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Drug Prevents Bone Loss Side Effects of Breast Cancer Medication
October 10, 2011 — A new study has found that an osteoporosis drug protects against the bone damaging side effects of certain breast cancer medications. The study indicates that some breast cancer patients could take ... > full story -
Bone Marrow Cells Migrate to Tumors and Can Slow Their Growth
October 7, 2011 — Bone marrow-derived cells participate in the growth and spread of tumors of the breast, brain, lung, and stomach. To examine the role of BMDCs, researchers developed a mouse model that could be used ... > full story -
Modeling Cancer Using Ecological Principles
October 3, 2011 — The invasion of a new species into an established ecosystem can be directly compared to the steps involved in cancer metastasis. New research uses the Tilman model of competition between invasive ... > full story -
Pre-Clinical Research Proves Promising for the Treatment of Blood Cancer
September 28, 2011 — Pre-clinical research has generated some very promising findings about a prototype drug for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia ... > full story -
Researchers Uncover Gene Associated With Blood Cancers; New Genetic Insights Could Facilitate Screening for Mutation
September 26, 2011 — Researchers have identified a gene frequently mutated in myelodysplasia, one of the most common forms of blood cancer. Patients with a mutation in SF3B1 had a better overall chance of survival ... > full storyMore: -
Newly Identified DNA Repair Defect Linked to Increased Risk of Leukemia Relapse
September 26, 2011 — A newly identified defect in a DNA repair system might leave some young leukemia patients less likely to benefit from a key chemotherapy drug, possibly putting them at greater risk of ... > full story -
Discovery Helps Explain Why Chemo Causes Drop in Platelet Numbers
September 25, 2011 — Scientists have identified a way that chemotherapy causes platelet numbers to drop, answering in the process a decade-old question about the formation of platelets, tiny cells that allow blood to ... > full story -
Zoledronic Acid Reduces the Recurrence of Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Women, Study Finds
September 25, 2011 — A trial investigating the use of zoledronic acid to aid chemotherapy for breast cancer has found a significant benefit for post-menopausal women. The overall survival rate in post-menopausal women ... > full storyMore: -
Cancer Treatment: First Phase III Trial of an Alpha-Pharmaceutical Shows Promising Results
September 23, 2011 — The first Phase III study of an alpha-pharmaceutical (Radium-223 Chloride -- Alpharadin) in patients with bone metastases from advanced prostate cancer has shown that it can prolong survival ... > full story -
Death Rate Higher in Minorities With Acute Leukemia, Study Finds
September 19, 2011 — Blacks and Hispanics have fewer cases of acute leukemia compared to whites but they die at a substantially higher rate, according to a new ... > full story
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