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FDA reviewing arthritis drugs for cancer link
This is scary - slow down arthritis, risk cancer. That changes the risk benefit profit rather a lot in the negative direction.
Cancer Cell International | Full text | Inhibition of androgen-independent prostate cancer cell growth is enhanced by combination therapy targeting Hedgehog and ErbB signalling
The Hedgehog signalling pathway has recently been implicated in prostate cancer development and metastasis. Now who has kinase inhibitors in this area??
Cancer Technologies and Insights
As we learn more about how cancer work, so do the technologies for eradicating them become more sophisticated. Insights into the changing scientific world of cancer.
Oncology Market Trends
A new blog - developments in the science and biology of cancer disease
Oncology Consulting News - Blog
News and views from the cancer arena from Sally
Scan Detects Oxygen Levels in Tumors on Yahoo! Health
Tumors with lower oxygen levels even spread more easily through the body... possible, I guess; sounds a bit like a sprinter.
Drugs in the Pipeline: New Therapies that Could Change Treatment Strategies
New drug compounds, and old ones put to new use, offer doctors and patients new hope for treating and preventing cancer.
The Scientist : Heading for the BIG Time [2008-04-01]
Integrating cancer data using bioinformatics... a new cool and interesting approach.
How Do Tumors Spread? Scientists and Engineers Team Up to Solve Mystery: Scientific American
9/10 cancer deaths occur because the cancer has spread. Understanding the biology of metastasis (spread) will help scientists find new ways of preventing this from happening.
ACS :: Cancer Treatment Decision Tools
Interactive tools designed to help patients make informed treatment decisions - now this is a neat resource, although with a small choice so far, but they all list the pros and cons of different treatments.
New markers for Prostate Cancer
Researchers identify 12 genetic markers believed to be linked to prostate cancer. There is a strong family history associated with the disease so linking biomarkers to the disease would enable better screening and early detection, saving thousands of liv
Device can spot cancer cells in blood: U.S. study - Yahoo! News
"A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream, offering a way to better manage treatment... " Wow! We all know that the earlier you detect and treat cancer, the better the long term overall su
Press Releases - American Society of Hematology
A few years ago, survival from chronic myeloid leukemia was 3-4 years; with new therapies patients are now living 6 years after failure of interferon, so that's about 10 years in total. An incredible improvement!
'Velcade, lenalidomide and dexamethasone combo show promise for multiple myeloma'
New combinations are the way forward in the treatment of cancer - targeting different aspects of the cancer cell may help reduce resistance. For example, the Rev/Vel/Dex combo in myeloma looks very promising indeed.
Cell 'Addiction' to Growth Factors May Help Spur Cancers - Yahoo! News
"It means we might be able to do something about at-risk cells before cancer develops and treat these cells biochemically, and specifically, rather than using current drugs that are nonspecific and kill everything in their path." Now that sounds almost
Graveyard shift work linked to cancer - Yahoo! News
No surprises here, just plain common sense.
TED | Talks | Eva Vertes: My dream about the future of medicine (video)
Could cancer be caused by the body's own repair system going awry?
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