New standard for voice saving care of larynx cancer patients
...voice," says Arlene Forastiere, M.D., professor of oncology and otolaryngology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and chair of the study. "For patients who have other significant medical problems or little support at home, we would recommend radiation alone. In all cases, patients should be followed cl...Scientists discover potential approaches to enhance existing cancer therapies
...er Brooks, Ph.D., associate professor of radiation oncology and cell biology at NYU School of Medicine, who presented the results today. "We will continue to assess the cellular basis for PABA's effects." Although it isn't yet clear how PABA acts, Dr. Brooks suspects that PABA might disrupt key growth contr...AACR and CEO Dr. Margaret Foti receive award for raising public awareness about melanoma
... Charles M. Balch, M.D., professor of surgery and oncology at The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and executive vice president and CEO of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), delivered a keynote address on melanoma research and its directi...... Diagnostics, Inc. (FDI) of Malvern, PA, a leading oncology diagnostic company, has acquired an exclusive license from PNRI to develop a commercial test for worldwide distribution. According to Hellstrom, mesothelioma cells release distinctive molecular markers, SMR (soluble mesothelin-related proteins), into...Dietary supplement many not lower prostate cancer risk
... K. Clinton, associate professor of hematology and oncology and of human nutrition. "We shouldn't expect easy solutions to complex problems. We must focus more on choosing a variety of healthy foods, exercising and watching our weight." A number of earlier studies have suggested that eating tomatoes and tomat...Lycopene's anti-cancer effect linked to other tomato components
...ng a pill," Clinton, a professor of hematology and oncology and of human nutrition, said in an Ohio State news release. "We shouldn't expect easy solutions to complex problems. We must focus more on choosing a variety of healthy foods, exercising and watching our weight." Animal-based studies, such as this o...Case Western Reserve University scientists test protein as early cancer detection agent
...very," said David Boothman, professor of radiation oncology and pharmacology and associate director of basic research at Case and University Hospitals of Cleveland. According to the study, clusterin should behave in blood as it does in cells examined in the laboratory. The team observed clusterin levels ris...Ki-67 biomarker a strong predictor of outcome for prostate cancer patients
...y Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D., chairman of radiation oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, at the 45th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ki-67 biomarker is a proliferation antigen that is detected by a process called immunohistochem...Cancer prevention pioneer receives AACR/Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Award
...lectures extensively at national and international oncology meetings. He will present a major lecture entitled "Molecular-based Cancer Chemoprevention: Strategy for Impact" at the second annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting. This premier, international meeting on cancer prevention re...Academic clinical research is under threat from the EU
...U, according to Jaap Verweij, professor of medical oncology at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam. He said that international collaborations on clinical trials were vital for translating the results of laboratory research quickly into benefits for patients. Yet the EU's plans could make such collaborati...Sick Kids researchers link maternal folic acid intake to decrease in deadly childhood cancer
...o, which is submitted by the five major paediatric oncology centres in the province. "This study shows the benefit of a population-based approach to studying childhood cancer, as we can look at trends and possible prevention strategies," said Dr. Mark Greenberg, a senior staff oncologist at Sick Kids, holder ...'Stop leak' solution found for toxicity problems in experimental gene therapy
...ke's Pratt School of Engineering and the radiation oncology department at the Duke Medical Center collaborated to trace why high concentrations of the protein produced by the therapeutic genes were present in the wrong places during animal experiments directed against tumors. The experiments involved transpl...Funding opportunities for junior faculty offered by the American Association for Cancer Research
... we acknowledge the tremendous research efforts by oncology scientists everywhere to help bring hope to cancer patients as we relentlessly pursue cures." This Award fosters meritorious basic, translational, or clinical cancer research by a tenure-track scientist at the level of Assistant Professor at an acade...Common nutrients fed to pregnant mice altered their offspring's coat color
..." said Randy Jirtle, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology at Duke and senior investigator of the study. "For the first time ever, we have shown precisely how nutritional supplementation to the mother can permanently alter gene expression in her offspring without altering the genes themselves." In the Duke e...Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care
... patients in The Johns Hopkins Hospital's surgical oncology intensive care unit and a team of medical personnel that included staff physicians, post doctoral fellows, anesthesia and surgery residents, nurse practitioners, nurses and a pharmacist. During daily rounds, the team visited each patient for approxi...Straight talk: Adult and embryonic stem cells and the future of research
...nized stem cell research, says Civin, professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Previewing the discussion, Civin says that "until 1998, 'stem cells' were hematopoietic stem cells; no other kind was known in people. Now, the potential of stem cells from embryos to shed light on basic bi...Older drug could have exciting new role in treating colorectal cancer
...kstock Jr., M.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology and lead author on the abstract presented in Washington. "The clinical trials with oxaliplatin reported thus far make it clear that this drug will soon become an integral part of the treatment of all patients with colorectal cancer." Blackstock said ...OXiGENE announces launch of ophthalmic clinical trial at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
...evelopment program into a second major area. Both oncology and ophthalmology offer significant market opportunities with unmet therapeutic needs." Under the trial protocol, which was reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, approximately 20 patients are scheduled to participate in the study. The...Cancer patient-physician partnership
...nal experience' will focus on conventional medical oncology such as gynaecological and colorectal tumours, as ...tor-in-Chief of Annals of Oncology Major issues in oncology in the UK and Scotland Saturday, 21 June 2003, 12.30-13.30 Carrick Room, Edinburgh Internationa......sh, M.D., Ph.D., a U-M professor of pediatrics and oncology specialist who was senior author on the new paper and who is an internationally recognized expert in this area. Hanash is president and chair of the Human Proteome Organization, an international effort to catalog the human proteome in much the same w...