Different groups sometimes come up with different advice on cancer screeningNovember 20th, 2009 more images
more imagesGuidelines for cancer screening differ by groupSeveral doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't.
Walking slowly can increase your chances of death from heart diseaseNovember 11th, 2009 LONDON - Older adults who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who go at a brisk pace, research shows. It is already known that walking pace is linked to increased hospital admissions and the incidence of falls and disability.
New technique uses tiny bubbles to detect cancerNovember 10th, 2009 LONDON - British researchers have come up with a new technique that uses tiny bubbles to detect cancer. Experts at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, pioneered the microbubble technique, the results of which suggested that breast cancer patients could avoid repeat surgery.
Breast cancer drugs may also help beat cervical cancerNovember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have shown that two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health say their findings offer hope to women around the world who are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year.
'One-stop' breast cancer test can drastically shorten treatment processOctober 31st, 2009 LONDON - A new "one-step" breast cancer test can significantly cut the treatment process for women with the disease. Patients having breast cancer surgery will be given the 30-minute breast lymph node assay, which analyses the underarm glands to check if the cancer has spread, reports The Times.
Statins may be effective against cancerOctober 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cholesterol-lowering medicines, also known as statins, can prove effective in the treatment of cancer, says a new study. The research from the University of Gothenburg has been published in the prestigious journal PNAS.
Cholesterol drugs may be effective against cancer tooOctober 28th, 2009 LONDON - Millions of people worldwide use statins, a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol, but new research shows they may also be effective against cancer. Statins lower cholesterol by blocking certain enzymes involved in our metabolism.
Novel lab-on-chip test to find effective cancer cure for patientsOctober 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new lab-on-a-chip process can test whether a patient's tumour cells will react to a given drug, according to a study. Developed by researchers at the Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Medical Electronics at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), the microchips could help in future with the rapid identification of the most effective medication for the individual patient.
Women's car rally for breast cancer awareness flagged offOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 60 decorated cars, with name and blood groups of occupants pasted on them, were flagged off early Friday as a women's car rally started from here to spread awareness of breast cancer among people. Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, drove from New Delhi to Agra to spread awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year.
Women to spread breast cancer awareness through car rallySeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sixty women, some of them survivors of breast cancer, will drive from Delhi to Agra spreading awareness about the disease that kills 40,000 women in India every year. The car rally, which will see doctors, health and community activists accompany the women, will begin here Oct 2.
New microchip-based device can put an end to painful biopsiesSeptember 28th, 2009 TORONTO - Canadian experts at the University of Toronto have come up with a microchip technology that they believe can prove helpful in diagnosing cancer and infectious disease in just half an hour. Just as big in size as a BlackBerry, the novel device is expected to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of cancers and other ailments.
Genetic variations behind increased prostate cancer risk identifiedSeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Taking a major step in prostate cancer research, scientists have found a host of genetic variations that could tell which men are at the highest risk of contracting prostate cancer. The results come from two studies today, which open up the prospect of new tests and treatments for the commonest male malignant disease.
Two new blood tests make detection of gastrointestinal cancer simplerSeptember 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have come up with two new blood tests that can make it simpler and cost effective to diagnnose gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. A research team led by Joost Louwagie, from the company OncoMethylome Sciences in Liege, Belgium collected blood before surgery from 193 patients known to have colorectal cancer, as well as from 688 controls undergoing colonoscopy for cancer screening.
Now, a computational method to detect top genetic cancer suspectsSeptember 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Johns Hopkins engineers have come up with a new computational method that can help scientists to sift through hundreds of genetic mutations to highlight the DNA changes that are most likely to promote cancer. The computational method is called CHASM, short for Cancer-specific High-throughput Annotation of Somatic Mutations.
New ultrasensitive electronic sensor to speed up DNA testing (corrected)September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singapore scientists have developed a new ultrasensitive electronic sensor that would speed up DNA testing for disease diagnosis and biological research. The novel electronic sensor array would be rapid, accurate and cost-efficient.
