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The National Cancer Institute estimated that in 2004 approximately 2. 4 million women had a history of breast cancer. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Holocaust Survivors At Higher Risk For All Cancers Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Jewish survivors of World War II who were potentially exposed to the Holocaust are at a higher risk for cancer occurrence, according to a new study published online October 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. See also. (Science Daily)
Cal, UCSF scientists form cancer research unit Oct 28, 2009
6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, the UC researchers have formed the Physical Sciences-Oncology Center where they will seek to understand the mysterious ways that cancer - its onset and responses to radiation and chemotherapy - are subject to the laws of physics. The NCI announced the new grant Monday and said that related centers with similar goals have been created at 11 other major universities and research centers, and that all the groups will be collaborating with each... (San Francisco Chronicle)
UTHSC creates cancer research center Oct 28, 2009
The center is the first of 12 physical sciences-oncology centers being created by the National Cancer Institute that links world-famous clinicians and cancer biologists at M.D. Anderson with nanomedicine, biomathematics, imaging and drug-delivery experts, according to Mauro Ferrari, who is CTO s principal investigator. Ferrari serves as professor and chairman of the department of nanomedicine and biomedical engineering at The at Houston, a part of the UT Health Science Center. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Kanzius project receives $2.1 million government grant Oct 28, 2009
Advertisement The National Cancer Institute has awarded a research grant of up to $11. 6 million to a group of facilities, including Rice University and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, both in Houston. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Physician Focus: Breast cancer basics Oct 28, 2009
To do so, visit the National Cancer Institute at www. cancer. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Shop Talk: The latest scoop in business Oct 28, 2009
A National Cancer Institute study shows that digital mammography provides clearer images for women under 50, and women with very dense breasts. Digital mammography also uses less radiation than standard film mammograms. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Blood Donations May Lower Heart Risks Oct 27, 2009
In , Dr. Ed Zimney talks about a study that was reported in the online version of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study indicates that men who donated frequently had a decreased risk of lung, liver, colon, stomach and esophagus cancer. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Coffee May Slow Liver Disease Oct 27, 2009
"This study is the first to address the association between liver disease progression related to hepatitis C and coffee intake," study leader Neal Freedman, of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, said in a news release from the journal's publisher. "Given the large number of people affected by HCV, it is important to identify modifiable risk factors associated with the progression of liver disease," Freedman added. (MEDLINEplus)
Scripps Researchers Receive $10M Grant Oct 27, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- The National Cancer Institute awarded a $10 million grant to an oncology consortium led by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, it was announced Monday. Researchers plan to use the money to study the behavior of cancer cells during metastasis, which is the spread of cancer from a primary tumor to other sites throughout the body. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks Oct 27, 2009
The study is published in the Oct. 26 online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ... The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
HPV Vaccine No More Painful Than Other Shots Oct 27, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute funded the research. SOURCE: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, news release, Oct. 21, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests Oct 25, 2009
D., MPH, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The study found that patients with hepatitis C-related bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis who did not respond to standard disease treatment benefited from increased coffee intake. (Science Daily)
On the Cutting Edge: Inside Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Oct 24, 2009
The Lombardi Center has the distinction of being the only comprehensive cancer center in D.C. accredited by the National Cancer Institute; the center has been noted for a globally acclaimed breast cancer program, the development of the HPV vaccine which helps to prevent cervical cancer and its well-regarded research divisions ... Marshall has been a pioneer in the development of cancer vaccines and has been collaborating with investigators from the National Cancer Institute to design... (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Workshop tackles challenges in biomarker and drug development Oct 24, 2009
A commentary published online October 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute summarizes a set of critical decision points in cancer biomarker and drug development ... The workshop was co-sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and held in October 2007 ... Note to Reporters: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute is published by Oxford University Press and is not affiliated with the National Cancer Institute. (EurekAlert!)
