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Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk
Posted on 2009-09-24 06:00:00 in Cancer | Metabolic Dysfunction |

Men with fasting levels of insulin that are elevated but still within the normal range may be at increased risk of prostate cancer. Demetrius Albanes, from the National Cancer Institute (Maryland USA), and colleagues studied 100 men with incident prostate cancer and 400 age-matched controls within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study in Finland.

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Advanced Gum Disease Linked to Increased Head and Neck Cancers
Posted on 2009-09-22 15:35:44 in Bone and Dental | Cancer | Infectious Disease | Inflammation |

In that a substantial body of evidence supports an association between chronic inflammations and/or infections with cancers, Mine Tezal, from The State University of New York, Buffalo (USA), and colleagues assessed the effect of advanced gum disease (chronic periodontitis) on the prevalence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

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Magnetically Charged Nanoparticles Offer New Drug Delivery Technique for Chronic Conditions
Posted on 2009-09-22 15:25:28 in Biotechnology | Cancer | Diabetes | Pain Management |

Conditions such as chronic pain, cancer and diabetes, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of time. Researchers led by Daniel Kohane, from Children's Hospital Boston (Massachusetts, USA) have devised an innovative drug delivery technique to turn dosing on and off, deliver consistent doses and adjust doses according to the patient's need.

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Prostate Cancer Trends Vary as Factors of Body Weight and Ethnicity
Posted on 2009-09-22 10:09:15 in Cancer | Health Disparities | Weight and Obesity |

For men, maintaining a normal and fit weight may help reduce the risk of prostate cancer.  Brenda Y. Hernandez, from University of Hawaii – Honolulu (USA), and colleagues  investigated the relationship between body mass, height, and weight and prostate cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort, a longitudinal study involving 83,879 men, ages 45 to 75 years.

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1940's drug targets bowel cancer gene
Posted on 2009-09-04 16:48:28 in Cancer | Drug Trends | Genetic Research | Genetics in Disease | Longevity and Age Management |
The drug methotrexate, first used in the 1940's, has been found to destroy the damaged MSH2 gene prevelant in people with the genetic condition HNPCC. HNPCC contributes to bowel cancer, tumors of the stomach, womb, ovaries and kidneys. Continue reading…
Common bacteria linked to colon cancer
Posted on 2009-09-03 10:51:56 in Cancer | GI-Digestive | Longevity and Age Management |
A study from The John Hopkins University School of Medicine links a diarrhea-causing bacteria to a type of colon cancer. In a study conducted on mice, the bacteria Bacteroides fragilis was identified as possibly setting the stage for malignancy in the colon. Continue reading…
Malignant melanoma may respond to breast cancer drug
Posted on 2009-09-01 21:47:19 in Cancer | Genetic Research | Genetics in Disease | Longevity and Age Management |
Melanoma tumors with particular genetic mutations might respond to the drug lapatinib, already licensed for treating breast cancer tumors. Such a therapy would treat malignant melanoma in advanced stages with the common mutation called ERBB4 or HER4. Continue reading…
New gene therapy vector delivers therapeutic genes
Posted on 2009-09-01 21:09:19 in Cancer | Genetic Research | Genetics in Disease | Longevity and Age Management |
A report in "The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal" describes a new gene therapy vector which can transfer DNA to a cell's nucleus far more efficiently than in the past. The development raises hopes for more effective treatment of genetic disorders and some types of cancers. Continue reading…
Hormone replacement therapy lowers risk of colorectal cancer
Posted on 2009-08-31 22:47:12 in Cancer | Hormone Replacement Therapy | Longevity and Age Management | Women's Health |
Research from the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa, Israel shows that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces the risk of colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women. The study indicates a reduction of risk by more than half in women taking combined estrogen-progestin oral pills. Continue reading…
Radiation risk from medical imaging tests
Posted on 2009-08-31 00:51:10 in Cancer | Diagnostics | Healthcare and Information | Longevity and Age Management |
Millions of Americans are being exposed to potentially cancer-causing levels of radiation from medical imaging tests. Per capita radiation doses in the U.S. have risen sixfold since the early 1980's, and according to Reza Fazel, MD of Atlanta's Emory University School of Medicine, "Our study shows that a lot of people are getting high doses of radiation." Continue reading…
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