Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Among Hospitalized Medically Ill Patients
The risk of VTE is especially high for certain groups of hospitalized non-surgical patients ?? do you know which ones? American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Medscape.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Fulvestrant New Option for Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Failed Aromatase Therapy
Results of a randomized phase 3 trial show that the estrogen receptor downregulator is a safe and effective alternative for postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.Medscape Medical NewsAllison Gandey
Medscape.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Raloxifene May Increase Fatal Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Secondary analysis from the RUTH trial suggests a small potential increase in the risk for fatal strokes, although not in the overall stroke risk, in postmenopausal women at risk for coronary heart disease. Medscape Medical NewsSusan Jeffrey
Medscape.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Genomic Tests Predict Breast Cancer Treatment Response
Predicting how well a breast cancer patient may respond to chemotherapy or hormonal therapy has been the dream of every doctor, and patient. Two new genomic tests, developed by scientists from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, may help doctors do just that.The researchers are presenting their findings at the San Antonio Beast Cancer Symposium.Dr.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:00:00 PST

Smokers Who Cut Back On Cigarettes May Negate Benefit Through 'Compensatory Smoking'
Heavy smokers who have reduced their number of daily cigarettes still experience significantly greater exposure to toxins per cigarette than light smokers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 PST

MRI Best To Detect Cancer Spread Into Breast Ducts
MRI is better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts and should be used before patients receive breast conserving treatment, a new study shows. "Patients have a lower survival rate if their surgical margins are positive for tumor cells. A positive surgical margin is commonly the result of inadequate resection of the cancer's intraductal component," said Akiko Shimauchi, MD, at Tohoku University in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. "Accurate preoperative diagnosis of the intraductal component allows the surgeon to achieve a cancer-free surgical margin," she said........
Cancer News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Family history of breast cancer may be missed
Using survey data from April 2003 to March 2005 for Women's Health Clinic patients without breast cancer, scientists observed that while 16% of the participants reported a maternal relative with breast cancer, only 10% reported a paternal relative. Because mothers are much more likely to develop breast cancer than fathers, participants who reported a mother with breast cancer were excluded from the study........
Cancer News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

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Cancer News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Houston Radiation Oncologist Uses Video Game Technology To Zap Cancer
For years, Dr. Brian Butler, radiation oncologist at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, would be the first to tell you that video games are a waste of time.
cancerdaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Broccoli Packs Powerful Punch To Bladder Cancer Cells
Researchers have isolated compounds from the vegetable broccoli that they believe may help prevent or slow the progress of bladder cancer.
cancerdaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Thyroid Cancer Test Reveals Recurrence Early
A blood test for thyroid cancer can detect persistent or recurrent disease even before doctors can find any trace of a tumor, according to a new study. The findings suggest that people treated for the disease should be examined regularly for early signs of recurrence.
cancerdaily.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Breast Cancer Rates Drop: Is HRT The Reason?
A new study reveals that a seven percent decrease in U.S. diagnoses in 2003 may be due to a decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). While...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Peter Boyle, Dad from Everybody Loves Raymond Dies at 71
Peter Boyle, famed for his roles in Young Frankenstein and in the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond has died. He was 71. He suffered from both multiple myeloma and heart...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Cervical Dysplasia: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Did you know that up to one million women are diagnosed with cervical dysplasia in the U.S. each year? There is goood news about this statistic though! It tells us...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Drug Combination Proves Effective Against Myeloma In Phase I Trial
Two "new generation" drugs for the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma may work even better together than they do individually, according to the results of a multicenter Phase I clinical trial presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Orlando, Fla.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:00:00 PST

Successful Lung Cancer Surgery Not Enough To Break Nicotine Dependence In Many Smokers
A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, and more than one-third were smoking at the one year mark. Sixty percent of patients who started smoking again did so within two months of surgery.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST

Certain types of cancer becoming more common, while rates of others decreasing
Nation-wide statistics indicate that while some types of cancer are occurring less frequently, the rates of others are still surging upward. According to a new study published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, incidence of skin cancer is climbing in both sexes -- more men are facing prostate cancer, while more women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Cancers showing a decrease in incidence in both sexes include lung, stomach and colon cancers.
Eurekalert.org Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

CellSearch System cleared for monitoring metastatic breast cancer
Veridex, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted an expanded clearance for the CellSearch System to be used as an aid in the monitoring of metastatic breast cancer.
Eurekalert.org Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

'Clumping' protein linked to return of ovarian cancer
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that women treated for ovarian cancer are at increased risk of a rapid and potentially fatal recurrence if their tumor cells have high levels of a binding protein that triggers abnormal growth and slows down cell death, both hallmarks of malignancy.
Eurekalert.org Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Campaigner praises boost for asbestos cancer victims
A CAMPAIGNER for justice for people with asbestos-related cancer has welcomed a change to the law to help them claim compensation coming into force early.
Scotsman Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:12:12 GMT

Longer Colonoscopy Time Ups Detection
Title: Longer Colonoscopy Time Ups DetectionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/14/2006Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2006
MedicineNet Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Cancer sufferers risk losing their homes
SCOTS battling cancer yesterday revealed how they must fight to keep their home while they struggle to overcome their illness.
Scotsman Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:36:45 GMT

Give cancer patients a fair deal
TODAY, we report new research from the Macmillan cancer charity which reveals that a third of cancer sufferers who have children are finding it difficult to keep up with their mortgage payments, while every year an alarming 15,000 people in such...
Scotsman Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:36:45 GMT

Younger Siblings May Boost Brain Tumor Risk
Title: Younger Siblings May Boost Brain Tumor RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/13/2006 2:06:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/13/2006 2:05:35 AM
MedicineNet Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

Symptom List Helps ID Ovarian Cancer
Title: Symptom List Helps ID Ovarian CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/12/2006Last Editorial Review: 12/12/2006
MedicineNet Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

NIH-Funded Study Harnesses Elekta Technologies To Offer Hope For Lung Tumor Patients
Lung tumors have been difficult to treat with radiation therapy because patient breathing causes tumors to move around. This uncertainty about the tumor's exact position has made it challenging to target the tumor with radiation beams while simultaneously avoiding normal tissues with these same treatment beams. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded a study by William Beaumont Hospital (WBH, Royal Oak, Mich.
Medicalnewstoday.com Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) Closes PGT305 (PIONEER) Lung Cancer Clinical Trial; New PGT306 Protocol To Be Submitted To FDA By Year End
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq: CTIC) today announced that the Company and the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) agreed to close the PGT305 PIONEER lung cancer clinical trial and take patients off both treatment arms. CTI's decision was due, in part, to the utility of the current trial given its plans to submit a new protocol to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and in light of the aberrantly low rate of deaths in the control group.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST

Gleevec Halts Spread of Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
The cancer drug Gleevec stops the spread of prostate malignancies in mice by attacking the tumor's blood vessels, a new U.S. study reports.
Yahoo 8//Jun 2006

New Therapy Approved for Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society)
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for the drug Revlimid (lenalidomide). It will now be available to people with multiple myeloma that has not responded to other treatments. The drug is already approved to treat a certain type of myelodysplastic syndrome, a bone marrow disorder that can sometimes lead to leukemia.
Yahoo 5//Jul 2006