Childhood cancer survivors experience suicidal thoughts decades after diagnosis Oct 24, 2009
The study was supported in part by a grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the CCSS is supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute ... It is a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), designated a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute ... It is the top ranked cancer center in New England, according to U.S. News Report, and one of the largest recipients among independent hospitals of National Cancer Institute and... (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Identify Specific Markers That Trigger Aggressiveness Of Liver Cancer Oct 24, 2009
In the U.S., the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that 15,000 men and 6,000 women are diagnosed with HCC each year. Worldwide, HCC accounts for 632,000 cases with the highest regions being Western Pacific and Africa according to a 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) report. (Science Daily)
CTRC appoints new leadership Oct 24, 2009
His leadership of one of the largest National Cancer Institute-sponsored trials in prostate cancer was pivotal in changing minds about prostate cancer prevention and screening ... Health Science Center President Dr. William Henrich has commended Curiel for his leadership in helping secure a three-year renewal of CTRC s designation as a National Cancer Institute cancer center. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Former nurse has seen both sides of cancer battle Oct 23, 2009
According to the National Cancer Institute, there will be 192,370 new cases of breast cancer in women in 2009, and 1,910 new cases in men. In 2009, the institute projects that 40,170 women will die of breast cancer, and 440 men. (Easton Journal, MA)
CDC Panel Says No to Routine Use of Gardasil for Boys Oct 23, 2009 Coffee Could Halt Liver Disease Oct 23, 2009 Study Shows How Normal Cells Influence Tumor Growth Oct 22, 2009 'Holy Grail' Of Cancer Therapy: Researchers Find Way To Protect Healthy Cells From Radiation Damage Oct 22, 2009 A few cups of coffee a day keep liver disease at bay: study Oct 22, 2009 Studying Cancer In Pet Dogs To Find New Treatments For Human Patients Oct 21, 2009 Simple tips for promoting breast cancer awareness in your own life Oct 19, 2009 No Such Thing As 'Junk RNA,' Say Researchers Oct 19, 2009 New chromosomal abnormality identified in leukemia associated with Down syndrome Oct 19, 2009 R.L. Kirschstein; NIH official helped ensure vaccine safety Oct 18, 2009 Original KISS drummer survived breast cancer Oct 17, 2009 Stem Cells Being Tested to Fight Pancreatic Cancer Oct 16, 2009 Skin cells may provide early warning for cancer risk elsewhere in body Oct 16, 2009 Agencies spent billions of stimulus money on noncompetitive contracts Oct 16, 2009 Federal Recovery Dollars Support UNL Research Projects Oct 16, 2009 Triggers Found In Cells' Transition From Colitis To Cancer Oct 15, 2009 Grant awarded to breast cancer organization based in Holbrook Oct 15, 2009 Breast cancer survivor turned model urges early detection Oct 15, 2009 Phone Counseling Helps Teens Quit Smoking Oct 15, 2009 Effects Of Aspirin And Folic Acid On Inflammation Markers For Colorectal Adenomas Oct 15, 2009 Using RNAi-based Technique, Scientists Find New Tumor Suppressor Genes In Lymphoma Oct 15, 2009 Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Methods Now In Clinical Use Oct 15, 2009 Loss Of Tumor Supressor Gene Essential To Transforming Benign Nerve Tumors Into Cancers Oct 14, 2009 Transcendental meditation reduces stress, improves mental health among women with breast cancer Oct 14, 2009 Dogs help advance cancer research in humans Oct 14, 2009 Myriad Pharmaceuticals Announces the Identification of an IND Candidate for the Treatment of Cancer, Obesity, and Diabetes Oct 14, 2009 Cancer Herbs Oct 14, 2009 Breast Cancer Gene: Who Wants To Know? Oct 13, 2009 Teen smoking-cessation trial first to achieve significant quit rates Oct 13, 2009 Simple Tool Can Boost Motivation, Improve Health In Older Adults Oct 13, 2009 Some studies show practising qigong helps to fight against cancer Oct 12, 2009 Experts set sugar guidelines to fight obesity Oct 12, 2009 'New' type of breast cancer, DCIS, can put life on hold Oct 12, 2009 New Tumor Suppressor Destroys Key Link In Cancer Chain Oct 11, 2009 Vaccinating Boys Against Human Papillomavirus Not Cost-effective, Study Finds Oct 11, 2009 Bland: Mammogram need is pressing Oct 11, 2009 Going pink is big business Oct 11, 2009 KEAP1 Keeps major cancer-promoting protein at bay Oct 10, 2009 Research Links Chronic Fatigue, Virus Oct 10, 2009 Study finds no relationship between PCR rate and race in women with breast cancer Oct 10, 2009 Rare Head And Neck Cancer Linked To HPV, Study Finds Oct 10, 2009 Newsweek: The world's most reviled genius Oct 10, 2009 Giving Gardasil to Boys Not Worth the Cost Oct 10, 2009 Study Isolates Virus in Chronic Fatigue Sufferers Oct 10, 2009 Scientists find virus link to chronic fatigue Oct 9, 2009 TGen given award