A new method of surgery for kidney cancer could help reduce organ damage, leading to more successful treatment of the disease, scientists have discovered. The research*, presented today (Wednesday) at the National…
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Perceptive Informatics Appoints Head of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine to Its Medical Imaging Group
Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), today announced that it has appointed Vladimir Evilevitch, M.D., Ph.D., to the position of Associate Medical…
N-medicine conference to begin at PGI today
National and international experts on nuclear medicine will be in Chandigarh for the next four days to discuss future direction and progress in the field. The opportunity for discussions has been provided…
Ovarian Cancer Drug Shows Promise With Move To Phase 3 Trial
A new drug designed to arrest cancer cell growth by inhibiting blood vessel formation in ovarian cancer patients is being readied for a phase 3 trial in Australia, Canada and Europe. The…
Depression Associated With Reduced Cancer Survival
New Australian research has found that psychological factors may have a significant impact on the survival of people with cancer. The Australasian Gastro Intestinal Trials Group study, presented yesterday (9/11) at the…
Researchers Discover A Potential New Target For Therapy For Patients With A Deadly Subset Of Prostate Cancer
A monoclonal antibody targeting a well known cell surface protein inhibited prostate cancer growth and metastasis in an aggressive form of the disease that did not respond to hormone therapy, according to…
One In Four Cancer Patients Has Anxiety Disorder
Significant numbers of cancer patients experiencing anxiety post diagnosis are seeing their condition escalate to a clinical disorder because they are not being picked up early enough and referred for treatment. In…
Test Selects The 60 Per Cent Of Women With Inherited Ovarian Cancer Who Could Benefit From ‘Smart’ Drug
Scientists have developed a new test to select which patients with ovarian cancer will benefit from new drugs called PARP inhibitors, according to research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool…
Keyhole Bowel Cancer Surgery Found To Be Safe And Effective
Laparoscopic or ‘keyhole’ surgery is a safe, effective way of removing bowel tumours and should be offered to all patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, according to researchers from the University of…
Jasco receives grant under PPACA Act to develop therapeutics for cancer treatment
Jasco Pharmaceuticals, LLC was awarded a grant under the US Government’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. The grant was related to Jasco Pharma’s novel small molecule Pim inhibitor…
Siemens Offers PERCIST Quantification Tool For Oncology Treatment Evaluation
In an effort to further promote the utility of PET/CT imaging in assessing the effectiveness of oncology treatments, Siemens Healthcare Molecular Imaging offers a new quantification tool to support PERCIST (PET response…
Of 50,000 Small Molecules Tested To Fight Cancer, Two Show Promise
A class of compounds that interferes with cell signaling pathways may provide a new approach to cancer treatment, according to a study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National…
Radionuclide And Hybrid Imaging Of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently occurring cancers in men leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. After definitive therapy by surgery or radiation, many patients suffer from biochemical relapse of…
Combining Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy Safely Treats Head And Neck Cancer Patients
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, may effectively control and treat…
Estradiol Suppresses Tissue Androgens And Prostate Cancer Growth In Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer that is resistant to hormonal therapy is now thought to remain sensitive to hormonal manipulations that affect endocrine organs besides the testis. Multiple studies by Geller, Mohler and others have…