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Showing 3351 - 3362Alcohol Consumption Has No Impact on Breast Cancer Survival, According to New Research
Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that drinking before and after diagnosis does not impact survival from the disease. In fact, a modest survival benefit was found in women who were moderate drinkers...
Immunotherapy Showed Promising Antileukemia Activity in Pediatric Patients
Researchers using patients’ own immune cells in an immunotherapy approach called anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy achieved responses in children whose acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) had returned after a bone marrow transplant, according to preliminary results...
Novel Two-step Immunotherapy Showed Promise for Patients with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
A novel two-step immunotherapy approach yielded clinically beneficial responses in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including one patient who achieved complete remission, according to data from two phase I clinical trials presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, DC,...
New Type of Experimental Drug Active in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancers
The antibody-drug conjugate DMUC5754A, a novel member of a relatively new class of drugs, showed activity in women with ovarian cancer, even those with hard-to-treat, platinum-resistant disease, in a phase I trial presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, DC, April 6 to 10....
Mayo Clinic: New DNA Sequences Hone in on Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have identified new DNA sequences associated with breast cancer and ovarian cancer. The findings, which appear in three studies in the journals PLoS Genetics and Nature Genetics, will help reveal the underlying causes of these diseases and help researchers...
NCCN Issues New Guidelines for Survivorship
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has issued its first ever NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Survivorship. The new NCCN Guidelines were presented at the NCCN 18th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care by Panel Chair, Crystal S....
Study Shows Confidence Builds Better Exercise Habits for Cancer Survivors
Endometrial cancer survivors are more likely to complete physical activity, and for longer durations, when their daily self-efficacy is higher, according to a study published online in the journal Health Psychology, a publication of the American Psychology Association. “Sedentary behavior is ...
Prospective Study Finds Many Children with Retinoblastoma Can Safely Forego Adjuvant Chemotherapy
New results from a prospective clinical trial conducted in France show that children with low-risk retinoblastoma do not need adjuvant chemotherapy to prevent disease recurrence or metastasis; the results also suggest that certain patients with intermediate-risk disease can receive less aggressive...
Zora Brown, Prominent Cancer Research Advocate, Dies at 63
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) reported with sadness the loss of Zora Brown, a trustee for the AACR Foundation for the Prevention and Cure of Cancer, a breast and ovarian cancer survivor, and a pioneering advocate for cancer research and breast cancer awareness among...
ASCO President: Sequestration Will Have Shattering Impact on Entire U.S. Cancer Enterprise
Statement by ASCO President Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP, American Society of Clinical Oncology: Today marks the beginning of sequestration, the unprecedented automatic budget cuts that immediately take effect across the federal government—after months of futile negotiations by the President...
Breast Cancer Patients’ Fear of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk
Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema. Now, a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that the vast majority of...
Less Invasive Treatment Is Associated with Improved Survival in Early-stage Breast Cancer
Patients with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with lumpectomy plus radiation may have a better chance of survival compared with those who underwent mastectomy, according to Duke Medicine research. The study, which appeared online January 28, 2013, in the journal Cancer, raises new...
