http://www.cancer-information.info cancer information and news Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.cancer-information.info/news-breast-cancer-basic-and-clinical-research-added-to-proquest-health-medical-complete/cancer/925.html http://www.cancer-information.info/news-breast-cancer-basic-and-clinical-research-added-to-proquest-health-medical-complete/cancer/925.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:04 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/news-breast-cancer-basic-and-clinical-research-added-to-proquest-health-medical-complete/cancer/925.html We are pleased to announce the addition of Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research to Health & Medical Complete, a ProQuest database.ProQuest Health & Medical Complete serves a wide range of people searching for healthcare inform…

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/news-breast-cancer-basic-and-clinical-research-added-to-proquest-health-medical-complete/cancer/925.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/news-what-peer-reviewers-say/cancer/924.html http://www.cancer-information.info/news-what-peer-reviewers-say/cancer/924.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:03 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/news-what-peer-reviewers-say/cancer/924.html Every paper published in Libertas journals is peer reviewed by two highly qualified peer reviewers.  After each peer review is completed we ask the reviewers for their feedback on our peer review process.  This helps us to ensure that we…

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/news-what-peer-reviewers-say/cancer/924.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/lab-notes-sugar-sours-memory-fish-oil-trumps/cancer/923.html http://www.cancer-information.info/lab-notes-sugar-sours-memory-fish-oil-trumps/cancer/923.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/lab-notes-sugar-sours-memory-fish-oil-trumps/cancer/923.html (MedPage Today) — Rats fed a sugary diet forgot how to run a maze they had previously mastered, but the effect was countered by omega-3 fatty acid supplements. Also this week: new hope for Fanconi anemia.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/lab-notes-sugar-sours-memory-fish-oil-trumps/cancer/923.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/podmed-a-medical-news-roundup-from-johns-hopkins-with-audio-5/cancer/922.html http://www.cancer-information.info/podmed-a-medical-news-roundup-from-johns-hopkins-with-audio-5/cancer/922.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/podmed-a-medical-news-roundup-from-johns-hopkins-with-audio-5/cancer/922.html (MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include stress testing after heart procedures, coffee and mortality, air pollution and markers of inflammation, and laxative-free colonoscopy.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/podmed-a-medical-news-roundup-from-johns-hopkins-with-audio-5/cancer/922.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/glitazones-take-new-hit-for-bladder-ca-risk/cancer/921.html http://www.cancer-information.info/glitazones-take-new-hit-for-bladder-ca-risk/cancer/921.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/glitazones-take-new-hit-for-bladder-ca-risk/cancer/921.html CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — British patients followed after starting on glitazone drugs for type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to develop bladder cancer than those taking sulfonylurea agents.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/glitazones-take-new-hit-for-bladder-ca-risk/cancer/921.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/dabrafenib-safe-in-melanoma-with-brain-mets-cmece/cancer/920.html http://www.cancer-information.info/dabrafenib-safe-in-melanoma-with-brain-mets-cmece/cancer/920.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/dabrafenib-safe-in-melanoma-with-brain-mets-cmece/cancer/920.html (MedPage Today) — For a second time this week, a study has shown the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib to be active and safe in advanced melanoma, with positive results in patients with brain metastases.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/dabrafenib-safe-in-melanoma-with-brain-mets-cmece/cancer/920.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/stat3-mutations-linked-to-rare-leukemia-cmece/cancer/919.html http://www.cancer-information.info/stat3-mutations-linked-to-rare-leukemia-cmece/cancer/919.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/stat3-mutations-linked-to-rare-leukemia-cmece/cancer/919.html (MedPage Today) — Mutations in the STAT3 gene are common in patients with large granular lymphocytic leukemia (LGLL), suggesting that signaling mediated by the gene’s product may cause the disease.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/stat3-mutations-linked-to-rare-leukemia-cmece/cancer/919.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/mds-may-not-recognize-late-effects-of-cancer-drugs/cancer/918.html http://www.cancer-information.info/mds-may-not-recognize-late-effects-of-cancer-drugs/cancer/918.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/mds-may-not-recognize-late-effects-of-cancer-drugs/cancer/918.html (MedPage Today) — Fewer than 10% of primary care physicians could identify the major late toxicities associated with four commonly used chemotherapy drugs for breast and colorectal cancer, a survey showed.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/mds-may-not-recognize-late-effects-of-cancer-drugs/cancer/918.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/double-barrel-tx-effective-for-melanoma/cancer/917.html http://www.cancer-information.info/double-barrel-tx-effective-for-melanoma/cancer/917.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/double-barrel-tx-effective-for-melanoma/cancer/917.html CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — More than half of patients with advanced melanoma had objective responses to the combination of two targeted therapies, preliminary data from an ongoing clinical evaluation showed.

]]> http://www.cancer-information.info/double-barrel-tx-effective-for-melanoma/cancer/917.html/feed 0 http://www.cancer-information.info/bp-meds-no-help-against-colorectal-cancer-cmece/cancer/916.html http://www.cancer-information.info/bp-meds-no-help-against-colorectal-cancer-cmece/cancer/916.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:02 +0000 dani http://www.cancer-information.info/bp-meds-no-help-against-colorectal-cancer-cmece/cancer/916.html (MedPage Today) — Long-term use of common beta-blocker drugs to combat high blood pressure does not decrease the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a large population-based study found.

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