to fund cancer fight Oct 9, 2009 Researchers in Reno find link between retrovirus and neuro-immune disease Oct 9, 2009 New clue in understanding chronic fatigue Oct 9, 2009 M.D. Anderson receives $8.3M grant Oct 9, 2009 Gene That Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified Oct 8, 2009 Team decodes breast cancer tumor DNA Oct 8, 2009 Physical Activity In Adolescence Associated With Decreased Risk Of Brain Cancer In Adulthood Oct 8, 2009 High-sensitivity Bone Marrow Aspiration Technology Enhances Leukemia Cell Detection Oct 8, 2009 Local book on breast cancer wins publishing award Oct 8, 2009 Survivors of childhood cancer less likely to marry Oct 8, 2009 MicroRNA Expression, Survival, and Response to Interferon in Liver Cancer Oct 8, 2009 Novel Breast Tissue Feature May Predict Woman's Cancer Risk Oct 7, 2009 Gene Discovery May Advance Head and Neck Cancer Therapy Oct 7, 2009 TGen and Scottsdale Healthcare discover new 'pathways' Oct 7, 2009 New treatment more than doubles survival for high risk childhood leukemia Oct 7, 2009 Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor Oct 7, 2009 Breast cancer made her tougher: One woman's tale Oct 6, 2009 Arizona scientists secure $33 mil Oct 5, 2009 Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live And Lymphoma Cells Die Oct 5, 2009 New type of genetic change identified in inherited cancer Oct 5, 2009
D., M.P.H., investigator, division of cancer epidemiology and genetics, U.S. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. Debbie Saslow, Ph. (MEDLINEplus)
Charlevoix Hospital offers good health at a great price Oct 23, 2009
The National Cancer Institute says 192,370 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. More than 40,000 of those women will die. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Sufferers of chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drank three or more cups of coffee per day slashed their risk of the disease progressing by 53 percent compared to patients who drank no coffee, according to the study, led by Neal Freedman of the U.S. National Cancer Institute. For the study, 766 participants enrolled in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment against Cirrhosis (HALT-C) trial all of whom had hepatitis C which had not responded to treatment with anti-viral... (Newsmax)
Funding from the National Cancer Institute, the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Evelyn Simmers Charitable Trust, a Terry Fox New Frontiers Group Grant, and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grants Program supported this research. Leone is the recipient of the Pew Charitable Trusts Scholar Award and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar Award. (Science Daily)
21, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, may be hot on the heels of a Holy Grail of cancer therapy: They have found a way to not only protect healthy tissue from the toxic effects of radiation treatment, but also increase tumor death ... The research was funded by the Intramural Research Program of the National Cancer Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-NIH Research... (Science Daily)
com - Study shows a few cups of coffee a day keep liver disease at bay. Study shows a few cups of coffee a day keep liver disease at bay Posted: 22 October 2009 0714 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
20, 2009) A team of scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, USA, says that studying pet dogs with cancer could yield valuable information on how to diagnose and treat human cancers. In the journal PLoS Medicine, the team discusses an ongoing initiative in which spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are being studied to help inform the development of new cancer drugs, devices and imaging strategies for human cancer patients. (Science Daily)
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 1:00 AM EDT (ARA) - Breast cancer is a prolific disease with an estimated 192,370 new cases diagnosed this year in women and 1,910 new cases diagnosed in men, according to the National Cancer Institute ... According to the National Cancer Institute age is the single most important risk factor for breast cancer ... Today, nearly 90 percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer will survive their disease at least five years, up from just 75 percent 35... (Lake City Reporter, FL)
This research was supported by grants from the National Institute of General Medicine Sciences and the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
Other authors of this paper include J. Racquel Collins-Underwood, Letha A.A. Phillips, Wei Liu, Jing Ma, Elaine Coustan-Smith, Richard T. Williams, Jinjun Cheng, Ching-Hon Pui, Susana Raimondi and James Downing, all of St. Jude; Michael L. Loudin of Baylor; Jinghui Zhang of the National Cancer Institute (NCI); Richard Harvey and Cheryl Willman, of the University of New Mexico; Fady Mikhail and Andrew Carroll, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham; Nyla Heerema of Ohio State University;... (EurekAlert!)
