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Wednesday, December 22, 2010 9:57 AM PST
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
matched the following stories:
PhysOrg, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:44 AM PST
Scientist uncovers switch controlling protein production http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-scientist-uncovers-protein-production.html
A scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a molecular switch that controls the synthesis of ribosomes. Ribosomes are the large machineries inside all living cells that produce proteins, the basic working units of any cell. These new findings offer a novel target for potential treatments for a range of diseases, including cancer.
The Weston Town Crier, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:39 AM PST
Registration for Pan-Massachusetts Challenge opens Jan. 18 http://www.wickedlocal.com/weston/news/x1651489498/Registration-for-Pan-Massachusetts-Challenge-opens-Jan-18
The weather outside may be frightful, but cyclists from across the country are gearing up to ride up to 190 miles in the 32nd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) and raise money for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
South County Times, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:38 AM PST
Lindbergh High School Science Teacher Jane Jeep Dies http://www.southcountytimes.com/Articles-i-2010-12-17-172688.113118-Lindbergh-High-School-Science-Teacher-Jane-Jeep-Dies.html
The Lindbergh family will always have fond memories of Lindbergh High School (LHS) science teacher Jane Jeep, who lost her courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 19, 2010.
HealthCentral, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST
Recurrence of Oral Cancer Found to Signal Poor Outcome http://www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/647667.html
Prognosis varies by timing and location of disease, study suggests.
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST
Penn Medicine News: Researchers Identify Potential Target for Breast Cancer Therapy http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2010/12/p-rex1-breast-cancer-therapy-target/
The ErbB family of receptors is well known in the cancer world. The family includes the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, also known as ErbB1); ErbB2 (also known as HER2/neu), which is the target of Herceptin; as well as ErbB and ErbB4.
EurekAlert!, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:29 AM PST
Picking a poison for brain tumors: Arsenic http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/joci-pap122010.php
( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) Arsenic is usually thought of as a poison. Despite this, it has been used in medicine for over 2000 years, and the arsenic compound arsenic trioxide (ATO) is FDA approved for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. New research using human cancer cell lines now suggests that ATO might also be of benefit to individuals with certain brain tumors or ...
EurekAlert!, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:28 AM PST
Arsenic agent shuts down 2 hard-to-treat cancers in animal experiments http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-12/gumc-aas121710.php
( Georgetown University Medical Center ) Researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, have found that an arsenic-based agent already FDA-approved for a type of leukemia may be helpful in another hard-to-treat cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma (ES). The research, based on animal studies, also suggests the drug might be beneficial in ...
Business Examiner, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:28 AM PST
Oncology local again http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/112259774.html
Patients at Kitimat General Hospital (KGH) are relieved to be able to receive treatment for their cancer at home in Kitimat again.
CBC British Columbia, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST
Cancer survival study 'good news' for Canada http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/12/21/cancer-survival.html?ref=rss
Survival rates for four major cancers are higher in Canada than in Britain, Denmark and Norway, and comparable to those in Australia and Sweden, a study of the six countries has found.
CTV British Columbia, Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:23 AM PST
Longtime sportscaster loses battle with cancer http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101222/bc_carson_obit_101222/20101222?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
Longtime Vancouver sportscaster Paul Carson has died at the age of 60 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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