Protein from pregnancy hormone may avert breast cancerNovember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a novel study, researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. They say that protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.
Common pain relief drugs promote cancer growthNovember 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that common pain relief medication such as morphine can actually encourage the growth and spread of cancer cells. Opiate-based painkillers have been shown to stimulate cancer growth.
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.
1930s gonorrhea drug could fight cancerNovember 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Drug, acriflavine, used in the 1930s for treating gonorrhea, has now been found beneficial in battling cancer, according to a new study at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Researchers have found that acriflavine has the previously unknown ability to halt the growth of new blood vessels.
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.
Immune system-suppressing drugs 'raise bladder cancer risk'October 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a recent study of possible triggers of cancer, scientists identified an increased risk to the bladders of patients taking drugs that suppress the immune system. The findings came from a population-based, case-control study in New Hampshire.
Scientists identify genes behind increasingly common form of cancerOctober 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer have been identified by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The discovery could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this increasingly common form of cancer.
Protein that supports aggressive breast cancer growth identifiedOctober 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a protein may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. The findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast cancer, have been presented in a recent issue of Cancer Research.
Drug that reverses resistance to chemotherapy identifiedSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have for the first time shown that inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK-1 could make pancreatic cancer cells sensitive to chemotherapy, paving the way for the development of a new drug to treat the disease. Dr. Davide Melisi said that resistance to chemotherapy was the greatest challenge to treating pancreatic cancer.
Naked mole rats may offer cancer cureSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Rochester University researchers believe that naked mole rats may help provide cure for cancer. The bald rats never get cancer, and if their trick can be copied it could help humans resist cancer too, claim Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova.
New drug starves tumours of blood supplySeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of researchers has developed a new drug carrier that targets a tumour directly, which requires an ample supply of blood to stay alive. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, physiologist at Tel Aviv University's (TAU) Sackler School of Medicine, and her team developed the new drug.
New drug kills cancer like a vampire slayerSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a novel drug that delivers anti-cancer compounds straight to the tumour. Lead researcher Dr.
Natural compounds may help treat cancerSeptember 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Natural food compounds, previously studied for their ability to prevent cancer, may play a more potent role in treating it, says a new study. Conducted by the Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University (OSU), the study found that chlorophyllin (water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll) was 10 times more effective in killing colon cancer cells than hydroxyurea, a drug commonly used in cancer treatment.
New discovery may help in developing effective cancer therapiesSeptember 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Canadian researchers have come across a novel mechanism that may be instrumental in the development of new, more effective cancer therapies. They have discovered that activation mechanism of the RAF protein kinase which, when mutated, is responsible for more than 25 per cent of cancers.
Natural compounds in vegetables may make chemotherapy more effectiveSeptember 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Natural compounds present in plants and some vegetables may help treat cancer even more effectively, when used side-by-side with chemotherapy drugs, according to new research. A study published in the International Journal of Cancer has found that chlorophyllin-a water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll that makes possible the process of photosynthesis and plant growth from the sun's energy-is, on a dose-by-dose basis, 10 times more potent at causing death of colon cancer cells than the chemotherapeutic drug hydroxyurea.