She leaves her husband of 59 years, Alan S. Rabson of Bethesda, a pathologist and a deputy director of the National Cancer Institute; a son, Arnold Rabson of Princeton, N.J.; and a granddaughter. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2009 an estimated 192,370 women in the United States are expected to receive a diagnosis of and about 40,170 are expected to die of the disease. Among men, there will be an estimated 1,910 new cases and 440 deaths. (CNN)
According to the National Cancer Institute, 43,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year, and 35,000 people die. "The prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer is so devastating that even a small effect on prolongation and quality of life would be a tremendous outcome for the patient," study author Dr. Claudius Conrad of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in a news release from the American College of Surgeons. (MEDLINEplus)
Dr. Stuart H. Yuspa, co-chief of the Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute, agreed. "Harry's ideas are always amazing, and I admired the paper," he said. (EurekAlert!)
National Cancer Institute contractor SAIC-Frederick received a $303 million award under the stimulus that was either noncompetitive or non-fixed-price as well, according to the list. Share this Page. (FCW.com)
This Web site was designed using. about the benefits of standardized design. (Nebraska Statepaper)
The National Cancer Institute estimates that cancer of the colon and rectum will claim the lives of about 50,000 people this year. UF scientists gathered colitic tissue from humans and chemically screened it for colon cancer stem cells, also called tumor initiating cells. (Science Daily)
According to the National Cancer Institute, inflammatory breast cancer is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type of breast cancer is called inflammatory because the breast often looks swollen and red, or inflamed. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Davis focuses on working with women of color, as black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than their white counterparts despite having a lower incidence rate, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers point to a number of factors that may explain the disparity, including a lack of access to care, differences in the biology of the cancer or in screening rates, according to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
The study appeared online in the Oct. 12 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. SOURCE: Oxford Journals, news release, Oct. 8, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
15, 2009) Unexpectedly, inflammation markers do not appear to be involved with the chemopreventative effect of aspirin on colorectal adenomas, according to a brief communication published online October 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. See also. (Science Daily)
19, 2004) Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have created a model that predicts the survival of follicular lymphoma patients based on the molecular. (June 18, 2009) Scientists have uncovered clues to the development of cancers in AIDS. (Science Daily)
Funding for this research came from the National Cancer Institute, the National Science Foundation, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Canary Foundation and the National Semiconductor Corporation ... (June 17, 2005) A pilot study at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN), has validated the measurement. (Science Daily)
The study was funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health, UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the American Cancer Society, the Brain Tumor Society, the Henry Singleton Brain Cancer Research Program and the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Breast cancer remains a leading cause of death among women, according to the National Cancer Institute. "Emotional and psychosocial stress contribute to the onset and progression of breast cancer and cancer mortality," said Sanford Nidich, lead author of the study and senior researcher at the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management. (EurekAlert!)
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Study on cancerous dogs could provide significant data for human cancer research, potentially leading to better treatments and screening for tumors, said the U.S. National Cancer Institute as quoted by media reports Wednesday ... Now, the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium encourages the study with a view towards helping people. (Xinhuanet, China)
The National Cancer Institute reports that obesity leads to one in five cancer deaths in women and one in seven cancer deaths in men. About Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. (Primezone Releases)
According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 40% of men and women born during the early part of the twenty-first century will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives. With growing cancer rates and some lowered confidence in the safety and effectiveness of traditional medicine, some people choose to treat and prevent cancer using natural herbs and supplements. (Suite101.com)
But those gene mutations account for less than 10 percent of the more than 210,000 breast cancer cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute ... However, if the BRCA mutation does run in a woman's family and she tests negative, her risk of breast cancer is the same as that of the general population -- which the National Cancer Institute estimates is about a 13. (Click2Houston, TX)
D., Kathleen A. Kealey and colleagues, are reported in a pair of papers in the Oct. 12 "Advance Access" online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ... The National Cancer Institute funded the study, which also involved investigators at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. (EurekAlert!)
