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Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:57 AM PST
Your Health News Alert for [cancer]
matched the following stories:
Reuters, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST
Study finds way to predict when cancer will spread http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-cancer-spread-idUSTRE71065D20110201?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a compound that tumors make when they are likely to spread, and said they hope to use to it predict which patients are most at risk of dying from their cancers.
The Atlantic Wire, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST
WikiLeaks Sparks Outrage Over Britain's Role in Lockerbie Bomber Release http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/WikiLeaks-Sparks-Outrage-Over-Britains-Role-in-Lockerbie-Bomber-Release-6802
According to new documents released by WikiLeaks , the British government secretly aided Libya in securing the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi. The documents show that a British official instructed Libyan officials on how to apply for Megrahi's release given Megrahi's cancer diagnosis. Megrahi had been serving a lifelong sentence for his role in the bombing ...
CalBears.com, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST
W. Gymnastics. California Hosts Dual Meet vs Sacramento State http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/cal/sports/w-gym/spec-rel/020111aaa.html
The California Golden Bears are back at Haas Pavilion for their third of four 2011 home meets, hosting a dual against the Sacramento State Hornets on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. It is the Flip for a Cure Meet where the team will focus on raising cancer awareness.
Reuters, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST
African Americans still have higher cancer fatality rate http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/us-cancer-sb-idUSTRE7101QO20110201?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer African Americans are dying from cancer, but compared with white Americans their length of survival is shorter and the fatality rate is still far higher, according to a report released on Tuesday.
PhysOrg, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST
Early tests find nanoshell therapy effective against brain cancer http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-early-nanoshell-therapy-effective-brain.html
Rice University bioengineers and physician-scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer cells in the first animal tests of a minimally invasive treatment that zaps glioma tumors with heat. The tests involved nanoshells, light-activated nanoparticles that are designed to destroy tumors with heat and avoid the ...
PhysOrg, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST
Black, hispanic women with breast cancer face treatment delays http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-black-hispanic-women-breast-cancer.html
At a time when access to prompt treatment might affect survival, a large new study finds that African-American and Hispanic women newly diagnosed with breast cancer often face delays in care of more than a month.
PhysOrg, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST
In tiny fruit flies, researchers identify metabolic 'switch' that links normal growth to cancer http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-tiny-fruit-flies-metabolic-links.html
As day-old embryos, fruit flies called Drosophila enter a stage in which their cells freely divide and proliferate as the insect grows dramatically in size.
PhysOrg, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST
Level of tumor protein indicates chances cancer will spread http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-tumor-protein-chances-cancer.html
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Hong Kong have discovered that high levels of a particular protein in cancer cells are a reliable indicator that a cancer will spread.
PhysOrg, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST
PET scans may allow early prediction of response to targeted therapy of thyroid cancer http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-pet-scans-early-response-therapy.html
Positron emission tomography (PET) can image metabolic changes following treatment with the protein kinase inhibitor vandetanib, helping to define the therapy response or the effectiveness of the therapeutic agent, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Currently being tested in clinical trials, vandetanib inhibits the function of the RET ...
Louisville Courier-Journal, Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST
Pink Game to shine light on breast cancer tonight http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110201/FEATURES03/302010058/-1/rss
Breast cancer will be in the spotlight tonight as the University of Louisville women's basketball team takes on Georgetown at the KFC Yum! Center. The annual Pink Game, which starts at 7 p.m., will feature a halftime salute to health-care workers.
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