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New Made-in-Canada Therapy for Bladder Cancer Shows Promising Results
May 24, 2011 — Clinical trials for a new bladder cancer therapy show promising interim results. Lead researcher Alvaro Morales says that the breakthrough using the drug Urocidin follows thirty years of his research ... > full story -
Newer Oral Contraceptive as Safe for Gall Bladder as Older Birth-Control Pills, Study Suggests
April 18, 2011 — Drospirenone, the top-selling oral contraceptive marketed as Yaz or Yasmin in the US and Canada, doesn't carry any more risk of gall bladder disease than the older generation of birth control pills, ... > full story -
Tracing Cancer Back to Its Source Using Computer Dissection
April 5, 2011 — A new computer-based system can distinguish between apparently similar secondary tumors and allow a cancer specialist to trace the metastases back to the site of the original cancer in the patient's ... > full story -
Genetic Variation Linked to Longer Telomeres and Lower Risk of Bladder Cancer
April 2, 2011 — A common genetic variation links to both bladder cancer risk and to the length of protective caps found on the ends of chromosomes, scientists have ... > full story -
Social Class Makes No Difference to Water Contamination Risk from Chemicals Formed in Chlorinated Water, Spanish Study Suggests
March 16, 2011 — Wealthy, well-educated people who choose to drink bottled water rather than water from public supplies may be no less exposed to potentially cancer-causing water contaminants, according to new ... > full story -
Blood Test May Find Markers of Bladder Cancer Risk
February 22, 2011 — Exposures to harmful substances in the environment alters the methylation of DNA, potentially elevating the risk of developing cancer. A new blood test can detect the abnormal pattern of methylation ... > full story -
Common Congenital Defect a Prickly Problem for the Kidney
February 21, 2011 — One of the most common congenital defects in humans is a kidney abnormality known as hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis arises because the flow of urine from the kidney to the bladder is impeded. By ... > full story -
Gene Test Shows Which Bladder Cancer Patients May Have Cancer Spread
January 20, 2011 — Cancer scientists have designed the first molecular test to predict which bladder cancer patients may have cancer involvement in their lymph nodes at the time of surgery -- which could help doctors ... > full story -
Some Cancer Drugs May Block Cellular 'Cross Talk' but Not Kill Cancer Cells
December 22, 2010 — A class of drugs thought to kill cancer cells may in fact block "cross talk" between the cancer cell and normal immune cells, resulting in reduced cancer growth and spread -- a discovery that could ... > full story -
Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer Shows Promise
December 20, 2010 — Less-invasive robotic surgery for upper airway and digestive track malignant tumors is as effective as other minimally invasive surgical techniques based on patient function and survival, according ... > full story
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