Engineer Designs Micro-Endoscope to Seek out Early Signs of Cancer Nov 22, 2009
18, 2008) Optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provides images that clearly identify depressed-type early gastric cancer without magnification in 96 percent of study participants. Gastric cancer is one. (Science Daily)
Cancer: New Explanation Of 'Asian Paradox' Oct 29, 2009
28, 2009) Although Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been classified as a class I (or definite) carcinogen by World Health Organization (WHO), the controversy as to why only a minority of infected patients develop gastric cancer still remains. Moreover, in Asian countries such as Indonesia, Japan, China, and Thailand, where the H. pylori infection rates are similar, there is a significant difference regarding the outcome of gastric cancer ... A research, led by Murdani Abdullah, MD from... (Science Daily)
* Physicians urge public to be tested for HP bacteria Oct 27, 2009
Eliminating helicobacter pylori (HP) bacteria from your stomach can help reduce the chances of developing gastric cancer by around 30 percent, doctors told a press conference at the Department of Health yesterday afternoon ... A gastric ulcer patient has a greater chance of become a gastric cancer patient, said Wu Chun-ying (dTo), an attending physician at Taichung Veterans General Hospitals Division of Gastroenterology ... Our study showed that the chances for a gastric ulcer patient to... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Longtime Crim High coach Lester dies Oct 26, 2009
Coach William A. Lester Sr., of Decatur, died Tuesday of gastric cancer at Vitas Hospice in Stockbridge. He was 67. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
GE launches $250 million health care tech fund Oct 25, 2009
Learn about innovative treatments for gastric cancer diagnosis today. Risk-Free Forex Practice Account. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Genetic factors associated with intestinal metaplasia in a high risk Singapore-Chinese population: a cohort study Oct 13, 2009
Feng Zhu , Marie Loh , Jeffrey Hill , Sumarlin Lee , King Xin Koh , Kin Wai Lai , Manuel Salto-Tellez , Barry Iacopetta , Khay Guan Yeoh , Richie Soong and The Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium (sgcc) ... Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is an important precursor lesion in the development of gastric cancer (GC). (BioMed Central)
* Folic acid reduces cancer risk: study Oct 7, 2009
Lin said foreign researchers have also found that adequate folic acid intake can significantly lower the risk of colorectal cancer and can help prevent many other forms of cancer, including cervical, liver, lung, colon and gastric cancer. This story has been viewed 393 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Scientists Find New Way To Classify Gastric Cancers Oct 7, 2009
The research is based upon clinical findings from patients in Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom and represents the largest genomic analysis of gastric cancers to date. The new system classifies gastric cancers by the signaling pathways the tumors use to grow and spread, as opposed to the more traditional approach that describes them by cell type or structure ... "These findings may give us the first way to truly offer our gastric cancer patients personalized medicine," says Patrick... (Science Daily)
Benefit workshop planned for dog trackers Sep 30, 2009
The Southeastern Belgian Tervuren Club will host an all-breed, three-day tracking clinic - Tracking a Cure - this weekend at Sandy Creek Park to raise money to benefit research into canine gastric cancer. Dog trainer Beth Walker, who has trained two championship tracking dogs, will lead tracking workshops Friday, Saturday and Sunday covering the best ways to train tracking dogs and how to succeed in the world of competitive tracking. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer? Sep 26, 2009
Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer ... Does Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy prevent gastric cancer ... Although it has been demonstrated that Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer, it is still controversial that whether H. pylori eradication therapy is effective in primary prevention of gastric cancer. (EurekAlert!)
Hope over new skin cancer therapy Sep 24, 2009
The most successful of these so far has been Glivec (imatinib), which is used to treat myloid Leukaemia and gastric cancer. Professor Alexander Eggermont, president of the European Cancer Organisation, said: "The new drug is the equivalent of Glivec in terms of the effect it's having in advanced melanoma.". (BBC News -- Health)
New Blood Tests Promise Simple Cancer Detection Sep 22, 2009
Stein's test finds various types of cancer, including colorectal and gastric cancers, and had also shown potential in identifying patients whose cancer was likely to spread ... Stein and colleagues from the ECRC Charite University of Medicine and the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin looked at daily blood samples from 185 colon cancer patients, 190 with rectal cancer and 91 gastric cancer patients. (Newsmax)
New blood tests promise simple, cost-effective diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers Sep 21, 2009
In a different study, researchers from Germany will say that they have developed another blood test that helps diagnose tumours in patients with colon, rectal, or gastric cancers ... They collected daily blood samples from hospitalised and outpatients; 185 samples for colon cancer, 190 for rectal, and 91 for gastric cancer patients ... "We found that S100A4 mRNA was present at significantly higher levels in the group of cancer patients, no matter whether they had colorectal or gastric cancer,... (EurekAlert!)
