: Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal’s health section is running an article on cancer patients and their families who are developing personalized drug combinations as a means of fighting their cancers. The article profiles the struggles of Neil Hutchinson, a forty-five year-old defense contractor, to save the life of his seven year-old son Sam, who suffers fro |
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