cancer treatments

NPL unveils new equipment to make cancer treatment safer

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0600

(National Physical Laboratory) A new piece of medical technology unveiled at the National Physical Laboratory today will help improve the success rates of radiotherapy cancer treatments. The new clinical electron linear accelerator will help ensure patients are treated with accurate doses of radiation.

MicroRNAs make for safer cancer treatments

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Mayo Clinic) Viruses -- long regarded solely as disease agents -- now are being used in therapies for cancer. Concerns over the safety of these so-called oncolytic viruses stem from their potential to damage healthy tissues. Now Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a way of controlling the viruses behind potential cancer therapeutics.

FDA Warns About Fraudulent Cancer Treatments

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:29:10 -0500

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs. All are available for sale on the Internet.

FDA warns about fraudulent cancer treatments

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:23:05 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs. All are available for sale on the Internet....

HPV-Linked Throat Cancer Easier to Treat?

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Researchers have discovered that throat cancers linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV) respond better to cancer treatments than cancers not associated with HPV, a finding that's being lauded as a promising step toward tailored treatment.

'Destruct' triggers may be jammed in tumor cells, UF geneticists...

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University of Florida) By monitoring gene activity levels and changes in chromatin -- the protein spools that the genes wrap around -- University of Florida researchers were able to detect epigenetic factors that make fruit fly cells resistant to radiation. The discovery suggests that tumor cells may have similar protection from radiotherapy or chemotherapy, an insight that may lead to more effective cancer treatments.

Developing cancer treatments directed at critical developmental ...

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Researchers from penn colleagues discovered that the Notch signaling pathway, which determines the development of many cell types, and is also implicated in some cancers, is not universally essential for the maintenance of stem cells. This indicates that inhibitors of Notch may not affect bone marrow stem cells.