This study was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS. Email or share this story. (Science Daily)
In 2003, we did another comprehensive study and found that out of 7,000 cancer sufferers, more than 60 per cent of them survived for more than five years," said Yuan. With such high success rate, there is now more attention paid to this form of exercise. Initial results from studies conducted by the University of Illinois and Shanghai University of Sports show that practising Cailin qigong can help cancer patients live longer and give them a better quality of life. Wang Changwei is the... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Today, the average American packs away about 22 teaspoons of sugar a day, most of that in the form of fructose, according to the National Cancer Institute. Young people eat and drink the most - teenage boys take in about 34 teaspoons of sugar every day. (San Francisco Chronicle)
"It's time to figure out whether they really need surgery or whether all they really need is repeat mammography" or an MRI, they wrote in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "Should they be treated for breast cancer or should they be managed as individuals with an elevated risk?". (USA Today -- News)
The research in this paper was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute, including M. D. Anderson's Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE) grants in breast, pancreatic and ovarian cancers, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Kadoorie Charitable Foundations, Patel Memorial Breast Cancer Endowment Fund, the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and by the Taiwan National Science Council. Hung noted that first author Dung-Fang Lee, Ph. (Science Daily)
This study was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
The National Cancer Institute recommends mammogram screenings every one to two years for women age 40 and older. Most health insurance covers an annual screening. (AZCentral -- News)
Source: National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Action. The American Cancer Society: AT A GLANCE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
The research in this paper was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute, including M. D. Anderson's Specialized Program in Research Excellence (SPORE) grants in breast, pancreatic and ovarian cancers, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Kadoorie Charitable Foundations, Patel Memorial Breast Cancer Endowment Fund, the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and by the Taiwan National Science Council ... M. D. Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the... (EurekAlert!)
While researchers still do not know what causes chronic fatigue syndrome, a new study conducted at the National Cancer Institute has found a strong link between this condition and the human virus, called XMRV.. After testing blood samples from 100 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and more than 200 healthy patients, researchers found that two-thirds of patients with chronic fatigue were a carrier for this virus while only 4 percent of those they tested without the condition had the virus. (KERO 23, CA)
The study was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute and Susan G. Komen for the Cure ... M. D. Anderson is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. (EurekAlert!)
Funding: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, U-M Head and Neck Cancer SPORE grant, state of Michigan loan to SensiGen LLC. Disclosure: SensiGen is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sequenom. (Science Daily)
He's published peer-reviewed papers on the topic, given a recent talk at the National Cancer Institute (his first there in 15 years), even hosted two small conferences of his own ... So did rumors of a Nobel and millions in grant money from the National Cancer Institute ... So far, this hypothesis has led to a number of apparent cul-de-sacs: some faltering attempts at gene-replacement therapy, a growing roster of targeted drugs that work only for some patients (and usually not for very long),... (MSNBC -- Health)
Philip E. Castle, an investigator in the division of cancer epidemiology and genetics at the U.S. National Cancer Institute and co-author of an accompanying journal editorial, agreed it is more cost effective to vaccinate just girls, rather than girls and boys ... D., M.P.H., investigator, division of cancer epidemiology and genetics, U.S. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md. (MEDLINEplus)
Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Nevada and colleagues at the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic emphasized that the finding only shows a link between the virus and chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, and does not prove that the pathogen causes the disorder ... Biochemist Stuart Le Grice of the National Cancer Institute, who also worked on the study, said some AIDS drugs may be ineffective against XMRV because many are tailor-made for HIV.. (Newsmax)
But the new findings were sufficiently alarming that the National Cancer Institute called together a group of specialists in August to consider its potential effect on public health. We are in the very early days, said Stuart LeGrice, director of the National Cancer Institute s Center of Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Cancer Virology, who organized the meeting but was not involved in the new study. (Boston Globe)
The awards were announced by SAIC-Frederick Inc., a laboratory operator working under contract with the National Cancer Institute. Reach the reporter at. (AZCentral -- Business)
The landmark study-- conducted by scientists from the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, and their collaborators from the National Cancer Institute and the Cleveland Clinic--was the first to isolate XMRV particles from the blood, and show that it can be transmitted between blood cells. XMRV is only the third retrovirus to be discovered in humans; the others are HIV and HTLV-1, according to researchers. (KRNV.com, NV)
The team of scientists from the National Cancer Institute and Nevada's Whittemore Peterson Institute said it was possible the virus, named XMRV, was just "a passenger virus" that catches a ride in patients whose immune systems are weakened by chronic fatigue. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
The M.D. Anderson group is a new Genome Data Analysis Center of the TCGA, which is a joint enterprise of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute. Both are part of the National Institutes of Health. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
The project was supported by the Breast Cancer Alliance, Pardee Foundation, V Foundation, Commonwealth Universal Research Foundation of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Researchers at UNC were selected to participate in the Cancer Genome Atlas project, an initiative created by the National Cancer Institute and the to characterize genomic changes that occur in cancer. UNC is one of 12 centers nationally working on the project. (Triangle Business Journal)
7, 2009) While little is known about the causes of glioma, researchers at the National Cancer Institute have found that this rare but often deadly form of brain cancer may be linked to early life physical activity and height. See also. (Science Daily)
The study was funded by a small business innovation grant awarded by the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies have indicated that the magnetic needle can collect approximately 80 percent of leukemia cells in a bone marrow sample in a matter of minutes, according to Edward R. Flynn, Ph. (Science Daily)
According to the National Cancer Institute, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. It's the leading cause of death in women aged 40 to 59. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study is an ongoing study funded by the National Cancer Institute. Nina S. Kadan-Lottick, M.D., M.S.P.H., is a assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, and medical director of the Health Education, Research mes for Survivors. (EurekAlert!)
From the Liver Carcinogenesis Section (J.J., J.S., A.B., Z.Y., M.F., S.R., X.W.W.), Breast and Prostate Unit, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis (S.A.), and Genetics Branch (Y.C., P.S.M.), Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; the Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (J.S., L.-X.Q., J.F., Z.-Y.T., H.-C.S.); the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus (C.M.C.); and the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Researchers say this method is more accurate in predicting risk for an individual than the Gail model (see National Cancer Institute). "Aside from the predictors of heredity, there is no effective independent predictor of risk of breast cancer," says Lynn Hartmann, M.D., Mayo Clinic oncologist and senior author of the study. (Science Daily)
About 39,000 Americans develop head and neck cancer a year, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Tobacco use is linked to 85 percent of head and neck cancers, according to the Cancer Institute. (MEDLINEplus)
"This is an exploration of the publicly available data sets in an attempt to answer a new question. It shows that you can look at pathways and identify targets. We did our validation by looking at what's been tested, or what's available already,'' Dr. Weiss said. In silico research, which is far less costly than conducting genetic profiling analysis of cancer tumors, will become more common as the National Cancer Institute ramps up its cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, also known as caBIG.... (EurekAlert!)
The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. During the course of the study, Dr. Schultz held the Wyeth/ Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clinical Research Chair in Transplantation. (EurekAlert!)
Though little is known about why people develop the tumors or who is at risk, previous research has hinted that "early life exposures" may increase the risk of developing the cancer in adulthood, said study author Steven C. Moore, a research fellow in the Nutritional Epidemiology Branch of the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Studies have shown that people who are left-handed, for example, are at higher risk of the disease. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
As a woman in her 30s, Eskengren-Brown had only a 1-in-233 chance of having breast cancer, according to data from the National Cancer Institute; for women in their 20s, the chances are far lower. But breast cancers in younger women are often faster-growing and thus more aggressive, says Kathie-Ann P. Joseph, medical director of Women at Risk at Columbia University Medical Center. (MSNBC -- Health)
National Cancer Institute officials said IGC will continue to mange those three types of tumor samples, and the Phoenix lab will seek a share of a larger project that will be expanded to 20 or more types of cancer. "IGC is a big part of this," said Joe Vockley, the National Cancer Institute's Atlas project director ... The overall project will be funded with federal stimulus dollars and grants administered by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute and the National Human... (AZCentral -- News)
In the next step, the team will test the effect of K252a in live mice with NHL in partnership with oncologists within the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the Medical Center, who in September 2008 won a SPORE grant from the National Cancer Institute to support the expansion of lymphoma research and clinical trials ... 2, 2008) The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center recently opened a National Cancer Institute-sponsored, phase II clinical study for certain sub-types of... (Science Daily)
DURHAM, N.C. Duke University Medical Center and National Cancer Institute scientists have discovered that a novel genetic alteration a second copy of an entire gene is a cause of familial chordoma, an uncommon form of cancer arising in bones and frequently affecting the nervous system ... Kelley, chief of hematology and oncology at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, has been studying chordoma for years after a collaborator at the National Cancer Institute, Dilys Parry, a co-author... (EurekAlert!)
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