Category: Cancer

Campaigners bid to tackle cancer

… a special virtual reality headset at the event yesterday. Event host Councillor Eddie Moores, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “Oldham Council was really pleased to support this event for staff and to help raise awareness about cancer …

Novartis pushing its CAR-T cancer treatment

Novartis is pushing ahead with one of its most ambitious cancer therapies, a treatment that the Swiss drugmaker says has blockbuster potential as it extends that technology to a wider pool of tumor-ridden patients. Europe’s second-biggest drugmaker is planning to test its CAR-T treatments — which involve extracting immune cells and genetically engineering them to hunt and kill cancer cells before returning them into the patient’s body — on lethal cancers of the brain, pancreas, colon, ovary and lung.

Novartis Signals Growing Ambitions for CAR-T Cancer Treatments

Novartis AG is pushing ahead with one of its most ambitious cancer therapies, a treatment that the Swiss drugmaker says has blockbuster potential as it extends that technology to a wider pool of tumor-ridden patients. Europe’s second-biggest drugmaker is planning to test its CAR-T treatments — which involve extracting immune cells and genetically engineering them to hunt and kill cancer cells before returning them into the patient’s body — on lethal cancers of the brain, pancreas, colon, ovary and lung.

Three ways to lower skin cancer risk in 2017

NEW YORK aS’ The beginning of a new year is typically when people assess their health and vow to improve their well-being. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends resolving to take better care of your skin – after all, it is the body’s largest organ.

After 100 years of caring for a growing community, hospital officials …

But leaders at Columbus Regional Hospital will also be looking forward to the next 100 years as they celebrate a century of taking care of patients – on the Feb. 6 date itself and throughout the anniversary year. While reflecting on the milestone, Jim Bickel – president and CEO of Columbus Regional Health, a Columbus-based network of health care providers – wondered a bit what local officials who founded Bartholomew County Hospital in 1917 might think of what the facility has become today.

Governor Brown to Get Further Prostate Cancer Treatment

Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, says in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with “a short course of radiotherapy.” Brown’s office says he will continue his full work schedule through treatment, which is planned to occur between late February and early March.

Governor Brown to Get Further Prostate Cancer Treatment

Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, says in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with “a short course of radiotherapy.” Brown’s office says he will continue his full work schedule through treatment, which is planned to occur between late February and early March.

Shag dancers come to WB to preserve traditions, support cancer patients

Shag dancers from all over the southeast are in Wrightsville Beach this weekend, helping to support a locally-born cancer foundation while dancing to keep a uniquely Carolina art alive. The sixth annual East Coast Shag Classic, running through Sunday at the Wrightsville Beach Holiday Inn, is bringing together as dancers to learn steps, hear shag music and help raise money for Hope Abounds, a charitable organization providing aid to women facing cancer.

IU study shows how fruit fly growth shares biochemical similarities with cancer cells

Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have a powerful new tool to study this compound due to research conducted at Indiana University. The study, published Jan. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , shows how the extreme growth experienced by fruit flies in their earliest stage of life shares biochemical similarities with the growth of cancer cells.

IU study shows how fruit fly growth shares biochemical similarities with cancer cells

Scientists who study a molecule known to play a role in certain types of cancers and neurodegenerative disorders have a powerful new tool to study this compound due to research conducted at Indiana University. The study, published Jan. 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , shows how the extreme growth experienced by fruit flies in their earliest stage of life shares biochemical similarities with the growth of cancer cells.

Murine Study Finds Potential Boost for Ovarian Cancer Drug Olaparib

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered that the metabolic enzyme phosphoglycerate mutase 1 helps cancer cells repair their DNA and found that inhibiting PGAM1 sensitizes tumors to the cancer drug Olaparib . Their findings in the study ” Phosphoglycerate mutase 1 regulates dNTP pool and promotes homologous recombination repair in cancer cells ,” which has been published in The Journal of Cell Biology , suggest that this FDA-approved ovarian cancer medicine has the potential to treat a wider range of cancer types than currently indicated.

New cervical cancer research is personal

A new study published earlier this week in the journal Cancer reveals that mortality rates are far higher and racial disparities in mortality are far larger than was previously thought for cervical cancer, a disease that can be screened for and for which there is a vaccine. As an Osteopathic Family Physician who provides women’s health services to my patients as well as medical care for general medical conditions, these findings directly impact my patients and my profession.

3 Stocks Dominating the Future of Healthcare

The healthcare sector is undergoing a revolution of sorts due to the advent of several game-changing new technologies, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. To help investors get a grasp on this technologically fueled shift in healthcare, we asked three of our contributors to discuss which changes they think are the most critical to watch right now.

3 Stocks Dominating the Future of Healthcare

The healthcare sector is undergoing a revolution of sorts due to the advent of several game-changing new technologies, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. To help investors get a grasp on this technologically fueled shift in healthcare, we asked three of our contributors to discuss which changes they think are the most critical to watch right now.

Exercise Often Declines After Cancer Diagnosis

… to help cancer patients maintain their physical activity are rare. “There need to be more exercise programs within health centers and in gyms to provide cancer patients with guidance to help them remain physically active,” Mao said. “Physical …

Exercise Often Declines After Cancer Diagnosis

… to help cancer patients maintain their physical activity are rare. “There need to be more exercise programs within health centers and in gyms to provide cancer patients with guidance to help them remain physically active,” Mao said. “Physical …

Girl who lost dad to leukaemia donates hair

A BRAVE young girl whose father died after a battle with leukaemia has taken the fight to beat cancer in a very personal way. Three years ago, 11-year-old Eduarda Lima and her younger brother Gustavo were dealt the cruellest of blows with the loss of their dad.

3 Biotechs Likely to Be Acquired in 2017

The year is still young, but we’ve already seen acquisitions of Ariad and CoLucid . Which biotechs could be scooped up next in 2017? Here’s why Clovis Oncology The number of big companies battling to acquire Medivationin 2016 shows that the oncology space is hot.

Surrey Prostate Cancer Support Group hosts meeting Jan. 28

The organization holds supportive gatherings on the last Saturday of every month for men affected by prostate cancer and provides awareness, public education, advocacy, support and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer. On Jan. 28, Dr. Michael Peacock from UBC Radiation Oncology will speak on Prostate Brachytherapy treatments and effects.

‘He still has so much to give’: Heaton daughter facing race against time to help save dad

Charlotte McClean needs to raise 350,000 to pay for dad David’s immunotherapy treatment which is not available on the NHS A daughter is facing a race against time to fund radical cancer treatment she hopes will save her dad’s life. Charlotte McClean’s beloved dad David was diagnosed with glioblastoma – an aggressive brain cancer – last year, and has been told that immunotherapy is his last hope.

UQ graduate leads way in teaching psychology in Maldives

The University of Queensland Master of Counselling graduate is a lecturer at the Maldives National University, teaching neuropsychology, forensic psychology, cognitive psychology, and counselling psychology. Having the opportunity to educate the very first batch of Bachelor of Psychology students trained in the Maldives is something I’ll never forget, “And I’m now involved in the development of a Masters of Clinical Psychology program for the university – another first of its kind in the Maldives.”