New Page 1
June
26, 2009
News
Headlines
Farrah Fawcett Succumbs to Cancer
Habits Explain Poor Women's Worse Cancer Outcome
Caterpillar Touts Colon Cancer Screening Program
Epstein-Barr Virus Tied to Poor Prognosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NSAIDs May Interfere with Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Obesity, Early Menopause Tied to Uterine Cancer
Bariatric Surgery Lowers Cancer Risk in Obese Women
Temozolomide Plus Cisplatin Promising in Relapsed/Refractory Leukemia
Drug Combo Cuts Pancreatic Tumour Size
PARP Inhibitor Shows Strong Anti-Tumor Activity with Few Side Effects
Cancerpage news is updated daily, Monday
through Friday, and on the weekends as
warranted. More than 27 new
articles have been added to cancerpage news since the last newsletter.
To see ALL the latest stories, go to the
cancerpage.com search page and click on Submit (but
leave search field black.)
She Was At Center of South Pole
Rescue Drama
Dr. Jerri Nielsen
FitzGerald's first battle with breast cancer in 1999 became frontpage news
because the diagnosis was made, and the battle waged on the edge of
the world at the South Pole in the most extreme weather conditions
imaginable. She had to do her own biopsy! Her last battle was at home
in Southwick, Massachuasetts. Dr. Fitzgerald died Tuesday at age
57. Those
who worked with her at the South Pole remember her.
Read more here.
Neighborhood
Watch
A report from the Enviornmental Protection Agency lists 600
American neighborhoods whose residents live at an increased risk of cancer because of the
air they breathe there. The top two toxic neighborhoods are >>>>>> parts of Los Angeles,
Calif., and Madison County, Ill., according to the EPA data. They were followed by two
neighborhoods in Allegheny County, Pa., and one in Tuscaloosa County,
Ala.
EPA
Air Toxic Air Pollutant news release
Read
story in Washington Post here
Gardasil for
Guys
The human
papillomavirus is the cause for most cases of cervical cancer, as well as
genital warts and some other cancers. The vaccine against the four strains
of the human papillomavirus (HPV) most directly associated with cancer and
genital warts has been approved for girls and women aged 9-26. It's recommended
starting at age 11 or 12 before a girl is exposed to HPV sexually. But biys can
carry and spread HPV, too. Should they be vaccinated, as well?
That debate is undeway right now. Gardasil's maker, Merck,
asked the FDA to expand use to boys. The Centers for Disease Control
reportedly will vote on a recommendation about the use of Garsadil in boys
in October. CDC Advisory
Committee website.
In the Lab/In the
Clinic
Canadian researchers (reporting next month in the
journal Cancer) find higher risk of developing cancer as an adult
among survivors of childhood physical abuse. University of Toronto
researcher Sarah Brennenstuhl says alot more study must be done to explain the
connection but: "One important avenue for future research is to investigate
dysfunctions in cortisol production – the hormone that prepares us for 'fight or
flight' –as a possible mediator in the abuse-cancer relationship." The research
team controlled for other explanations of the 49% jump in risk, such as
adult behaviors (smoking, inactivity, poor diet), socioeconomic status, and
childhood stress factors. (More
info) Saving Voice-
University of Michigan researchers have found that some
patients with large laryngeal cancers may not need to have
their voice box removed as is the standard of care - they can be treated
successfully with chemo and radiation. They write that a single round of
chemo can identify those patients who would benefit from treatment that could
leave their voices intact. If the patient does not respond after the first
round, surgery is the appropriate step says lead study author Francis P. Worden,
M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at the U-M Medical School. Find out
more about the work here.
|
![[cancerpage is a service of Alere]](../../images/aleretopbanner500x75.jpg)
![[close window]](/images/buttons/close.gif){kind=small}