The TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion is a gene rearrangement of the 5’untranslated region of the androgen-regulated TMPRSS2 gene with an ETS family member, either ERG or ETV1. It occurs in 50% of men…
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The Impact Of Core Biopsy Fragmentation In Prostate Cancer
Accurate tumor staging and grading are essential requisites to treatment decisions in prostate cancer, avoiding overtreatment in men with low-risk disease and drawing attention to high-risk disease requiring aggressive treatment in other…
Black Raspberries May Prevent Colon Cancer
Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing colorectal tumors in two mouse models of the disease, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. Colorectal cancer is the third most common…
Study finds risk of toxicity in Phase I radiation oncology clinical trials
Risks to patients enrolled in Phase I radiation oncology clinical trials are higher than previously appreciated, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The findings…
Scientists Find New Route To Cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have found that non-dividing cells are able to kick-start some cancers, challenging a long held belief that only dividing cells, like stem cells, cause the disease, according to…
Study Identifies 5 Risk Factors For Late-Stage Head And Neck Cancer
Developing a molecular fingerprint for head and neck cancer tumors could help improve diagnosis and treatment for this deadly and often-times disfiguring form of cancer, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
GE Healthcare enters agreement to acquire assets of Orbotech Medical
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd. (OMS), a subsidiary of Orbotech…
High level US Radiology and Nuclear Medicine team due
A high level delegation formed from leading US Departments of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, will visit Kuwait to conduct meetings with the Ministry of Health in response to the Ministry’s tender ‘Tele-Radiology,…
Philips Introduces High Field Open MRI for Radiation Oncology
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduced the Philips Panorama High Field Open (HFO) Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging solution for dedicated oncology use, at…
CyberKnife® VSI™ System Expands Treatment Applications And Significantly Reduces Treatment Times
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today feedback from Creekside Cancer Care on their use of the CyberKnife VSI System. Creekside Cancer Care was the…
CURE Foundation Selects Varian Medical Systems To Supply Radiotherapy Technology For Five New Cancer Centers
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) announced that CURE Foundation has placed an order for five Varian TrueBeam™ systems for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiation therapy. CURE Foundation, which placed the order in…
Rictor Protein Offers Scientists A New Molecular Target For Cancer Therapies
The discovery that a protein called Rictor plays a key role in destroying a close cousin of the AKT oncogene could provide scientists with a new molecular target for treating certain cancers,…
Many Male Cancer Patients Are Missing Out On Sperm Banking
Many men – whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment – are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research published in the Annals of…
Cancer Drugs Fund Offers Long-Term Hope To Kidney Cancer Patients
Andrew Lansley’s announcement that cancer patients in England will benefit from a £600 million fund to improve access to cancer drugs over the next three years has been welcomed by the James…
Researchers Find Pathway That Drives Spread Of Pediatric Bone Cancer In Preclinical Studies
Researchers have identified an important signaling pathway that, when blocked, significantly decreases the spread of pediatric bone cancer. In their study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital…