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• NIH Scientists Find A Potential New Avenue For Cancer Therapies 21 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  Recent findings in mice suggest that blocking the production of small molecules produced in the body, known as epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), may represent a novel strategy for treating cancer by eliminating the blood vessels that feed cancer tumors...
• Wayne State Study Finds Soybean Compounds Enhances Effects Of Cancer Radiotherapy 21 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  A Wayne State University researcher has shown that compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue. A team led by Gilda Hillman, Ph.D...
• Targeting EETs To Treat Cardiovascular Disease May Prove A Double-Edged Sword 21 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  A group of small molecules called EETs - currently under scrutiny as possible treatment targets for a host of cardiovascular diseases - may also drive the growth and spread of cancer, according to researchers at the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) and other institutions...
• Removal Of Lymph Nodes During Surgery For Thyroid Cancer May Be Beneficial 22 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  Papillary thyroid cancer accounts for the majority of all thyroid malignancies, which primarily impact women. A new study indicates that routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck in these cancer patients may help prevent the disease from coming back...
• Obesity Linked To Higher 5-Year Death Rate After Esophageal Cancer Surgery 22 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Clinic found. Their 778-patient study, which appeared in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (http://jco.ascopubs...
• New Robotic-Assisted Technology Transforms Treatment Of Kidney Tumors 22 December, 2011, 1:00 am
  The Porter Robotics Institute (PRI) now offers the latest in advanced surgical robotics available to patients with kidney tumors, allowing surgeons the ability to remove just a portion of the kidney. Porter Adventist Hospital is among a handful of centers in the country with advanced fluorescence imaging technology, called Firefly, and only the second in the region. St...
• National Recognition For High Quality Care At Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute 22 December, 2011, 1:00 am
  The Commission on Cancer, a national consortium of organizations dedicated to improving survival rates and quality of life for cancer patients, has recognized Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute as one of nation's foremost cancer programs...
• Follicular Lymphoma - Autologos Stem Cell Transplant Does Not Improve Overall Survival 22 December, 2011, 10:00 am
  According to an online study published in the December issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC-ASCT) for patients with advanced follicular lymphoma (FL) who received no previous treatment, does not improve overall survival compared with conventional-dose chemotherapy alone...
• Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Weather Forecasting Models Could Predict Brain Tumor Growth 23 December, 2011, 12:00 am
  Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine them with incoming data streams from weather stations and satellites...
• Positive Feedback And Tumorigenesis, A Vicious Circle That Promotes Cell Proliferation 23 December, 2011, 1:00 am
  Cancer cells are essentially immortal. The acquisition of an unlimited capacity to divide the process of immortalization is a central event in the genesis of tumors. Normally, cells are subject to stringent mechanisms which control their proliferation. Together these ensure that pre-malignant cells are induced to enter a senescent, non-dividing state or to undergo apoptosis, i.e. commit suicide...