Cancer
07 Aug 2007
Genetically Modified Skin Cells Help Fight Neuroblastoma
A new paper confirms that using the immune system to treat neuroblastoma may be a fruitful approach and describes a new way of delivering the treatment for such tumours, that would involve using a patients own genetically modified skin cells. (British Journal of Cancer, published online.) Neuroblastoma is the single…
Cancer
03 Aug 2007
Paediatric Cancer Stem Cell Identified
Zebrafish aid in understanding the origins of rhabdomyosarcoma. Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified the cancer stem cell for rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of childhood. They report their findings in the June 1 issue of Genes and Development. Cancer stem cells make…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
‘Modular’ Leukaemia Drug Shows Promise in Early Testing
A new type of engineered drug candidate has shown promise in treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in both test tube and early animal tests, a new study shows. The agent represents a new class of agents called small modular immunopharmaceuticals. Called CD37-SMIP, the agent targets a protein called CD37 on the…
Cancer
27 Jun 2007
Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Cryotherapy is a relatively new treatment for prostate cancer. It involves the application of specialised needles under ultrasound guidance and is broadly based on the…
Cancer
18 Jun 2007
Quit Smoking Long before Father’s Day: Cigarette Smoke Alters DNA in Sperm, Genetic Damage Could Pass to Offspring
The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes. Canadian researchers have demonstrated in mice that smoking can cause changes in the DNA sequence of sperm cells, alterations that could potentially be inherited by…
Cancer
25 May 2007
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea helps fight cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death and disability in Australia, with one in three men and one in four women being diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, said today at a function for…
Cancer
18 May 2007
Prostate Cancer Treatments: How Do I Choose?
New treatments are on the block for prostate cancer claiming reductions in side-effects - but are they really better at achieving the goal of curing…
Cancer
18 May 2007
Computer Aided Detection (CAD) in Radiology
Computer aided detection (CAD) is a group of imaging techniques, including CT scans and MRI scans, that produce images of internal body structures.
Cancer
17 May 2007
Surgical Treatment of a Skin Cancer or Other Lesion
Surgical removal of skin cancer lesions is a common skin cancer treatment performed by GPs to remove cancerous growth and prevent regrowth.
