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First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Inflammatory bowel disease raises risk of melanoma

NCI Cancer Center News Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at higher risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, report researchers at Mayo Clinic. Researchers found that IBD is associated with a 37 percent greater risk for the disease. The ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 23 2013]

Entities: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Skin Cancer, Cancer, Digestive Disease, Mayo Clinic

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

H. pylori, smoking trends, and gastric cancer in U.S. men

NCI Cancer Center News Trends in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and smoking explain a significant proportion of the decline of intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma (NCGA) incidence in U.S. men between 1978 and 2008, and are estimated to continue ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 23 2013]

Entities: GASTRIC CANCER, Smoking, Cancer

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

University of Southern California

Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize hair loss

NCI Cancer Center News Discovering that mouse hair has a circadian clock -- a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair -- researchers suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 22 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Radiation Therapy, University of Southern California, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, University of California Irvine

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Genetic diversity predicts outcomes in head and neck cancer

NCI Cancer Center News A new measure of the heterogeneity – the variety of genetic mutations – of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer. $ In the May 20 issue of the journal ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 22 2013]

Entities: head and neck cancer, Genetic Diversity, Cancer

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Mayo Clinic

Molecular marker from pancreatic 'juices' helps identify pancreatic cancer

NCI Cancer Center News Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a promising method to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis — two disorders that are difficult to tell apart. A molecular marker obtained from pancreatic "juices" ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pancreatic Cancer, Cancer, Digestive Disease, Pancreas, Mayo Clinic

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Scheduled imaging studies provide little help detecting relapse of aggressive lymphoma

NCI Cancer Center News Imaging scans following treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma do little to help detect a relapse, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The overwhelming majority of patients with this aggressive lymphoma already have symptoms, an ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]

Entities: aggressive lymphoma, Cancer, B-Cell Lymphoma, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Mayo Clinic

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Despite new recommendations, women in 40s continue to get routine mammograms at same rate

NCI Cancer Center News Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new research from Johns Hopkins (home of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center). In ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mammography, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Most cancer patients would like to talk with their doctors about financial concerns

NCI Cancer Center News Most cancer patients would like to talk about the cost of their care with their doctors, but often don't because they fear the discussion could compromise the quality of their treatment, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report. ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Patient, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Broach

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Preclinical tests shows agent stops 'slippery' proteins from binding, causing Ewing sarcoma

NCI Cancer Center News Continuous infusion of a novel agent not only halted the progression of Ewing sarcoma in rats, while some tumors also regressed to the point that cancer cells could not be detected microscopically, say researchers at Georgetown ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 17 2013]

Entities: sarcoma, Cancer, Protein

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Skin cancer linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer's disease

NCI Cancer Center News People who have non-melanoma skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to research carried out by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (home to the Albert Einstein ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 17 2013]

Entities: Skin Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Primary care physicians vital to complete care of prostate cancer patients

NCI Cancer Center News Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. However, among other side-effects, it can cause significant bone thinning in men on long-term treatment. A new study from the University ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 16 2013]

Entities: Prostate Cancer, Cancer, Patient

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Study establishes basis for genomic classification of endometrial cancers; proper categorization is important for choosing the best treatment

NCI Press Release A comprehensive genomic analysis of nearly 400 endometrial tumors suggests that certain molecular characteristics – such as the frequency of mutations – could complement current pathology methods and help distinguish between principal ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 02 2013]

Entities: Genomics, Tumor, endometrial

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H. pylori, smoking trends, and gastric cancer i... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 23 2013]
Inflammatory bowel disease raises risk of melanoma [Published National Cancer Institute - May 23 2013]
Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 22 2013]
Genetic diversity predicts outcomes in head and... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 22 2013]
Molecular marker from pancreatic 'juices' helps... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 21 2013]
Scheduled imaging studies provide little help d... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]
Despite new recommendations, women in 40s conti... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]
Most cancer patients would like to talk with th... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 19 2013]
Preclinical tests shows agent stops 'slippery' ... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 17 2013]
First prospective trial shows molecular profili... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 17 2013]
Skin cancer linked to reduced risk for Alzheime... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 17 2013]
Study identifies key protein for cell death [Published National Cancer Institute - May 16 2013]
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Johns Hopkins study finds blocking a single gen... [Published National Cancer Institute - May 05 2013]
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Women with Breast Cancer Micrometastases in The... [Published National Cancer Institute - Apr 30 2013]
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Testing lung cancer drugs and therapies in mice [Published National Cancer Institute - Apr 16 2013]