Childhood Cancer: Lymphoma (KidsHealth.org)
The term lymphoma refers to cancers that originate in the body's lymphatic tissues. Lymphatic tissues include the lymph nodes (also called lymph glands), thymus, spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and bone marrow, as well as the channels (called lymphatics or lymph vessels) that connect them. Although many types of cancer eventually spread to parts of the lymphatic system, lymphomas are distinct because

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-01-16 08:15 GMT: Ark says Vitor study confirms therapeutic effect in cancer cachexia (Interactive Investor)
LONDON (AFX) - Ark Therapeutics Group PLC said a study has confirmed the therapeutic effect of Vitor in cancer cachexia. It said the study has shown Vitor significantly slows progression of cachexia in two cancer types -- non-small cell lung and colorectal.

Published: on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:35:17 GMT

Women Aged 70-84 Years Have Up To A 13% Lower Chance Of Surviving Breast Cancer Than Those Aged 50-69 Years (Medical News Today)
Researchers from Sweden have found that women aged 70-84 years have up to a 13% lower chance of surviving breast cancer than those aged 50-69 years. In paper published in the open access medical journal PLoS Medicine, they show that this difference in survival appears to be due to differences in diagnosis and treatment, rather than the presence of other illnesses... click link for more info.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:17:11 GMT

National Cancer Coalition Assists Victims of Hurricane Katrina (PR Newswire)
The National Cancer Coalition http://www.nationalcancercoalition.org continues to assist displaced needy cancer patients in the communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:30:00 GMT

Quality of life associated with long-term survival in patients with head and neck cancer (EurekAlert!)
Quality of life measured one year after treatment for head and neck cancer appears to be associated with longer-term survival, according to a study in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology ⬠ Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Published: on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:26:24 GMT

Internal radiation gets better results for cancer patients (Belleville News-Democrat)
A "short-distance treatment" for cancer recently took another big leap at Washington University.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:17:55 GMT

Immune substances may help antibody-based drugs fight cancer (PharmaBiz)
A new study suggests that antibody-based cancer drugs might help patients more if they are given with substances that stimulate the immune system.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:37:36 GMT

Statins don't reduce cancer risk (Medical Post Online)
BALTIMORE | Statins, the most commonly used type of cholesterol-lowering drug, do not appear to reduce the risk of cancer and cancer deaths, according to a meta-analysis of previous randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) that appears in the January issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:41:42 GMT

Battling Cancer (RedNova)
By ISAACS, Richard A DIAGNOSIS of cancer still produces fear and an expectation of suffering, not only from the disease, but also from its treatment.

Published: on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:01:43 GMT

RSNA: In brief (Medical Post Online)
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of the breast has high sensitivity for all invasive cancers types, regardless of histology. Lia Bartella, a radiologist at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York, performed MRS on 30 women with invasive breast cancer.

Published: on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:48:14 GMT


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