Roche Promises ``Extremely Encouraging'' Cancer Data from Avastin, Xeloda Sep 21, 2009
The data will show survival benefits for Avastin in malignant melanoma and for Herceptin in gastric cancer, the Basel, Switzerland-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. The results from our key studies are extremely encouraging because they offer new treatment options where very few have existed for incurable cancers like malignant melanoma, primary brain cancer and gastric cancer, , chief executive officer of Roches pharmaceuticals divisions, said in the statement. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Care-seeking Behavior Associated With 'Upper-GI Symptoms' Sep 14, 2009
(July 16, 2009) Postoperative quality of life (QOL) is the main outcome for judging the efficacy of treatment modalities when no overall survival differences are demonstrated in patients with gastric cancer. A. (Science Daily)
New Genetic Culprit In Deadly Skin Cancer Revealed Sep 2, 2009
In addition, researchers found that many ERBB4 mutations were located in functionally important areas similar to those seen in other PTK oncogenes involved in lung cancer, brain cancer and gastric cancer. Next, the researchers moved on to laboratory studies of melanoma cells with ERBB4 mutations. (Science Daily)
Quality of life in patients with gastric cancer: translation and psychometric evaluation of the Iranian version of EORTC QLQ-STO22 Aug 29, 2009
The purpose of this study was to translate and validate a gastric cancer specific health related quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-STO22) for Iranian patients suffering from gastric cancer ... Then, the questionnaire and the EORTC core quality of life instrument (QLQ-C30) were administered to a sample of patients with confirmed diagnosis of gastric cancer ... Overall, the Iranian version of the EORTC QLQ-STO22 demonstrated a good reliability and clinical validity to support its use in... (BioMed Central)
In-hospital mortality after stomach cancer surgery in Spain and relationship with hospital volume of interventions Aug 27, 2009
There is no consensus about the possible relation between in-hospital mortality in surgery for gastric cancer and the hospital annual volume of interventions. The objectives were to identify factors associated to greater in-hospital mortality for surgery in gastric cancer and to analyze the possible independent relation between hospital annual volume and in-hospital mortality. (BioMed Central)
Benefits and Properties of Chaga Mu... Aug 17, 2009
Chaga mushroom has been shown to have anticancer activity in e.g. hepatoma (liver cancer), gastric cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, melanoma, cervical cancer and lung cancer. It appears to downregulate the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthases iNOS and COX-2 by downregulation of the inflammatory mediator NF-kappa-B.. (Suite101.com)
Green Tea: Mixed Reviews For Cancer Prevention Jul 22, 2009
The review did not find any benefit for preventing death from gastric cancer, and found that green tea might even increase the risk of urinary bladder cancer. Despite conflicting findings, there was limited moderate to strong evidence of a benefit for lung, pancreatic and colorectal cancer. (Science Daily)
Downregulation of SFRP5 expression and its inverse correlation with those of MMP-7 and MT1-MMP in gastric cancer Jul 9, 2009
Downregulation of SFRP5 expression and its inverse correlation with those of MMP-7 and MT1-MMP in gastric cancer ... As negative regulators in Wnt signaling, Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins (SFRPs) are downregulated in a series of human cancers; and specifically, some matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9 and MT1-MMP, are frequently overexpressed in gastric cancer ... The aim of this study is to determine the expression status of SFRP5 in gastric cancer and explore... (BioMed Central)
Tummy troubles -- gastrin key in bacterial-induced stomach cancer Jun 24, 2009
To reconcile this apparent disparity, a group led by Dr. Timothy Wang at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY examined the contribution of Helicobacter infection to gastric cancer in animal models with either high expression of gastrin or no gastrin at all. They found that Helicobacter infection in mice with high levels of gastrin resulted in cancer of the gastric corpus (main body of the stomach), whereas infection in gastrin-deficient mice developed cancer in a different part... (EurekAlert!)
Potential Electrical Stimulation Treatment For Gastric Motility Disorders Jun 23, 2009
30, 2007) A new study suggests that previous estimates of the risk of gastric cancer following infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori may be too low. The research identifies certain strains of the. (Science Daily)
Breast cancer drug may help patients with stomach cancer Jun 1, 2009
Gastric cancer strikes 1 million people worldwide each year and kills 700,000, mostly in Asia, Van Cutsem says. About 21,500 Americans develop stomach cancer each year and 10,880 die, according to the American Cancer Society. (USA Today -- News)
Biological Markers That May Indicate Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis Identified May 31, 2009
Preoperative levels of SAA have been associated with survival of patients with gastric cancer and those with renal cell carcinoma. Likewise, clinical and experimental data suggest that chronic inflammation promotes mammary tumor development. (Science Daily)
Glutamine supplements show promise in treating stomach ulcers May 16, 2009
Amino acid helps offset stomach damage caused by H. pylori bacteria; animal study suggests popular supplement could also reduce risk of gastric cancers ... "Approximately 5.5 percent of the entire global cancer burden is attributed to H. pylori infection and, worldwide, over 900,000 new cases of gastric cancer develop each year. The possibility that an inexpensive, easy-to-use treatment could be used to modify the damaging effects of H. pylori infection warrants further study in clinical... (EurekAlert!)
Bayer and Onyx Announce Nexavar Data Presentations at 45th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting May 15, 2009
A Phase I Dose-Finding Study of Sorafenib in Combination with Capecitabine and Cisplatin as a First-Line Treatment in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer. Chul Kim, M.D., Yoon-Koo Kang, M.D., Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. (PR Newswire)
YM BIOSCIENCES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2009 OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RESULTS May 14, 2009
- Two of YM's licensees for nimotuzumab, Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd. in Japan and Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co. in Korea, are conducting a Phase II randomized, open-label trial evaluating nimotuzumab in patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. - YM's licensee in Europe, Oncoscience AG, reported that it continues to enroll patients into a randomized Phase III study evaluating nimotuzumab in adult glioma patients and into a randomized Phase IIb/IIIa trial in patients with advanced pancreatic... (Canada Newswire)
Osteoporosis Drugs Might Not Raise Cancer Risk Apr 28, 2009
Another large study in the same issue of the journal actually found a reduced risk of esophageal cancer among individuals taking bisphosphonates, and no increased risk for gastric cancer, when compared with a much larger control group. There was no overall increased risk when the two types of cancer were grouped together. (MEDLINEplus)
Great Neck Playground to be living memorial Apr 28, 2009
Michael J. O Flynn is undertaking the project in honor of his wife, Naoko, who died of metastatic gastric cancer last year at the age of 35. In an e-mail to the Beacon s sister paper, the Ipswich Chronicle, O Flynn wrote, After a tremendous outpouring of financial support from the community here in on the North Shore, in New York City (where we lived for many years) and in her native Japan, I decided to refurbish Great Neck Park down by Pavilion Beach for while Naoko was fighting cancer for 18... (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway activation enhances gastric cancer cell invasiveness likely through a c-Jun-dependent induction of matrix metalloproteinase-9 Apr 17, 2009
However, the relationship between AhR pathway activation and gastric cancer progression is still unclear. In present study, we used 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD), a classic and most potent ligand of AhR, to activate AhR pathway and investigated the effect of AhR pathway activation on human gastric cancer AGS cell invasion and explored the corresponding mechanism ... AhR pathway activation enhances gastric cancer cell invasiveness likely through a c-Jun-dependent induction of... (BioMed Central)
New Minimally Invasive Surgery Option For Patients With Stomach Cancer Apr 17, 2009
"Our number one goal in treating patients with stomach cancer is to remove the cancer completely and safely, while preserving his or her quality of life," says the study's lead author Vivian E. Strong, MD, a surgeon at MSKCC who specializes in laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer ... "Patients considering it should go to hospitals with a high volume of gastric cancer cases, and choose a surgeon who has extensive experience performing the... (Science Daily)
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments Apr 8, 2009
Gastric cancer thus joins a long list of malignancies for which studies have shown a reduced risk associated with a diet that contains broccoli -- including cancer of the esophagus, bladder, skin and lung, among others ... The Japanese study, reported in the April issue of Cancer Prevention Research, was designed to show whether eating broccoli sprouts, which are rich in sulforaphane, resulted in lower levels of H. pylori, a bacterium that is closely associated with the risk of stomach damage... (MEDLINEplus)
Reductions In Cancer And Overall Mortality Persist 10 Years After Vitamin And Mineral Supplementation Apr 3, 2009
2, 2009) Individuals who took a dietary supplement called "factor D", which included selenium, vitamin E, and beta-carotene, continued to have lower gastric cancer and overall mortality 10 years after supplementation ceased compared with individuals who did not take the supplements, according to long-term follow-up data from the randomized, double-blind General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial in Linxian, China ... The initial results from the study showed a significant reduction in risk... (Science Daily)
Three-drug Chemotherapy Combination Increases Organ Preservation In Patients With Larynx Cancer Apr 2, 2009
31, 2008) The use of combination chemotherapy following surgery did not improve survival in patients with gastric cancer, according to a randomized clinical. . (Science Daily)
* Incidence of colorectal cancer on the rise: DOH Mar 14, 2009
There were 8,748 cases of lung cancer, 6,895 cases of breast cancer, 5,352 of oral cancer, 3,794 of gastric cancer, 3,073 of prostate cancer, 2,457 of skin cancer, 1,828 of cervical cancer and 1,159 with uterine cancer. In 2005, 9,916 were diagnosed with liver cancer, while 9,604 people were found to have colorectal cancer. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
