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Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:02 AM PST FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Variations in the DNA of certain genes can increase the risk of cancer in people who drink alcohol, according to researchers who reviewed studies on alcohol consumption, genetic polymorphisms and cancer. Automated screening process may eventually reduce additional breast cancer surgeries EurekAlert! Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:33 AM PST ( University of California - San Diego ) A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have developed a rapid, automated image screening process to distinguish breast cancer cells from normal cells. The technique may eventually lead to better ways for surgeons to determine if they have removed all of the cancer during breast-conserving cancer ... UT Southwestern researchers disrupt biochemical system involved in cancer, degenerative disease EurekAlert! Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:03 AM PST ( UT Southwestern Medical Center ) Screening a chemical library of 200,000 compounds, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified two new classes that can be used to study and possibly manipulate a cellular pathway involved in many types of cancer and degenerative diseases. ASCO Highlights Cancer Prevention Initiatives In Advance Of National Cancer Prevention Month Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:05 AM PST National Cancer Prevention Month kicks off February 1, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is highlighting the oncologist's role in cancer prevention and in assessing a person's risk of getting cancer in a new policy statement published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) this month. AACR 2009 Science of Cancer Health Disparities Teleconference Advisory Newswise Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:42 AM PST The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is offering teleconference lines for media interested in participating in the press briefings scheduled during the healthcare disparities conference, February 2-6, 2009, in Carefree, Arizona. Following the briefings, the phone lines will be opened for question and answer sessions. Health District continues to wait for cancer study The East Liverpool Review Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:25 AM PST EAST LIVERPOOL - The East Liverpool Health District is still waiting for a state agency's detailed analysis of local cancer cases. In September, local health Commissioner Gary Ryan sent a letter to Robert Indian, head of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), asking for any pertinent information. Screening May Eventually Reduce Additional Breast Surgery Newswise Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:41 AM PST A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have developed a rapid, automated image screening process to distinguish breast cancer cells from normal cells. The technique may eventually lead to better ways for surgeons to determine if they have removed all of the cancer during breast-conserving cancer surgery. Shift Workers' Body Clocks Studied to Prevent Certain Cancers Newswise Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:41 AM PST Does shift work predispose one to breast or prostate cancer by altering the body's response to hormones? And if so, can a dietary supplement help? Those are the questions researchers hope to answer through a new study which looks at the effects of this supplement on one's circadian rhythm. Gloria Pace King is focused on her health WCNC Charlotte Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:27 AM PST CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Fired United Way CEO Gloria Pace King kept silent through much of the controversy surrounding her $2.1 million pension because she was focusing on treatment for possible breast cancer, according to an interview this week in The Charlotte Post. Stress May Hasten Growth of Melanoma Tumors Newswise Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:42 AM PST For patients with a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer - malignant melanoma - stress, including that which comes from simply hearing that diagnosis, might amplify the progression of their disease.

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