Although it’s uncommon, breast cancer can occur in men, and it can be serious. According to the American Cancer Society, about 2,350 cases of invasive male breast cancer will be discovered in 2015, and about 440 men will die of the illness. Those figures highlight the importance of knowing as much as possible about male breast… Continue reading What You Should Know about Male Breast Cancer
Category: Cancer Center
Cancer is a term used to describe the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. From prostate cancer to breast cancer, read these articles to learn more.
Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
Bernie Wooden’s story is hardly unique. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test used to be given to men fairy routinely. And men around the country—and the world—believe they’re alive today because their doctors noticed a sudden increase in their PSA levels. But in 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a recommendation against doing… Continue reading Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
Cancer Drug May Help with Alzheimer’s
New research shows that a cancer drug administered to rats improved their memory and made them more attuned to what they were hearing. And that could point the way to better treatment for Alzheimer’s. “Memory-making in neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease is often poor or absent altogether once a person is in the advanced stages… Continue reading Cancer Drug May Help with Alzheimer’s
Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer
Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown that a diet containing dried plums can positively affect microbiota, also referred to as gut bacteria, throughout the colon. This helps reduce the risk of colon cancer. A release from Texas A&M reports that the research was funded by the California Dried… Continue reading Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer
For Prostate Cancer, Active Surveillance Is Recommended
In the wake of changing guidelines related to prostate cancer screening, a 2015 review article from University Hospitals Case Medical Center’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland provides important guidance about the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. The peer-reviewed article, titled “Prostate Cancer Screening and the Associated Controversy”, was published in Surgical Clinics of North America.… Continue reading For Prostate Cancer, Active Surveillance Is Recommended
Drug-Like “Compounds” May Improve Prostate-Cancer Treatment
Researchers from Southern Methodist University have discovered three new compounds that could, ultimately, offer better survival odds to prostate cancer patients. The drug-like compounds can be modified and developed into medicines that target a protein in the human body that is responsible for chemotherapy resistance in cancers, said biochemist Pia D. Vogel, lead author on… Continue reading Drug-Like “Compounds” May Improve Prostate-Cancer Treatment
A Milestone in Understanding Treatment-Resistant Melanoma
Within the past few years, new treatments have begun to turn the tide against metastatic melanoma, improving and even saving the lives of countless people with this deadly disease. One of the new treatments, mutation-targeted therapy, disrupts the effects of a genetic mutation that occurs in half of all people with metastatic melanoma, according to… Continue reading A Milestone in Understanding Treatment-Resistant Melanoma
Cancer Survivors Can Help in The Fight Against Cancer
Cancer survivors, their loved ones, and others who have lost someone to cancer know what the cancer journey is like. Taking part in cancer-related activities can be a two-way street. Many people find a sense of fulfillment when they help others. Common benefits people share: Accepting cancer as part of life. For many, getting involved… Continue reading Cancer Survivors Can Help in The Fight Against Cancer
The Truth About the Headlines Regarding Aspirin as a Preventive Measure
When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft of a recommendation on September 15th 2015 regarding the use of aspirin to prevent heart disease and cancer, headlines heralding the news in both in print and online proliferated quickly. The New York Times blared “In a First, Aspirin Is Recommended to Fight a Form… Continue reading The Truth About the Headlines Regarding Aspirin as a Preventive Measure
Risks of Alternative Medicine for Senior Cancer Patients
Alternative medicines are widely thought to be at least harmless and very often helpful for a wide range of discomforts and illnesses. However, although they’re marketed as “natural,” they often contain active ingredients that can react chemically and biologically with other therapies. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Phladelphia performed a comprehensive review of all… Continue reading Risks of Alternative Medicine for Senior Cancer Patients
Palliative Care and Heart-Failure Patients
Inpatient palliative care helped heart-failure patients to have a better quality of life, according to a trial conducted by researchers at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of the Allina Health system. As a result of those findings, bbott Northwestern conducted a new study, “A Description of Inpatient Palliative Care Actions for Patients with Acute Heart Failure,”… Continue reading Palliative Care and Heart-Failure Patients
Optical Method for Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
A new optical method for more quickly and accurately determining whether breast tissue lesions are cancerous is described by University of Illinois researchers in the August 2015 issue of Journal of Biomedical Optics, published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. A release from SPIE notes that the researchers report on a quantitative… Continue reading Optical Method for Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Purple Potatoes: A New Weapon Against Colon Cancer?
Purple potatoes contain compounds that could help kill colon cancer cells, according to new research. They may also limit the spread of the illness. The researchers made the discovery while investigating the potatoes’ effect using petri dishes and mice. The investigators said the potatoes targeted the cancer’s stem cells. Colon cancer is the second leading… Continue reading Purple Potatoes: A New Weapon Against Colon Cancer?
Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Drinking coffee regular appears to prevent the return of colon cancer, according to a new, large study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that reported this striking association for the first time. The patients, all of them treated with surgery and chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer, had the greatest benefit from consuming four or more cups… Continue reading Coffee May Help Protect Against Recurrent Colon Cancer
Landmark Cancer “Basket Study”
Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have announced results from the first published “basket study”, a new form of clinical trial design that explores responses to drugs based on the specific mutations in patients’ tumors rather than where their cancers originated. Published in August 2015 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the early… Continue reading Landmark Cancer “Basket Study”
Colonoscopies Of The Future
Although colonoscopy is a safe procedure that’s proven to save lives, it’s got a bad reputation because of the discomfort it can cause. But that could change soon. But now, researchers from the National University of Singapore have created a probe that is slimmer than a regular probe and is just as good as getting… Continue reading Colonoscopies Of The Future
“One and Done” Breast Reconstruction
Some women with breast cancer can now undergo a “one and done” approach combining nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate single-stage implant (SSI) breast reconstruction in a single procedure, according to a report in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). A release from… Continue reading “One and Done” Breast Reconstruction
Strengthening Self-Control Is Better Than a “Quit Date” to Kick the Smoking Habit
The desire to quit smoking — often considered a requirement for enrolling in treatment programs — is not always necessary to reduce cigarette cravings, argues a review of addiction research published July 30TH 2015 in Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Early evidence suggests that exercises aimed at increasing self-control, such as mindfulness meditation, can decrease the… Continue reading Strengthening Self-Control Is Better Than a “Quit Date” to Kick the Smoking Habit