McDreamy turns McUgly on Grey's Mar 13, 2009
Tough decisions: Two sisters and a brother planned stomach-removal surgeries after discovering a genetic likelihood of gastric cancer. After they learned about post-op complications and smelly and unpleasant lifestyle changes, only the oldest sister went through with surgery, but after the doctors found a small tumor, her younger sister agreed to the operation too. (MSNBC -- Television)
Grape Extracts May Be Effective Against Harmful Gut Bacteria Mar 9, 2009
H. pylori is the bacterial agent most commonly associated with peptic ulcers, gastritis, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, and gastric cancer. Antibiotic therapy has proven effective at providing initial relief, however resistance can develop over time and relapse can occur. (Science Daily)
Protein Encourages Cell Growth And Migration In Prostate Cancer Mar 7, 2009
It also has been shown to play a role in many other cancers, including glioblastomas, multiple myeloma, renal cell carcinoma, gastric cancer and ovarian cancer. "There are two possible implications of our findings," Dr. Morrione said. (Science Daily)
Man Loses Stomach to Avoid Cancer Mar 3, 2009
Chelcun's family is unique, one of perhaps 100 families in the U.S. with a genetic mutation that leads to an increased risk of developing gastric cancer. Because gastric cancer is difficult to diagnose even when in its later stages, the prognosis for those with the disease is poor, with a five-year survival rate of about 24 percent. (ABC News)
Man, 26, Has Stomach Removed to Prevent Cancer Mar 3, 2009
Chelcun's family, on his father's side, carries a rare genetic mutation that leads to an increased risk of developing gastric cancer, which is hard to diagnose and has a five-year survival rate of just 24 percent. Chelcun's aunt and uncle also had their stomachs removed to avoid the cancer. (Fox News)
The Role of PET/CT for the Detection of Gastric Cancer Recurrence Mar 2, 2009
In the course of surveillance of gastric cancer recurrence after curative resection, contrast CT scan is used in general ... The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and usefulness of PET/CT for detecting recurrence of gastric cancer after curative resection ... Fifty two patients who received curative resection of gastric cancer and had undergone PET/CT and contrast CT for surveillance of recurrence until Dec 2006 in Seoul National University Hospital were analyzed retrospectively.... (BioMed Central)
Avantis Medical Systems Announces Key Addition to Scientific Advisory Board Feb 25, 2009
"The prevalence of colorectal cancer is increasing rapidly in Japan. The number of cancer deaths due to colorectal cancer has already exceeded gastric cancer. It is the most frequent cause of death in the female population. If we can detect cancers or pre-cancerous lesions at an early stage, cancer deaths can be prevented by performing endoscopic resection," said Dr. Yamamoto. "We have a special need for cost-effective preventive medicine technologies such as the Third Eye Retroscope. I look... (PR Newswire)
Family pre-empts cancer gene by surgically removing stomachs Feb 24, 2009
From the Internet, she found reports of a syndrome called hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, caused by a genetic mutation that was discovered by researchers in New Zealand in the 1990s ... Now he doesn t have to worry about getting gastric cancer, Yoon said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Their goal? Round up $50M Feb 16, 2009
Besides pancreatic cancer, the drug is in earlier clinical trial stages for gastric cancer, colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease. First, Cancer Advances will need to raise money to pick up where Aphton left off. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Inflammation Directly Linked To Colon Cancer; Potential New Drug Targets Revealed Feb 10, 2009
"Together we've been able to learn how Stat3 bridges chronic inflammation and tumor promotion by mediating cell survival during an inflammatory event and enhancing tumor cell growth. Our new findings are very much in line with our previous work on the role of Stat3 in mediating inflammation- associated gastric cancer. We expect this knowledge to strengthen efforts for the development of therapeutics that target the link between inflammation and cancer to ultimately benefit the treatment of... (Science Daily)
Aspirin cuts stomach cancer risk Feb 8, 2009
There was also a 32% reduction for the same type of stomach cancer, non-cardia gastric cancer, in people who used other types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - or NSAIDs - such as ibuprofen. In contrast to results of previous studies, the researchers found that aspirin does not protect against oesophageal cancer and cardia gastric cancer - cancer of the top of the stomach. (BBC News -- Health)
Gut Bacteria Primarily Passed from Mother to Child Feb 7, 2009
Recognizing this mode of transmission "may be useful in identifying a high-risk population, especially in countries such as Japan that have high rates of gastric cancer," the authors conclude. SOURCE: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
