A 2018 comprehensive analysis of eight clinical trials and four cohort studies on cervical cancer screening by researchers from University of California, Davis and Kaiser Permanente Northwest has found that while Pap smears are still highly effective for detecting pre-cancerous cells and cancer, testing for the virus that causes these cancers also is an excellent… Continue reading New National Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendation
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.
Organ Transplant Patients Have Increased Skin Cancer Risk
While anyone can develop skin cancer, regardless of age, race or gender, certain groups of people have a higher risk of getting the disease than others. Because organ transplant patients must take medication to suppress their immune system, they are among those with an increased risk — and the skin cancers that develop in these… Continue reading Organ Transplant Patients Have Increased Skin Cancer Risk
Mushrooms of the Far East Hold Promise for Anti-Cancer Therapy
Mushrooms from the Far East area contain natural chemical compounds that could be used for the design of the novel drugs with highly specific anti-tumor activities and low-toxicity. These compounds may offer new avenues for oncology, providing us with either stand-alone alternatives to chemotherapy, chemopreventive medicines, or drugs to be used in combination with other… Continue reading Mushrooms of the Far East Hold Promise for Anti-Cancer Therapy
Correcting Breast Asymmetry after Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
Blood Test Can Predict Optimal Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
An international collaborative study by Lawson Health Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Royal Marsden, and Epic Sciences is one of the first to demonstrate that a blood test can predict how patients with advanced prostate cancer will respond to specific treatments, leading to improved survival. The study was published in July 2018… Continue reading Blood Test Can Predict Optimal Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Novel Drug Cocktails Strengthen Targeted Cancer Therapies While Lessening Side Effects
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers in NYC have discovered that certain drug cocktails help targeted therapies attack cancer more efficiently while lessening common side effects, according to a study published in August 2018 in Cancer Research. A release from Mount Sinai explains that the cocktails could also help stave off cancer’s ability to become… Continue reading Novel Drug Cocktails Strengthen Targeted Cancer Therapies While Lessening Side Effects
Nipple Reconstruction: Creating a Natural Breast After Mastectomy
Breast reconstruction recreates a breast mound either with implants or with the woman’s own tissue. In either case, nipple reconstruction can be performed in a separate surgery from the original breast reconstruction. Modern techniques in mastectomy and breast reconstruction offer women many options. Many women are candidates for nipple-sparing mastectomy, in which the nipple is… Continue reading Nipple Reconstruction: Creating a Natural Breast After Mastectomy
The High Financial Cost of Breast Cancer
While treatment for early stage breast cancer has significantly improved, the illness still takes an enormous financial toll on patients, according to new findings. A study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found that many patients are concerned about the financial impact of their diagnosis and treatment, and that they… Continue reading The High Financial Cost of Breast Cancer
Complementary Medicine for Cancer Can Decrease Survival
People who received complementary therapy for curable cancers were more likely to refuse at least one component of their conventional cancer treatment, and were more likely to die as a result, according to researchers from Yale Cancer Center and the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy and Effectiveness Research Center (COPPER) at Yale School of Medicine. The… Continue reading Complementary Medicine for Cancer Can Decrease Survival
Early Detection Essential for Nail Melanoma
Karolina Jasko’s nails were usually painted, so she didn’t notice the black vertical line on her right thumbnail until a nail technician pointed it out — and at the time, she didn’t think much of it. When that same nail started to show signs of infection, however, she decided to seek medical attention, and she… Continue reading Early Detection Essential for Nail Melanoma
Comprehensive Study Launched on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
Researchers are beginning the largest coordinated research effort to study biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men. The $26.5 million study is called RESPOND, or Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Tumor Markers, and Social Stress. It will investigate environmental and genetic… Continue reading Comprehensive Study Launched on Aggressive Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
If You Have Cancer, You Need All the Support You Can Get
When we receive a cancer diagnosis, most of us will feel frightened and vulnerable, as I did when I received my own diagnosis. If you have a supportive family and caring doctors, you’ll need them. But if you don’t, it’s important to find as many sources of support as you can. While I have always… Continue reading If You Have Cancer, You Need All the Support You Can Get
Daily Cannabis Use Is on the Rise Among American Adults
Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a 2018 study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health showed that American adults have increasingly used cannabis daily since 2007. The findings were published online in June in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. A release from the university explains that the… Continue reading Daily Cannabis Use Is on the Rise Among American Adults
Research Team Discovers Compound That Could “Freeze” Cancer Cells
It may be possible to freeze cancer cells and kill them where they stand, rather than trying to kill them after they have spread, investigators say. The finding, by researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, was published in June in the journal Nature Communications. The team used a mouse model for their study. According… Continue reading Research Team Discovers Compound That Could “Freeze” Cancer Cells
Obese Women Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk before Menopause
Young women with high body fat have a decreased chance of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators. The finding, published online in the journal JAMA Oncology, may help researchers better understand the role obesity plays in breast cancer risk. “It is well known… Continue reading Obese Women Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk before Menopause
11 Things You Need to Know About the HPV/Oral Cancer Connection
Maybe you think that because you’ve been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) you’re in the clear when it comes to cervical cancer. Maybe you think that since you don’t drink or smoke that you can’t get oral cancer. Here are some surprising and sobering facts. So much of what we hear about HPV has to… Continue reading 11 Things You Need to Know About the HPV/Oral Cancer Connection
Prostate Cancer DNA Test Identifies Men with Six-Fold Increased Risk
A major new study of more than 140,000 men has identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA code that increase the risk of prostate cancer. Researchers devised a new test combining these single letter genetic variants with more than 100 others previously linked to prostate cancer to predict which men were most at risk… Continue reading Prostate Cancer DNA Test Identifies Men with Six-Fold Increased Risk
New Hope for Combating Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors
More than 2.5 million women in the United States have had breast cancer. Many of them were treated with a combination of surgery, radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy that has removed or damaged lymph nodes and left them vulnerable to upper extremity lymphedema, a condition that can be disfiguring, painful and profoundly impair quality of life… Continue reading New Hope for Combating Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors